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Iceland · 29 Aug 2026 Iceland weighs its European future Gylfi Geirsson and Sigurbjorn Svavarsson cut British fishing trawl wires and dodged Royal Navy frigates on board small Icelandic ​coastguard vessels 50… Serbia · 28 Aug 2026 Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic to be buried with ‘state honours’ Serbia 's Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said Friday that former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic "will receive… Switzerland · 28 Aug 2026 Switzerland intends to build military drone battalion by 2028 Switzerland announced its intention to build a military drone battalion on Thursday, amid a rearmament trend across Europe. "From 2028, the army… Norway · 28 Aug 2026 King Harald V of Norway dies aged 89 after 35 years on the throne Norway’s King Harald has died at the age of 89 after more than 35 years on the throne, the Royal Palace has… Russia · 28 Aug 2026 Russia says it could strike UK military targets Russia warned on Thursday that it could strike British military ​targets inside and outside Ukraine in response to Ukrainian attacks on targets… Poland · 28 Aug 2026 Poland rules out hosting nuclear weapons Poland "does not want" allied nuclear weapons stationed on its territory, the country's Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski said, despite growing worries… Italy · 26 Aug 2026 Three Akeron anti-tank missiles seized at Italian port A routine inspection by Italy's Guardia di Finanza at the port of Bari led to the seizure of three Akeron anti-tank missiles… Switzerland · 26 Aug 2026 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 their… Belgium · 25 Aug 2026 Brussels mayor demands more police as gun violence grips Saint-Gilles Brussels’ Saint-Gilles municipality is facing a renewed wave of gun violence linked to suspected drug trafficking, prompting Mayor Jean Spinette to demand… Ukraine · 24 Aug 2026 Ukraine wants peace but won’t give in, Zelenskiy says on Independence Day Ukraine wants peace but will not just ​give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday in a… Vatican · 24 Aug 2026 Vatican plans solar and agriculture plant to cover its electricity needs The Vatican will ​build a roughly €100 million ($117 million) renewable energy plant that could power the Holy See within two ‌years… Italy · 23 Aug 2026 Como Bans E-Bikes The mayor of Como has banned riding bicycles in certain areas of the historic Italian city after he was hit by an…