Europe - Balkans
Additional €2 million in humanitarian aid from the EU for refugees and migrants in Bosnia
With winter approaching and thousands of migrants and refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina living outside of adequate facilities, the European Commission has…
Russia sends state-of-the-art air defence system to Serbia
Russia's defence ministry announced that it has sent its advanced air-defence S-400 missile system to Serbia for a joint exercise. The S-400…
Albanian police say they foiled Iranian ‘terrorist’ plot
Albanian police said they had thwarted a planned attack by a Tehran-backed “terrorist cell” against opponents of the Tehran regime in the…
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions after deal
The US is lifting sanctions imposed on Turkey nine days ago over its offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, President Donald…
Turkey, Russia broker deal on further withdrawal of Kurdish YPG
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a joint news conference with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the two leaders…
EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Budva, Montenegro
An aerial view of Sveti Stefan island on Adriatic coast in Budva, Montenegro. Sveti Stefan (Saint Stephen) is a small islet and…
U.S. troops cross into Iraq from Syria
United States troops have crossed into Iraq from Syria through the Sahela border crossing in the northern province of Dohuk. Witnesses saw…
Kurdish forces pull out of besieged town
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have withdrawn from the besieged border town of Ras al-Ayn, fulfilling part of a fragile US-brokered…
Turkey and Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish militia from Syrian towns
Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani…
North Macedonia calls snap election after EU talks setback
North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has called snap elections following a decision by EU leaders to postpone opening membership talks with…
Ceasefire on edge as Turkish, Kurdish fighters clash in Syria
Turkey's Defence Ministry said it was "completely abiding" by a US-brokered ceasefire in northern Syria and accused Kurdish fighters of carrying out…
Photos from the frontline
A series of photos taken by EPA-EFE photographers of the current Turkish incursion into northern Syria against Kurdish-led forces. There are fears…