Following the detection of the drone in Lithuania, Vilnius International Airport was closed and officials in the Ignalina District Municipality instructed children in schools to take shelter. Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė was set to meet her National Security Commission on Wednesday to discuss drone incursions; a government spokesperson told LRT that she had been […]
Continue ReadingMay 20, 2026, 12:05 p.mMay 20, 2026, 12:05 p.m A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the eastern Turkish province of Malatya. The quake occurred at 9 a.m. local time in the Battalgazi district at a depth of around seven kilometers, according to the Turkish civil protection agency AFAD. The tremors were also felt in several surrounding […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 20/05/2026 – 11:13 GMT+2 The US is due to announce major cuts to the number of troops available to Europe in the event of an invasion or war. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The decision comes as part of pre-planned changes to the US force posture in Europe and was initially signaled at the start of […]
Continue ReadingThe Samsung booth at the World IT Show in Seoul, South Korea.Image: keystone May 20, 2026, 10:24 amMay 20, 2026, 10:26 am At Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest semiconductor producer, around 48,000 unionized employees have threatened an 18-day general strike. The strike planned for Thursday would be by far the largest in the company’s history. […]
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 Nato military jets have been scrambled to intercept a drone that flew near Vilnius, Lithuania’s defence minister has said, as residents were urged to seek shelter immediately. Lithuania on […]
Continue ReadingBreaking down barriers to the single market This session’s key debate, on the single market and the need for certainty and predictability for EU business, starts at 9.00. MEPs will be joined by Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to discuss the barriers identified by the Commission in its European single market strategy and by […]
Continue ReadingThe agreement reached by the two EU co-legislators strengthens several elements of the Commission proposals. Sunset clause The main regulation on industrial and agri-food imports will expire on 31 December 2029. Before this date, the Commission will make a comprehensive assessment of its trade effects on EU industry, agriculture and small and medium-sized enterprises, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon said on Tuesday it was cutting the number of US Brigade Combat Teams stationed in Europe from four to three, returning troop levels to those seen in 2021 as Washington presses European allies to assume greater responsibility for regional defence. The move will temporarily delay the deployment of additional US forces to Poland.
Continue ReadingBut NGOs say that these hubs risk becoming lawless offshore detention centers. The lack of detail on where the hubs will be placed and who will monitor them “risks leaving the door open to abuses of power, human rights violations, and even more disorder at Europe’s borders,” said Imogen Sudbery, executive director of the NGO […]
Continue Reading“I’m getting ready,” Hollande told the weekly magazine Marianne, which splashed the quote across its front page last month. “What’s at stake in the [2027] presidential election is major, historic. For France, but not just for France,” Hollande said last month in a clip posted to social media. “How the French vote will decide the […]
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