Orbán to hold consultations with Slovakia on the Druzhba pipeline as he attacks ‘liar’ Zelenskyy

Published on 02/27/2026 – 10:32 GMT+1 Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he will hold consultations with his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, on a joint response against Ukraine as the dispute over the Druzhba oil pipeline continues. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Orbán again urged Kyiv to restart the pipeline immediately, which Kyiv says was damaged in a […]

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Woman investigated after police seize suitcase containing 15 dead pangolins at Madrid airport

On 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 Spanish police have investigated a woman found with a suitcase filled with 15 pangolin carcasses flying into Madrid last week. Civil Guard officers made the shocking discovery during customs […]

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Winston Churchill statue daubed with graffiti calling him ‘Zionist war criminal’

The statue of Winston Churchill in Westminster has been defaced with graffiti branding the former British prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”. Other phrases, including “Stop the Genocide” and “Free Palestine”, were sprayed in red paint on the bronze sculpture in Parliament Square, Westminster. Further graffiti read “Never again is Now” and “Globalise the Intifada”. […]

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Hungary’s Ukraine pipeline claims are ‘nonsense,’ Lithuanian PM tells Euronews

Published on 02/27/2026 – 9:35 GMT+1 Lithuania’s Prime Minister Olga Ruginienė has rejected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s claims that Ukraine is deliberately blocking Russian oil from reaching Hungary via the damaged Druzhba pipeline, calling the accusation “nonsense”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “When you’re fighting for security, not just for Lithuania, but for whole Europe, to hear […]

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