Europe becomes world’s biggest arms importer as purchases treble
Europe has become the world's largest importer of major arms, with purchases more than trebling in recent years, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace…
UK net-zero airline goes bust before take-off
EcoJet Airlines, the Scottish start-up promoted as the world’s first zero-emission regional carrier, has collapsed into voluntary liquidation without ever operating a commercial…
Harsh prison terms for seven Spaniards for hate speech against illegal migrants
Spain's Supreme Court has upheld prison sentences for seven individuals convicted of hate crimes over social media posts targeting unaccompanied foreign minors in Melilla,…
Who are the mystery men shifting $80m in Ukrainian cash through Hungary?
Hungarian police have detained seven employees of Ukraine's state-owned Oschadbank while they were transporting approximately $80 million in cash and gold through Hungary.
Leading scientists accuse European Commissioner of ‘misleading statements’ on smoke-free nicotine products
A coalition of 23 leading European experts in medicine, toxicology, epidemiology and addiction science has accused European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Olivér…
President of Belgian hunting federation violently beaten up by apparent activists
The chairman of the Belgian hunting federation Hubertus Vereniging Vlaanderen (HVV), Rudi Van Decraen (63), was severely beaten on Wednesday evening in a wooded hunting area…
Trump ‘calls PM Starmer loser who has no future’
US President Donald Trump has branded British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “a loser” in private conversations, claiming the Labour leader “has no future”.
Belgian media outlet officially reprimanded for publishing JD Vance speech in full
A right-leaning news outlet in Belgium, 21News, violated journalistic ethics by publishing the complete transcript of the speech made by US Vice-President J D Vance at the…
Iranian regime “conservative”? Never, the mullahs are like 19th century Bolsheviks
Western pundits love to call the Islamic Republic of Iran “conservative.” This label is lazy, misleading, and fundamentally wrong.
UK counter-terror police ‘arrest partner of Labour MP on suspicion of spying for China’, reports say
British counter-terrorism police have arrested three men in London and Wales on suspicion of spying for China.
Mauritius demands immediate handover of Chagos Islands, backs Iran
Mauritius has voiced frustration over the stalled ratification of its 2025 Chagos Archipelago treaty with the UK, tying the issue to the escalating Middle East conflict in…
Strict passenger rights rules annually saved 8,400 years of delays, consumer organisations say
Brussels' plans to reform air-passenger compensation rights are being met with much scepticism from passenger rights organisations that adhere to the notion of "if it's not…
Trump suggests Starmer is ‘pandering to Muslims’ after refusal to back US strikes on Iran
US President Donald Trump has suggested that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is "pandering" to Muslim voters by declining to support US military strikes against Iran, in a…
Greens overtake Labour to hit second place in UK poll
The Green Party has surged into second place in the latest UK voting intention poll, leapfrogging the governing Labour Party for the first time in YouGov’s tracking.
Prosecutors suspect €5 billion defrauded from EU pandemic recovery fund
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is investigating more than 500 cases of suspected fraud linked to the European Union’s €577 billion Recovery and Resilience…
Eight ex-UK energy ministers urge government to reverse North Sea oil and gas policy
A cross-party group of eight former UK energy ministers has written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling for an urgent policy reversal on North Sea oil and gas.
French RN party chief Bardella demands cordon sanitaire against LFI
Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally (RN) party, has issued a direct appeal to France’s centre-left to impose a “cordon sanitaire” on the left-wing…
Criminal complaint over financing for Romanian President blocked by immunity
Romania’s Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) has confirmed that a criminal complaint against President Nicușor Dan was filed with the General Prosecutor's Office in April…
UK Quran burner wins landmark blasphemy case
A man who burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London has had his acquittal upheld by the High Court.
Greenpeace ordered to pay €292m to US energy firm for damaging pipeline
A North Dakota judge has signalled he will order Greenpeace entities to pay an expected $345 million (€292 million) in damages to the US firm Energy Transfer over its role…
EC says European Social Fund can be used to fund abortions
The European Commission has confirmed that European Union member states may use the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) to support access to legal abortion services, which they…
UK’s Labour suffers crushing by-election loss to Green Party
In a Manchester constituency under uninterrupted Labour Party control since 1935, the UK Green Party has secured its first-ever Westminster by-election victory.
Bangladesh court seeks Interpol Red Notice for British Labour MP
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has directed authorities to pursue an Interpol Red Notice for British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq.
European law professors call for EU probe into Mandelson’s tenure as Commissioner
A coalition of eminent legal scholars has called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch an immediate investigation into former European Commissioner…
Dutch Government bows to pressure over controversial tax on unrealised gains
Dutch finance minister Eelco Heinen has announced a dramatic reversal of the recently approved -- and passionately opposed -- Box 3 tax reform.
‘Child porn found in cell’ of notorious Belgian paedophile and killer
Images depicting the sexual abuse of minors were reportedly found in the prison cell of Marc Dutroux, the infamous convicted Belgian paedophile and serial killer.
Medvedev threatens nuclear strikes on France and UK if they arm Kyiv with nukes
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, stated that Russia could launch nuclear strikes on France and the UK if they provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons…
Hungary accuses Kyiv of election meddling via Ukraine’s Druzhba pipeline strike
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting the Druzhba oil pipeline to interfere in Hungary's upcoming April elections
High tobacco taxes risk fueling illicit trade and undermining health goals, EESC says
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has cautioned that abrupt or excessive increases in excise duties on tobacco and nicotine products could drive consumers…
Germany’s ruling CDU wants to stop Gaza payments via UNRWA
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has unanimously adopted a resolution at its federal party congress in Stuttgart demanding an end to German and European Union…