Ukraine to hold talks with the European partners this week focused on creating a joint defense system, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced before visiting Berlin on Tuesday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “I am confident: either Ukraine becomes an integral part of Europe’s security system, or something in Europe risks becoming part of the ‘Russian world,’” Zelenskyy said. […]
Continue ReadingA potential collapse of the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine could risk a release of radioactivity into the environment, Greenpeace warned on Tuesday (April 14). ADVERTISING ADVERTISING It comes just days before the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, which remains the world’s worst nuclear disaster. On April […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/14/2026 – 10:44 GMT+2•Updated 11:06 The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has warned of a “much more serious economic impact” on the EU if the war in the Middle East escalates after diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran to reach a deal fell flat. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Speaking to […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/14/2026 – 9:25 GMT+2 Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić became the first foreign leader to clash with Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar, just one day after Sunday’s parliamentary elections. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Magyar’s Tisza Party secured a landslide victory at the polls, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power. Orbán and Vučić had maintained close […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 13/04/2026 – 18:12 GMT+2 Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said at his first press conference after winning the April 12 election that the country will continue purchasing Russian energy and prioritize the cheapest available oil, a stance that appears to contrast with his campaign pledge to phase out Russian energy imports by 2035. […]
Continue ReadingWhile Paris sometimes encounters points of friction with certain European partners, this time French diplomacy is categorical: the bilateral relationship with Portugal is “excellent”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING This Sunday 12 April marks the entry into force of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (source in French) between the two countries. Signed in Porto in February 2025 […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 10/04/2026 – 16:54 GMT+2 French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV held their first meeting on Friday, aligning in their criticism of US President Donald Trump’s approach to the Iran was as both leaders called for a diplomatic solution. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Macron and his wife Brigitte spent about two hours at the […]
Continue ReadingSecuring passage through the Strait of Hormuz exceeds NATO’s remit, Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel Albares Bueno said after US President Donald Trump vented his frustration over the alliance’s lack of action on the vital waterway. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “NATO has no involvement in this war. We, the allies, have not been informed or consulted,” […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission is considering a tax on excessive profits from the oil and gas industry as energy prices surge amid the Iran war, following pressure from five EU countries calling for a “fair distribution of the burden”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The so-called windfall profit taxes were applied during the 2022 energy crisis to help the […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 10/04/2026 – 13:29 GMT+2 An Italian arms dealer is being held in jail after pleading guilty to illegally exporting more than $540,000 (€461,000) worth of US ammunition to Russia via Kyrgyzstan, using Italian companies to circumvent export controls, the US Department of Justice revealed. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Manfred Gruber, a sales manager at a […]
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