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Five Key Lessons from the US Midterms and What They Mean for Europe

The Democrats not only made significant gains in Tuesday's midterm elections but also took control of both chambers of Congress. Here are five insights that can be drawn from this…

Switzerland · 28 Sep 2026 Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperation Swiss voters ‌on Sunday firmly rejected a proposal to adopt a more restrictive form of neutrality that would have blocked their country… Finland · 25 Sep 2026 Finland and Sweden scramble Quick Reaction Alert jets to intercept Russian aircraft Finland's air force said on Friday that Swedish and Finnish fighter jets had been scrambled to identify Russian fighter jets flying over… France · 25 Sep 2026 Macron: Russian Attack on Europe “Plausible”, Pledges Troops to Saudi Arabia French President Emmanuel Macron denied Thursday that the CIA had warned France of a possible Russian drone operation targeting southern Europe, even… Latvia · 23 Sep 2026 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 about joining a… Lithuania · 23 Sep 2026 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… USA · 23 Sep 2026 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, the… Germany · 19 Sep 2026 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… Comuniq.EU · 18 Sep 2026 EU seeks ‘painful’ measures to counter Russian hybrid attacks European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius said Europe can respond to Russia in a “painful way” through the development of an anti-hybrid… Greece · 16 Sep 2026 Turkey raises alarm over Greece’s military presence on Aegean islands Ankara considers Greece’s militarization of the Aegean Islands a security threat, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, as tensions between the two…