Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Friedrich Merz at a reception by the President of Ukraine in Berlin.Image: www.imago-images.de December 26, 2025, 9:24 p.mDecember 26, 2025, 9:25 p.m The Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyj discussed the next steps with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz before a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump. «We are coordinating our positions […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump on Friday cast himself as the ultimate arbiter of any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, in an exclusive conversation with POLITICO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday and told reporters he’s bringing with him a new 20-point plan for peace. The framework includes a proposed […]
Continue ReadingDecember 26, 2025, 7:03 p.mDecember 26, 2025, 7:03 p.m Researchers have rediscovered a wild cat in Thailand that was thought to be extinct for 30 years. The flat-headed cat, which was last seen in the Southeast Asian country in 1995, fell into camera traps in the Princess Sirindhorn Sanctuary in southern Thailand, the Thai nature […]
Continue ReadingAn explosion has killed at least eight people and injured 18 others during Friday prayers inside a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs, the health ministry has said. Pictures from Syria’s state-run news agency, Sana, show the inside of the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque with black, scorched walls, smashed windows and blood […]
Continue ReadingThe UK exported a record-breaking €22 billion worth of weapons in 2025, and “there is more to come”, the defence ministry said on Friday. The new high comes as European governments continue to ramp up military spending and expand their defence industries in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine and broader security threats. UK’s Defence […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian 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 […]
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