Published on 15/06/2026 – 14:03 GMT+2 A 34-year-old former consultant for the Swedish military went on trial on Monday, accused of trying to pass classified information to Russia’s intelligence services. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The man is a Swedish citizen, born to Iranian parents, who worked as an IT consultant for the military from 2018-2022, according to […]
Continue ReadingRussia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities overnight into Monday, killing at least nine people and setting Kyiv’s historic Dormition Cathedral on fire. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The wave of attacks came as news of a US-Iran deal started to open a path to peace in the Middle East war, highlighting the lack […]
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at the Palais des Expositions in Nice, where the “Bharat Innovates” Indian tech showcase opened. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The three-day event, backed by the Indian Ministry of Education and staged abroad for the first time, brings together 120 Indian deep-tech startups, 15 Indian higher […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 14/06/2026 – 9:14 GMT+2 The British government announced on Sunday that its forces had intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, in what it said was the “first UK-led operation of its kind”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a press release, Westminster said Royal Marine Commandos and law enforcement officers from […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 13/06/2026 – 10:23 GMT+2 Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) believes the risk of potential drone attacks on the German Bundestag and other constitutional bodies has increased. In a letter to Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, reported on by the Rheinische Post, he calls for a permanently available counter-drone defense capability to protect key […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 12/06/2026 – 19:15 GMT+2•Updated 19:29 The 27 countries of the European Union have reached an agreement to open the first cluster of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, building on the momentum created after Hungary lifted its two-year veto last week. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The breakthrough was achieved on Friday evening by ambassadors in […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time, Poles were able to see the most advanced fighter jets, which in the coming years will become one of the pillars of the country’s military aviation. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Three fifth-generation F-35 aircraft, nicknamed “Husarz,” performed a ceremonial flypast over Poland’s largest cities as part of the “Welcome to Poland” operation. The […]
Continue ReadingRussia’s initial invasion of Ukraine, launched 12 years ago, started with the annexation of Crimea, a strategically important peninsula in southern Ukraine jutting into the Black Sea. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Since then, Ukraine repeatedly said that for Kyiv the war will not be fully considered until Crimea is liberated and restored to Ukrainian sovereignty and returned […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 11/06/2026 – 16:15 GMT+2 The French, German and British ambassadors to Russia held talks in the foreign ministry in Moscow on Thursday, several days after a London summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The UK hosted Zelenskyy and the leaders of France and Germany earlier this week, supporting Kyiv’s call for […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union should be equipped with additional tools to respond more swiftly to new member states that violate fundamental rights and democratic principles, five countries have said as EU enlargement gains renewed urgency. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A joint proposal by Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, seen by Euronews, recommends that the access treaties […]
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