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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pushed back against what she described as “European bashing” in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. Kallas welcomed the message of unity delivered by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the annual gathering but dismissed the Trump administration’s talk of Europe’s “civilisational erasure”. 

Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Saturday for a research mission set to last several months. Among the crew is Sophie Adenot, who joins two American astronauts and one Russian, becoming only the second French woman to travel into space. The new team is replacing a previous crew that was forced to […]

It is the third and final day of the Munich Security Conference, the annual gathering of political leaders, military officials and security experts, after the first two days largely focused outward on Europe’s relationships, notably the European Union’s ties with the United States and Russia’s war against Ukraine, while Sunday’s agenda turns inward to examine […]

Following his appearance in Munich, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to Budapest, a visit that comes just two months ahead of elections in Hungary that could see longtime leader and Trump ally Viktor Orbán lose power after 16 years, after Orbán used his annual state of the nation address on Saturday to […]

A Ukrainian drone attack damaged Russia’s Taman port, sparking a fire at the strategic Black Sea hub, local officials said Sunday. The reported attack comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a two-day trip to Slovakia and Hungary, whose conservative leaders have warm ties with President Donald Trump – but have resisted pressure to […]

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed the evolving role of Europe in global security, emphasising that the alliance is stronger today than it was a year ago. Reflecting on NATO’s transformation, Rutte highlighted how the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump, particularly his push for higher defence spending, […]

Five European countries accused Russia of “poisoning” opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a rare toxin found in South American dart frogs, according to a joint statement issued Saturday. A leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony in February 2024.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to address the Munich Security Conference on Saturday at a time of strained ties between Europe and the United States, a day after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the annual gathering with a plea to “repair and revive transatlantic trust together”. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to assuage European leaders’ worries about fraying ties with Washington as he addressed the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, telling the annual gathering that Europe and the US “belong together” and that Washington wants to “revitalise” the transatlantic alliance.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday told the Munich Security Conference that it is time for Europe to become a geopolitical power that can provide its own security by rearticulating its nuclear deterrent in the face of an aggressive Russia. “Everyone should take their cue from us,” he said.