The Baltic countries — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — in particular were “furious” about the Russia outreach, according to a European diplomat working on the issue. Several leaders learned about the calls only after they appeared in media reports and were angry about it, a further three diplomats said. The all spoke to POLITICO on […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/06/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2•Updated 20:13 Police in the UK said on Thursday that a man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy “ended up in the crocodile enclosure” at a zoo. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Cambridgeshire Constabulary said the toddler had sustained “serious injuries” and was in a “critical but […]
Continue Reading#Ukraine targeted #Moscow’s oil refinery in a wave of drone strikes early on Thursday, with the attack wounding at least 17 people. In a post on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky said #Kyiv also struck targets in #Russia’s Rostov region and in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
Continue Reading“Dear Gideon, as you know, the EU and Israel have a lot that binds us,” she wrote on X. “Dialogue is the foundation of diplomacy, especially when differences arise.” Kallas also reiterated the EU’s support for a two-state solution and condemned Israeli settlements in the West Bank, describing them as an obstacle to peace. But […]
Continue ReadingTusk on Wednesday said “everything indicates that this was a political assassination,” but he added that Polish authorities were still compiling “evidence and more concrete findings.” “If it turns out that Russia was behind this attack, it would constitute an act of state terrorism,” he added. On Thursday, Tusk appeared to double down on his […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/06/2026 – 12:07 GMT+2•Updated 12:12 “If Putin does not want to end this war and wishes to continue it — we will not sit quietly, we will respond,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his comments on Ukraine’s strike on Moscow’s oil refinery on Thursday morning. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “If Ukraine burns, so will […]
Continue ReadingEven as the United States and Iran appear to have forged a deal to stop their hostilities, the global shipping industry is cautious about resuming operations in the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Sea mines, skyrocketing insurance premiums and a lack of confidence after prolonged military activity in the critical waterway will make the recovery […]
Continue ReadingA new psychoactive substance appears on Europe's drug market about once a week. EU officials say synthetic opioids pose a risk so acute that a single gram can contain several thousand lethal doses. The warning comes from the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), which published its 2026 European Drug Report on 9 June. The report […]
Continue ReadingUkraine launched a wave of drone attacks across Moscow early on Thursday morning, as it continued to target the Russian energy industry. In a series of posts on Telegram, Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defences had intercepted 180 UAVS approaching the capital but that "several" had managed to strike a refinery in what he […]
Continue ReadingThe Netherlands will soon launch production of Ukrainian long-range and medium-range strike drones under a bilateral cooperation program. According to Fedorov, the drone production project will be funded by the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands. “As part of the Build with Ukraine program, we are launching the production of Ukrainian unmanned systems in the […]
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