The Druzhba pipeline that carries Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia has been repaired and can resume operations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced, ending a monthslong standoff between Kyiv and Budapest. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The pipeline has been out of order since a Russian drone attack on western Ukraine in late January. “Ukraine […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 15:33 GMT+2 Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued a sharp rebuke of a Swiss hospital on Tuesday for allegedly billing the families of some of the victims in a devastating fire at a bar in the Alpine skiing resort of Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “I spoke with our […]
Continue ReadingEmmanuel Macron will host Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Tuesday evening, as new talks between Israel and Lebanon are expected to take place in Washington on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The visit comes as the Élysée Palace said France intends to”reaffirm its commitment to the strict respect of the ceasefire, France’s support for Lebanon’s territorial […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union is growing optimistic about the imminent lifting of Hungary’s contentious veto on a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, ending a political dispute that has severely undermined the bloc’s collective decision-making. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Following a bruising defeat at the polls, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has indicated he will remove his veto as […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 11:45 GMT+2 The European Court of Justice has ruled that Hungary’s amended Child Protection Law violates EU law and discriminates against gay and transgender people. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING It is the first time the court has found that an EU member state breached the fundamental values set out in the EU Charter […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 10:33 GMT+2 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a mission, and he is not giving up. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Tuesday once again he will formally propose severing the EU’s Association Agreement with Israel. The proposal has hit a wall multiple times. Will it work this time? Sanchez has accused Israeli […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of German-made components are used in Russian drones attacking Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence service. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The HUR published a list of components without which Russian drones would not function, many of which originated in Germany. The War and Sanctions portal lists 137 components from Germany – 59 of them […]
Continue ReadingByLaura Fleischmann Published on 04/20/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2 Positive reports are rare in connection with police crime statistics. However, Germany’s figures for 2025 indicate a possible turnaround: Registered cases of criminality have fallen by 5.6% compared to 2024, with a total of 5.5 million cases recorded. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The number of suspected offenses recorded has […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/20/2026 – 21:32 GMT+2 Slovakia will hold a referendum in summer to decide whether to cancel lifelong payments for Prime Minister Robert Fico and other leaders after their terms in office expire, the country’s president said on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to President Peter Pellegrini, the vote is scheduled to take place on […]
Continue ReadingFrance and Poland planned increased defense cooperation in a meeting of their leaders held on Monday against a background of Russia’s expansionist threat and a waning US commitment to Europe. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish premier Donald Tusk told a news conference in Gdansk, northern Poland, that the scope of the boosted […]
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