Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on how to end the Russian invasion, Kyiv said Friday. The meeting to discuss new peace proposals comes amidst Trump’s intensified efforts to broker an agreement to end Europe’s worst conflict since World War II. Tens of thousands […]
Continue ReadingByEuronews Published on 26/12/2025 – 14:42 GMT+1 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte rejected proposals for independent European security structures, insisting the EU does not need to break from the US on defense matters despite calls from senior European politicians. Manfred Weber, head of the conservative EPP party and its European Parliament group, had called for […]
Continue ReadingOne third of seats on management boards and executive committees of Belgium’s state-owned companies will have to be held by women under new rules agreed by the federal government this week. The decision, reported by Belgian news agency Belga, builds on earlier reforms and follows weeks of negotiations after the government failed to reach consensus […]
Continue ReadingUkraine’s allies will meet in January to finalise plans for post-ceasefire security guarantees, including the possible deployment of troops on the ground, a French Elysée official said on Friday. The comments come after fresh talks between Washington and Kyiv yielded a 20-point plan to end the war, now on Moscow’s table. French President Emmanuel Macron […]
Continue ReadingLeader of the conservative European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, called on Friday for troops under the European flag to help secure a future peace agreement in Ukraine. The comments followed the latest round of talks between Washington and Kyiv, which produced a 20-point plan to end the war, and is now under review in […]
Continue ReadingBecause Germany is implementing EU sanctions against Russians, they are now warning against traveling to the Federal Republic. There is lawlessness here. December 26, 2025, 10:39December 26, 2025, 10:39 An article by The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned against the actions of the German customs authorities. These are involved in arbitrary legal practices against Russians, […]
Continue ReadingClothes destined for Europe could soon require digital passports to prove their green credentials, opening a new era of transparency for the world’s $1.7 trillion fashion industry. Consumers will be able to scan QR codes or electronic tags to see the garments’ digital product passports (DPPs) and check if a fashion brand’s green claims are […]
Continue ReadingPerhaps this will soon be a thing of the past: AI agents can shop almost autonomously.Image: Shutterstock December 26, 2025, 08:01December 26, 2025, 08:01 Europe’s consumers will see a major innovation in online retail in 2026: the introduction of AI agents who can carry out shopping orders, holiday bookings and the like largely independently. “We […]
Continue ReadingAmerican forces launched airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social, the administration’s latest show of lethal force in the international arena since Trump returned to the White House early this year. A Pentagon official told POLITICO the agency worked with the Nigerian government to carry […]
Continue ReadingJapan’s government is responding to China’s growing desire for power and the threat from North Korea with record spending on national defense. December 26, 2025, 07:03December 26, 2025, 07:03 The draft budget for the fiscal year 2026, which begins on April 1, provides for defense spending of around nine trillion yen (49 billion euros) – […]
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