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Europe
Meloni ally urges EU to prepare for possible Le Pen Presidency
The European Union should be prepared to work with Marine Le Pen if she wins France’s presidential election next April, according ...
Is NATO ready to fight? The Ukraine war is raising doubts among military analysts
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has killed hundreds of thousands of people. It has also served as a proving ground for new...
Russia’s parliamentary election: What you need to know
Russia holds a parliamentary election on September 18 to 20, the first since it launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February...
Voting begins in Russian parliamentary election
Voting got underway on Friday in a three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President Vladimir Putin has framed as a baro...
France agreed to open talks on Latvia joining nuclear deterrence initiative
Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said that French President Emmanuel Macron had agreed to start talks with his country ab...
Lithuania says US deploys fresh troops to the country
The United States has confirmed that it is sending a new rotation of troops to Lithuania, the Baltic NATO country said, ending a ...
Bulgaria Tightens Security at Critical Infrastructure Sites
Bulgaria will begin supplying critical infrastructure facilities with anti-drone systems and has directed police to increase patro...
Polish intelligence sees Russian plan for drone strikes on Poland, allies
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a special address to the Sejm, said he was presenting the public and MPs with "the most probable sc...
World
Trump Warns of Iran “Annihilation” as Diplomats Confirm Sidelines Talks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York on Wednesday morning, ...
Major US TV networks suspend Trump coverage in protest
Major US television networks have suspended their shared coverage of President Donald Trump’s White House events in protest agains...
Trump threatens to impose ‘serious tariffs’ on Europe if Canada joins EU as associate member
Trump threatens to impose ‘serious tariffs’ on Europe if Canada joins EU as associate member
President Donald Trump pulled out ...
US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas
The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from countries in Europe and the Mid...
Armed group shuts pipeline from Libya’s largest oil field, jeopardising exports
An armed group has closed a valve on the pipeline connecting Libya's El Sharara oil field to Zawiya, sharply reducing production a...
Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea
Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic isl...
Saudi Arabia lifts alert in southern city a day after Houthi strikes
Saudi Arabia's Civil Defense lifted an alert it had announced in the southern city of Khamis Mushait on Wednesday, a day after Ho...
US-Iran strikes raise fears of renewed war across the Middle East
Fears of renewed escalation gripped the Middle East on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage ...
Australia cracks down on student and backpacker visas to curb migration
Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten working h...
Rescuers struggling to reach disaster zone after more than 160 killed in Nepal-Tibet flash floods
Rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of Nepal after a devastating flash flood and mudslide killed more than 160 peopl...
China examines new legal tool to pursue graft suspects, assets abroad
Top Chinese lawmakers this week began their first review of a draft cross-border anti-corruption law aimed at beefing up the count...
US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints
The United States cancelled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, Seoul's Marine Corps said...
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UNESCO, EU Deepen Cooperation to Combat Disinformation Across Mediterranean
UNESCO and the European Union are strengthening joint efforts to promote information integrity, freedom of expression and resilien...
What is in Brussels’ ‘Made in EU’ law and why is Britain worried?
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would make the case for Britain to be considered a "trusted partner" under the Europea...
EU countries back carbon market changes to curb price spikes
European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to keep more spare CO2 permits in the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS), to try a...
MEPs want stronger EU response to drug trafficking networks
MEPs call for a coordinated EU-wide response to increasingly interconnected drug trafficking networks, with action ranging from ma...
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What is in the US-Greenland-Denmark security deal?
US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that permits a larger US milita...
Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO
Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block thei...
NATO’s northern flank faces mounting disruption from suspected drone activity
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine ...
What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia’s war against Ukraine
North Korea has deployed troops, weapons and now, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official, a missile unit to support Russia...
Other News
Athletics Malta announces Road Running League 2026/2027
Athletics Malta has announced the Road Running League for the 2026/2027 season, with the six-race series set to be retained after ...
Music world mourns Dolly Parton, queen of country music
Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair...
Dutch pull out of ‘no longer neutral’ Eurovision
Dutch state broadcaster Avrotros said on Monday that the Netherlands will not be taking part in next year's Eurovision Song Contes...
Princess Diana’s brother to publish book about her life
Charles Spencer, the brother of Britain's late Princess Diana, is to publish a book about his sister's life, promising to divulge ...
