In his New Year’s address on Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that not only Germany is under daily attack but that Russia is also targeting the whole of Europe. “We are seeing more and more clearly that Russia’s aggression was and is part of a plan targeted against the whole of Europe,” Merz said, […]
Continue ReadingAn overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa wounded at least four people, three of them children, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. The city’s energy, transport and port infrastructure, as well as residential buildings, have been frequent targets of Russian strikes since the early days of the war. Follow our liveblog for […]
Continue ReadingTalks between Washington and Kyiv on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine have reached a crucial stage, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to discuss peace terms. Zelenskyy reported that Trump had offered Ukraine 15 years of security guarantees from the U.S. The Ukraine leader has repeatedly accused Moscow […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 30/12/2025 – 18:02 GMT+1 A cable car accident in Italy’s Piedmont region on Tuesday left at least six people injured, with helicopters deployed to rescue about 100 others, according to local authorities. The incident happened at around 11:25 am when two cabins collided with the cable car’s upper and lower stations near the […]
Continue ReadingThieves used a large drill to break into a safe at a high street bank branch in western Germany and steal an estimated €30m (£26m; $35m) in cash and valuables, police have said. A police spokesman likened the break-in to the Hollywood heist film Ocean’s Eleven, telling AFP news agency it was “very professionally executed”. […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, the Italian Chamber adopted the 2026 finance law, officially postponing the “sugar tax” – which targets sugar-sweetened non-alcoholic beverages – to January 2027. The legal framework for the tax, which was due to enter into force on 1 January 2026, was introduced under the 2020 finance law. Successive governments, however, have repeatedly postponed […]
Continue ReadingPoland and South Korea have signed a €3.3 billion agreement to jointly produce missiles for the HOMAR-K rocket launcher in Poland for the first time. The Polish State Treasury and a joint consortium of manufacturers – Polish-Korean joint venture Hanwha WB Advanced System and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace – inked an implementation agreement for the production of CGR-080 precision-guided missiles with […]
Continue ReadingDecember 30, 2025, 3:39 p.mDecember 30, 2025, 3:39 p.m Image: keystone Shortly before the turn of the year, the Italian Parliament finally passed the 2026 budget. The financial package of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing three-party coalition, with a total volume of around 22 billion euros (20.4 billion francs), has now also been approved by […]
Continue ReadingEurostar also urged passengers not to travel to stations, which include Brussels-Midi, Gare du Nord in Paris and St Pancras in London. British media reported there were traffic jams in front of the tunnel terminal in Folkestone, England and stations crowded with stranded passengers in London and Paris. Eurostar denied reports about stranded train passengers […]
Continue ReadingGerman far-right politicians of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will no longer be banned from Europe’s top security forum. The new leadership of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), Europe’s most relevant annual policy conference on international security, decided to reverse the ban policy of recent years and invite all parties represented in the German […]
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