Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is threatening to disrupt the EU’s plans to help Ukraine. Ahead of the war’s fourth anniversary, the EU wanted to unveil a new package of sanctions against Russia and give Kyiv a €90 billion loan. Now those plans are in jeopardy. Scroll down for the latest updates.
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/23/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1•Updated 10:40 Lithuania is calling for an overhaul of the European Union’s voting system following Hungary’s announcement it is blocking two key decisions in relation to Ukraine because of problems with Budapest’s access to cheap Russian oil through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Ahead of Monday’s foreign affairs meeting […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 23, 2026, 10:30February 23, 2026, 10:30 The Polish secret service has arrested a suspected agent who is said to have spied in Germany, Poland and Lithuania. The investigators accuse him of having spied for the Belarusian secret service since June 2024. (symbol image)Image: Shutterstock The Belarusian citizen was caught at the beginning of February, […]
Continue ReadingHe succeeds Dick Schoof, whose government collapsed in the summer of 2025, triggering snap elections. Jetten’s party scored a narrow victory over the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Geert Wilders. Jetten now leads a coalition made up of his own Democrats 66 (D66), the center-right Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the liberal People’s […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/23/2026 – 10:26 GMT+1 There is a famous joke from Soviet times. You turn on the radio and hear about Lenin. You open the newspaper and read about Lenin. You are terrified to open your fridge. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING These days, one could say the same about US President Donald Trump and his global […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 23, 2026, 10:18February 23, 2026, 10:18 This call raises eyebrows: During a live broadcast on the US broadcaster C-SPAN about the Supreme Court’s ruling against the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, a caller spoke up who used the pseudonym “John Barron”. He imitated Trump’s voice and speaking style in a deceptively realistic manner – […]
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 Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has rejected an offer from Donald Trump to send a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory, which the US president has previously expressed […]
Continue Reading02/23/2026, 09:4302/23/2026, 09:43 Melania Trump accompanied an Instagram post with a song by Bad Bunny – a few weeks after her husband complained about the Latin superstar and his performance at the Super Bowl. The US President’s wife shared a clip on Saturday with photos of a dress that she wore at her husband’s second […]
Continue Reading02/23/2026, 09:2702/23/2026, 09:27 Nightmare at the world’s highest television tower: 20 visitors to the 634 meter high Tokyo Skytree in Japan’s capital were stuck in an elevator for hours. For those affected, including two children who were stuck at a height of 30 meters, the trip was an extreme test of patience. They waited in […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/23/2026 – 9:17 GMT+1 Postponing sanctions against Russia is a “failure” for Europe, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard told Euronews’ morning show Europe Today on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Every delay that we have in the adoption of a sanctions package is a failure for Europe,” the minister said, calling for more support […]
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