Vance says Britain ‘failed by its leadership for a long time’
US Vice President argued his criticism came "from a perspective of love and admiration", even when it was provocative.
Hungary’s Magyar files amendment to remove President Sulyok
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Hungary, both long-standing critics of Orbán, questioned the process.
OPEC+ raises oil output for third month as Hormuz shipping recovers
The group has been unwinding a cut of 1.65 million barrels a day agreed in 2023, when the alliance still included the United Arab Emirates.
Rochdale residents patrol streets as grooming gang ringleader walks free
Shabir Ahmed cannot be removed to Pakistan despite being stripped of British citizenship, owing to a provision in the Immigration Act 1971 that shields Commonwealth arrivals…
Iran shuns European leaders at Khamenei state funeral
Tehran said Western governments had failed to "stand on the right side of history" during this year's war with Israel and the United States.
Lithuania moves to lift nuclear weapons ban following Finland’s lead
Political leaders in Vilnius have agreed that a Cold War-era constitutional clause should be deleted outright, aligning the country more closely with NATO's nuclear deterrence…
British police watchdog investigates officers who handcuffed dying Henry Nowak
The Independent Office for Police Conduct will examine whether the race or religion of the victim and his killer shaped how officers responded in Southampton.
Germany charges Ukrainian officer over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Federal prosecutors allege the former soldier acted on Kyiv's orders, a claim Ukraine firmly denies.
Greece offers lawyers a bonus to persuade asylum seekers to return home
The payment is made only once a migrant has actually left the country, part of a wider drive by Athens to speed up returns.
Brussels and EIB channel emissions revenue into energy projects across 11 EU states
The latest Modernisation Fund payout takes the total raised from the bloc's carbon market since 2021 to more than €23 billion, with Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic…
French court acquits former ETA chief Josu Ternera, clearing path to Spain
He was one of ETA's longest-serving leaders and read out the statement announcing the group's disbandment in May 2018.
France drowning toll rises above 90 as heatwave grips country
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu described the drowning deaths as a tragic consequence of the crisis, saying the victims were mainly young people.
EU targets Russian drone makers after deadly strike on Kyiv
Six floors of one apartment block gave way after a direct hit and around 30 sites across the capital were damaged, Ukrainian officials said.
Wagenknecht party pushes to break AfD firewall before eastern German elections
The BSW argued that the so-called firewall, the refusal of mainstream parties to cooperate with the right-wing AfD, was undemocratic and self-defeating.
US and Iran agree to hold fire as Strait of Hormuz talks continue in Doha
The ceasefire has broken down repeatedly since it first took effect in April, each pause strained by clashes over the Strait of Hormuz.
Dozens of European nationals killed in Venezuela quakes, nearly 200 still missing
Most of the foreign dead were long-term residents and dual nationals, the descendants of European emigrants rather than travellers.
Venezuela earthquake death toll passes 2,000 as health crisis deepens
Seven days of national mourning have been declared as the World Health Organization warns that the country's hospitals are close to breaking point.
Fire at northern German hospital kills patients and injures dozens
Emergency services were alerted shortly after 4am, and the roof structure of the building caught fire at around 4.30am.
United States tells NATO it is ‘not going anywhere’ but presses Europe to do more
US ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said that the country would stay in the alliance, noting its role as a founding member in 1949.
Costa hails EU-US trade deal as European duties on US goods scrapped
The European Commission has said the removal of EU duties would save importers and consumers around €5 billion a year.
EU offers South Caucasus package to bolster Armenia-Azerbaijan peace
Von der Leyen said the sum had the potential to mobilise up to €2 billion in public and private investment across the region.
China urges US and Iran to press ahead with talks and lift Tehran sanctions
Washington has said any broader sanctions relief would be tied to Iranian compliance and progress on the nuclear file.
Coordinated firebomb attacks target Greece’s governing party in Thessaloniki
The most serious attack hit the Charilaou district at about 4.35am, where a fire thought to have been started by a gas canister spread to two cars and two motorcycles.
Raids in Europe over alleged embezzlement, RN is targeted
EU prosecutors are conducting raids across France and other countries as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of EU funds by the far-right Identity and Democracy group.
Erdoğan accuses Israel of recognising Armenian genocide to hide Gaza ‘barbarism’
Israel's cabinet approved the recognition on June 28, in a proposal put forward by Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar.
US Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in women’s sport
Donald Trump welcomed the ruling as a "big win" and said it had ended a situation he considered ridiculous.
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump order ending birthright citizenship
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said children born in the country to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth.
Sinkevičius becomes Lithuania’s third Social Democrat prime minister
The renewed government now comprises the Social Democrats, the Democrats "For Lithuania" and the Lithuanian Farmers, Greens and Christian Families Union.
Hungary’s parliament votes to abolish Orbán’s sovereignty office
The body held wide powers to scrutinise organisations, media outlets and individuals suspected of serving foreign interests.
EU backs coordinated, cost-conscious enforcement of anti-‘greenwashing’ rules
The agreement sets shared criteria for how national regulators enforce the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive.