A full ban on EU imports of goods made in Israeli settlements extracted “most support” from EU foreign ministers during a meeting on Monday, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said, after the European Commission last week presented a range of options to restrict settlement trade, the boldest of which was a full […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 13/07/2026 – 18:48 GMT+2 The United Kingdom has joined the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine, which is designed to cover the country’s financial and military needs for 2026 and 2027. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The inclusion of London has been in the works for several months, and was formally announced on Monday as […]
Continue ReadingNine European countries and Ukraine announced the creation of a coalition to develop anti-ballistic capabilities in Europe to protect the continent. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We believe that the protection of Europe, requires a global solution of integrated missile defense architecture to deter and defeat future missile threats,” said a joint declaration by Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, […]
Continue ReadingSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday urged Spain to strengthen its prevention measures after one of the country’s deadliest wildfires in recent history killed 13 people and razed a huge area. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Los Gallardos fire, which has been stabilized after four days of intense work, has so far left a provisional toll […]
Continue ReadingFor more than four years, Russia has been waging a full-scale war against Ukraine and providing aid to soldiers of the aggressor state is widely regarded as an extremely controversial and morally repugnant act. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The reports concerning Krzysztof Tołwiński – a former member of the Polish parliament in its sixth term and former […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 13/07/2026 – 11:42 GMT+2 A court case involving a French teen charged for filming himself licking a straw from a vending machine in Singapore and then putting it back was postponed on Monday as prosecutors sought to clarify if he could continue his studies if convicted. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 13/07/2026 – 11:12 GMT+2 During construction work at the Nordholz naval air base in Lower Saxony, an extraordinary Second World War find has come to light: a well-preserved Sturmgeschütz III assault gun of the Wehrmacht was found hidden in sandy soil for more than 80 years. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to public broadcaster NDR, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 13/07/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 11:37 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger protections for children online, saying the evidence presented by the Special Panel on Child Safety Online should help shape future European policy. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Von der Leyen said the evidence increasingly supported introducing a minimum age for […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 13/07/2026 – 11:08 GMT+2 The European Union was unable to secure sanctions against Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, after Bulgaria vetoed the proposal during closed-door negotiations, citing religious and cultural reasons. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Bulgaria also opposed blacklisting Vagit Alekperov, a Russian billionaire with links to the Kremlin and Lukoil, a […]
Continue ReadingHungarian lawmakers are set to vote on changing the constitution on Monday to oust the president, as Prime Minister Péter Magyar pushes to loosen nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orbán’s grip on the country. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Magyar, who won a landslide victory in April on the promise of “regime change” from Orbán’s 16-year rule, has accused unpopular […]
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