European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius and European Commissioner for Budget Piotr Serafin are due to travel to the capitals of Poland and Lithuania on Friday to finalize EU defense loan agreements with both countries. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The loans form part of the EU’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) program, an initiative spearheaded by the […]
Continue ReadingThe far right are making gains in England as the results of local elections are counted overnight. The governing Labour party has lost control of a number of councils… and pressure is piling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer. While most results won’t be declared until later Friday, Reform UK — led by populist Nigel Farage […]
Continue ReadingUpdated: 08/05/2026 – 11:27 GMT+2 Disarming Hezbollah will require a lot of “will, courage and decision” from Lebanon. A difficult mission, as the country has “no state” and the Lebanese are “paying the price” of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, MP Nadim Gemayel said in an interview on Euronews’ morning show Europe Today. …More
Continue ReadingA major police operation is underway in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. “This morning around 9 a.m. the police were informed about a hostage-taking in a Volksbank branch in Sinzig city center,” said the police. A local police spokesman told t-online that a cash-in-transit truck was standing in front of the bank’s door. The driver […]
Continue ReadingAccording to a Düsseldorf clinic spokesman, there is no evidence of an infection in the person from Germany.Image: keystone May 8, 2026, 11:16 amMay 8, 2026, 1:16 p.m The hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship “Hondius” with three deaths is affecting health authorities and doctors in several countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), […]
Continue ReadingRussia and Ukraine are accusing each other of violating a two-day ceasefire announced by Moscow to cover the celebrations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. Ukraine’s air force said it downed 56 Russian drones close to the frontline in the last few hours. On its end, the Russian Defence Ministry said 264 Ukrainian […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 08/05/2026 – 11:13 GMT+2 A large forest fire was burning through the Chernobyl exclusion zone on Friday following a drone crash near the defunct nuclear plant the previous day, Ukrainian authorities said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Radiation levels at the site were within “normal limits,” authorities reported, adding that firefighters were working to contain the […]
Continue ReadingSéjourné has long championed a “European Preference” as part of his flagship Industrial Accelerator Act (which aims to make Europe more competitive by favoring local manufacturers of green technologies) and for projects funded by the EU’s long-term budget. However, some EU countries — led by Germany — oppose what they say are too rigid criteria […]
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer insisted he would carry on as British Prime Minister despite Labour suffering disastrous local election losses. He acknowledged it had been a “tough” night for Labour but said that “days like this don’t weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised”. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK made gains across the country as […]
Continue ReadingMark Owen is pleased to welcome Melinda Haring, expert on Ukraine, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and Senior Advisor to Razom Advocacy’s advisory board. According to Haring, the psychological and military balance between Russia and Ukraine is shifting. Her central argument, in the lead-up to Russia’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations, […]
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