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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… Belgium · 22 Aug 2026 Belgian physician enters race to lead WHO Belgian doctor Hans Kluge, head of the World Health Organization's Europe region, is running for director-general of the agency. In an email… Germany · 21 Aug 2026 German authorities uncover gun stash and see link to Russian intelligence operations German security authorities discovered handguns stashed in a forest near Berlin last ​year and believe the weapons were to ‌be used to… UK · 21 Aug 2026 Warning of potentially the strongest El Niño in living memory Britain’s Met Office said Friday that the developing El Niño weather pattern was likely to be the strongest in living memory and… Switzerland · 21 Aug 2026 Swiss opposition to tighter neutrality grows ahead of vote Swiss voters look likely to reject a more restrictive form of ​neutrality, which would block the country ‌from cooperating with NATO or… Ukraine · 21 Aug 2026 Russia is ready for new ideas on Ukraine peace, but with conditions, senior diplomat says Russia is open to listening to new proposals on how to reach a settlement on the Ukraine conflict , a senior Russian… North Macedonia · 21 Aug 2026 West Nile virus outbreak kills four in North Macedonia  Four people have died from West Nile fever out of 38 testing positive for the disease so far this ​year in North…