Category: Europe
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Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has cautioned Russian President Vladimir Putin against flying through its airspace to attend a planned peace summit in Hungary with U.S. President Donald Trump, citing the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued against him. “I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won’t order the government to escort such…
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European leaders have voiced strong support for an immediate halt to fighting in Ukraine, aligning with US President Donald Trump’s push for peace talks along current frontlines. In a joint statement, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Commission President Ursula von der…
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British soldiers will be authorised to shoot down drones threatening UK military sites, under new powers announced by Defence Secretary John Healey. • The new “kinetic option” allows troops and MoD police to destroy drones posing an immediate threat.• Current rules restrict soldiers to using electronic countermeasures unless in exceptional cases.• The powers currently apply…
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A new road linking the Baltic states to Poland has officially opened, marking a major infrastructure milestone as regional tensions with Russia intensify. The Via Baltica runs through the Suwalki Gap — a narrow corridor between Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave, viewed by NATO as a potential flashpoint in the event of conflict. At the…
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A new Economist analysis suggests that, at Russia’s current pace, it would take 103 years for Moscow to occupy all of Ukraine — underlining the heavy human and material costs of the war. Despite limited territorial gains, Russian casualties have reportedly reached up to 1.4 million, including up to 480,000 deaths, since the 2022 invasion.…
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Tufan Erhürman, leader of the centre-left Republican Turkish Party, has won the Turkish Cypriot presidential election with 62.8% of the vote, defeating incumbent Ersin Tatar. His victory marks a potential shift toward renewed UN-backed reunification talks with the Greek Cypriot south. Erhürman, a lawyer and advocate of a federal solution, vowed to revive dialogue aimed…
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French police have launched an investigation after thieves stole jewellery described as “priceless” from the Louvre Museum in Paris early Sunday (Oct. 19) morning. The group reportedly arrived on mopeds and used a mechanical ladder to break into the Apollo Gallery, which houses France’s remaining crown jewels. A window was smashed to gain entry. •…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska has appointed Ana Trisic Babic as interim president following the removal of Milorad Dodik, a pro-Russian leader banned from politics for six years after attempts to secede from Sarajevo and align with Serbia. The appointment marks the first official acknowledgment of Dodik’s departure after Bosnia’s Constitutional Court upheld his conviction…
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Thousands marched through central London on Saturday (Oct. 18) to oppose government plans to introduce mandatory digital IDs by 2029. The demonstration, organised by Mass Non-Compliance, proceeded under strict police supervision and ended at Whitehall, near the seat of government. The system, announced by the Prime Minister in September 2025, would require all UK workers…
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Portugal’s parliament has approved a bill banning face coverings worn for gender or religious reasons, a measure widely viewed as targeting Islamic veils such as the burqa and niqab. The proposal, introduced by the ‘far-right’ Chega party, passed with support from the centre-right PSD, Liberal Initiative, and CDS-PP. Lawmakers from the Socialist Party (PS), Livre,…
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