Eurostar said on December 30 it was restarting services over a power supply problem in the Channel tunnel. Travellers were left scrambling to find alternatives after the operator postponed all services between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot spoke to some in Gare du Nord in Paris.
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he would hold a meeting with leaders of Kyiv’s allies next week in France, as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia intensified. Zelenskyy said on social media that the summit will be preceded by a meeting of security advisers from countries allied to Kyiv on 3 […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, the Italian Chamber adopted the 2026 finance law, officially postponing the “sugar tax” – which targets sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages – to January 2027. The legal framework for the tax, which was due to enter into force on 1 January 2026, was introduced under the 2020 finance law. Successive governments, however, have repeatedly postponed […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A cable car accident in northwest Italy on Tuesday left at least four people injured, with helicopters deployed to rescue approximately 100 others, according to local authorities. The Italian […]
Continue ReadingPoland and South Korea have signed a €3.3 billion agreement to jointly produce missiles for the HOMAR-K rocket launcher in Poland for the first time. The Polish State Treasury and a joint consortium of manufacturers – Polish-Korean joint venture Hanwha WB Advanced System and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace – inked an implementation agreement for the production of CGR-080 precision-guided missiles with […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump said he is “very angry” after hearing reports that Vladimir Putin’s home was attacked. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that Kyiv launched a drone attack on Putin’s state residence on Sunday (28 December). Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has denied the allegations, dismissing them as “typical Russian lies”. Speaking during a press conference […]
Continue ReadingDecember 30, 2025, 3:39 p.mDecember 30, 2025, 3:39 p.m Image: keystone Shortly before the turn of the year, the Italian Parliament finally passed the 2026 budget. The financial package of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing three-party coalition, with a total volume of around 22 billion euros (20.4 billion francs), has now also been approved by […]
Continue ReadingA cinematic coup in the Ruhr region causes a lot of excitement among the population – and even more unanswered questions. December 30, 2025, 3:04 p.mDecember 30, 2025, 3:04 p.m Bojan Stula / ch media After the spectacular break-in at a Sparkasse branch in the Buer district of Gelsenkirchen, the situation on site is getting […]
Continue ReadingEurostar also urged passengers not to travel to stations, which include Brussels-Midi, Gare du Nord in Paris and St Pancras in London. British media reported there were traffic jams in front of the tunnel terminal in Folkestone, England and stations crowded with stranded passengers in London and Paris. Eurostar denied reports about stranded train passengers […]
Continue ReadingGerman far-right politicians of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will no longer be banned from Europe’s top security forum. The new leadership of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), Europe’s most relevant annual policy conference on international security, decided to reverse the ban policy of recent years and invite all parties represented in the German […]
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