Europe’s economic outlook has deteriorated significantly, driven by war-related energy disruptions that are expected to force tighter financial conditions, according to the latest International Monetary Fund report. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The IMF says the European economy remains resilient but increasingly exposed to external shocks amid an energy crisis linked to the war in Iran and the […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 05/05/2026 – 16:29 GMT+2 Ukraine struck a critically important military-industrial complex in Russia on Tuesday, just days before the Kremlin’s Victory Day parade on May 9. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a video of launches of domestically-made Flamingo cruise missiles, which he said covered a distance of more than 1,500km to […]
Continue ReadingBefore 11,500 troops marched through Moscow’s Red Square last year to a cacophony of trumpets and cannons, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, issued a strong warning. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Any participation in the 9 May parades or celebrations in Moscow will not be taken lightly on the European side, considering that Russia is […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 05/05/2026 – 13:52 GMT+2 Sweden’s government said on Tuesday it would push forward with a plan to form a new spy agency targeting overseas threats, part of a wider rethink prompted by Russia’s war in Ukraine. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The new agency would be called Sweden’s foreign intelligence service (UND) and would start operations […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 05/05/2026 – 12:51 GMT+2 NATO is still assessing the broader implications of the US decision to cut at least 5000 US troops from NATO territory, senior military spokesman Col. Martin O’Donnell told the Europe Today show. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The 32-member alliance currently hosts around 80,000 US forces across European territory, and O’Donnell says […]
Continue ReadingThe EU’s 27 finance ministers have reacted cautiously to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on EU cars. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Meeting for an Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, the ministers said they would adhere to the framework agreed with the US in July 2025, which limits […]
Continue ReadingToday is World Portuguese Language Day, established in 2009 by the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and officially recognized by UNESCO on November 25, 2019. It is the only non-official UN language to have received this recognition. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Portuguese is the official language of nine countries: Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, […]
Continue ReadingA car plowed into people on a street Germany’s eastern city of Leipzig on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and several others injured, authorities said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The driver was arrested after the vehicle careered from a main square down a major city center street, close to historic sites. Leipzig mayor Burkhard Jung […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/05/2026 – 14:51 GMT+2 Spanish police have impounded what is believed to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, with the seizure potentially reaching 40 tonnes, a union said on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Civil Guard intercepted the vessel in international waters off Spain’s Canary Islands […]
Continue ReadingWorld leaders began to arrive in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday ahead of the 8th European Political Community meeting under the motto ‘Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe’. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING At a time of profound geopolitical transformation, leaders from nearly 50 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, will meet on Monday […]
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