Iceland kills first whales since 2023, resuming whaling

ByEuronewswithAFP Published on 06/23/2026 – 19:59 GMT+2 Two whales were killed off the coast of Iceland overnight Sunday, two days after commercial hunting resumed, local media and animal rights activists reported Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The kill ends a two-year break and marks the first catches since 2023. Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported that two fin […]

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How Israel became a test case for the EU’s institutional battle over foreign policy

Israel is increasingly becoming a flashpoint for clashes over who dictates the EU’s foreign policy between the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, and the rest of the Commission, undermining its overall coherence. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Monday, Euronews revealed that Dubravka Šuica, the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, was traveling to Israel. The Commission’s spokesman later […]

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Kubilius: Europe should prepare for ‘more’ attacks following suspected targeted killing in Poland

European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing increasingly desperate, and Europe should be prepared for potential incidents on its own territory as a result. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Provocations are also increasing against the Baltics and the eastern flank,” he said at the European Defense and Security Summit in […]

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Poland-Ukraine row is ‘not helpful’ and plays into Putin’s hands, Brussels warns

Published on 06/23/2026 – 15:51 GMT+2 An intensifying public row between Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky undermines political unity and plays directly into Russia’s hands, the European Commission has warned. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “If there’s something we have learned over the past five years (of) facing this unprovoked war in Ukraine is […]

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