ByJakub Janas&Jorge Liboreiro Published on 05/02/2026 – 15:30 GMT+1 By April, Ukraine’s budget will be empty. And, unable to tap into Russia’s frozen assets last December, Brussels triggered Plan B: a massive €90 billion loan raised through joint debt. But not everyone will participate: Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic secured total opt-out. So, €30 […]
Continue ReadingItaly’s cabinet is set to approve a decree expanding police powers, a step that is triggering criticism from opposition parties and civil rights groups. The sweeping new rules, which the cabinet will vote on Thursday afternoon, will let authorities detain protesters up to 12 hours without a charge and make it easier for police or […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the PoW exchange, the first in five months, happened on Thursday. “We are bringing our people home — 157 Ukrainians. Warriors from the Armed Forces, National Guard, and the State Border Guard Service. Soldiers, sergeants, and officers. Along with our defenders, civilians are also returning. Most of them had […]
Continue ReadingA man died from rising floodwaters in Portugal, while a girl remained missing after she was swept away by a swollen river in Spain as Storm Leonardo brought more heavy rain and winds to the Iberian Peninsula. In Spain’s southern Andalusia region, close to 4,000 people evacuated their homes due to the ongoing storm, and […]
Continue ReadingVladimir Putin, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum in Moscow. (Photographed on January 22nd.)Image: keystone Feb 5, 2026, 3:14 p.mFeb 5, 2026, 3:15 p.m The USA and Russia have agreed to resume their high-level military dialogue, which has been interrupted since 2021. This was announced by the command of the US armed forces in […]
Continue ReadingByMarco Fazzini&Euronews Published on 05/02/2026 – 15:12 GMT+1 US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan Thursday for the Winter Olympics, leading what he described as a unifying moment for Americans as 22 heads of state prepare to attend Friday’s opening ceremony. Vance told US athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the […]
Continue ReadingThe talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters.
Continue ReadingThe search for the exact cause of the incident continuesImage: DPA Feb 5, 2026, 2:55 p.mFeb 5, 2026, 2:55 p.m A brief voltage drop in the power grid led to a major power outage in Stuttgart, southern Germany. The network operator Netze Stuttgart said external influences could be ruled out. Accordingly, the voltage drop in […]
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 Emergency services and Gardai are responding to a bus crash in Dublin city centre, near Talbot Street. Luas Green Line services are suspended between Parnell Street and St Stephen’s […]
Continue Reading“I am sorry,” Starmer said. “Sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you, sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies and appointed him and sorry that even now you’re forced to watch this story unfold in public once again.” The PM said his government will “not allow the […]
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