Bulgaria holds its eight parliamentary elections in five years on Sunday, with former president Rumen Radev’s new party leading polls in a vote many hope will end now-chronic political instability. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Radev, a former air force general who resigned as president in January, formed his Progressive Bulgaria coalition after the resignation of the government […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 17/04/2026 – 11:25 GMT+2 A former Philippine congressman who fled the country and had his passport canceled after being charged in a corruption scandal over flood control projects has been detained in the Czech Republic, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Friday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The alleged crime, believed to have cost taxpayers billions of […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/17/2026 – 9:46 GMT+2 On paper, Bulgaria is a recent European success story, having finally adopted the euro on the first of January and joined Schengen. But there is a big euro hangover. On the ground, citizens feel impoverished and ignored by the political class. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING This profound frustration has set the […]
Continue ReadingThe coalition of mainly NATO countries, including South Korea, Australia and Japan, is meeting in Paris on Friday and is expected to announce the broad outline of a plan to resume navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The mission is set to include military ships, escorts, armed forces, intelligence, mine-clearing operations and radar […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/17/2026 – 9:11 GMT+2•Updated 9:23 Even if the Middle East conflict were to end today, its ripple effects risk creating the conditions for further conflicts to emerge, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo has told Euronews’ morning show, Europe Today. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The first measure [that must be taken] […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 16/04/2026 – 21:14 GMT+2 The Russian Defense Ministry has published a list of European manufacturers that collectively produce drones for Ukraine, saying such joint ventures constitute a “step towards escalation.” ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The ministry also said that such collaboration risks “increasingly dragging European countries into war,” while one Russian official called the manufacturers […]
Continue ReadingRescuers in Germany abandoned an elaborate operation on Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that has been repeatedly stranded off the Baltic Sea coast and has stirred up attention across the country for weeks. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The whale, which has been nicknamed Timmy by local media, is lying in shallow waters near the eastern […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV criticized the “tyrants” ransacking the world on Thursday, on a high-security visit to a “bloodstained” region of Cameroon following a war of words with US President Donald Trump. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Since his landmark four-nation African tour started earlier this week, the pope has abandoned his previous restraint in speaking out in favor […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/16/2026 – 18:22 GMT+2 Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to present a concrete offer for German participation in a possible military mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz at talks in Paris on Friday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to the proposal, the Bundeswehr is to provide minehunting boats, an escort ship and reconnaissance aircraft after […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 16/04/2026 – 17:15 GMT+2 European Commission officials will meet Péter Magyar’s incoming team on Friday, as Brussels races against time to release EU funds that have been frozen during the current Orbán administration. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Magyar secured a sweeping victory in last Sunday’s election, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. A key campaign pledge […]
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