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Latvia · 14 Aug 2026 NATO Baltic Air Policing jets shoot down drone over Latvia Fighter jets operating under NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a "foreign drone" in Latvian airspace on Friday, according to the… UK · 14 Aug 2026 Europe facing strain on resources and services due to heatwaves Large parts of western Europe, especially Britain and France, will be sweltering under another heatwave this Thursday as countries feel the strain… UK · 14 Aug 2026 UPDATED: Nigel Farage returns as MP, winning Clacton by-election Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his parliamentary seat on ​Friday in an election he triggered to bolster his position against allegations… UK · 13 Aug 2026 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Count Binface go head-to-head in snap UK poll Voters in eastern England are casting their ballots this Thursday for a by-election triggered triggered by Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing… Switzerland · 13 Aug 2026 Swiss government urges parliament to reject initiative opposing EU deal The Swiss government on Thursday recommended that parliament reject an initiative aimed at blocking a new agreement ​between Switzerland and the European… Ukraine · 13 Aug 2026 Ukraine says it has retaken 745 sq km in ‘precision’ operation this year Ukrainian forces have recaptured 745 square km (288 square miles) of Russian-occupied ​land this year across a swathe of the southeastern front,… Spain · 13 Aug 2026 Spain rejects discussing sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco The status of the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish territories is not up for discussion, Spanish officials said… Russia · 12 Aug 2026 Putin says Russia will respond in kind if EU nations seize Russian vessels Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that ​Russia will respond in kind if European countries ‌seize ussian merchant vessels, the TASS… France · 12 Aug 2026 French nuclear facility hit by jellyfish influx on anniversary of previous disruption Aug. 11 is quickly becoming jellyfish invasion day at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France. Despite spending hundreds of thousands… Italy · 12 Aug 2026 Etna’s Renewed Activity Shuts Catania Airport and Causes Flight Cancellations in Malta Flight cancellations continued at Malta International Airport on Wednesday morning as an ash cloud from Sicily’s Mount Etna drifted into the flight… Hungary · 12 Aug 2026 Andras Baka elected as Hungary’s next president Hungary's parliament elected Andras Baka, a former head ​of the Supreme Court, as the country's next president on ‌Tuesday, a symbolic step… Switzerland · 12 Aug 2026 Swiss government rejects rigid interpretation of neutrality ahead of referendum The Swiss government on Tuesday rejected a rigid interpretation of the country's neutrality which campaigners want to enshrine in the constitution if…