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Ukraine has proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin but Moscow tempered prospects for progress at…
The Agence France Presse (AFP) association of journalists (SDJ) said reporters posted in Gaza working for the news agency were facing starvation due to food shortages…
Islamic terrorist organisation Hamas has welcomed a joint statement by 28 foreign ministers, including those of 17 European Union member states and the UK, calling…
Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks in Turkey as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has completed a major government reshuffle, replacing his prime minister and defence minister and nominating a new ambassador…
Poland has accused Moscow of breaching international law after Russian drones hit a Polish-owned factory in Ukraine’s city of Vinnytsia.
With a trillion dollar budget now finally in sight for the United States military, with Europe, too, formally committing to hundreds of billions of new defence…
An exhibition in Gdańsk on Poles who served in the German army during the Second World War has caused outrage in Poland.
A large share of US military aid for Ukraine is not only old but in some cases dangerous for soldiers to use, a conference heard last week.
Trump’s swift halt to the 12-day Iran war in June 2025 wasn’t just about Tehran’s nukes.
US airstrikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to one initial US intelligence assessment.
Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Harris announced that Ireland will ban the import of goods originating from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories,.
Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activists carried out co-ordinated action against two Belgian companies —OIP in Tournai and Syensqo in Haren — accusing them of…
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Tehran to de-escalate and "exercise the utmost restraint" after US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a call with his…
Donald Trump thundered “no more wars” to cheering crowds in 2024. Yet, on 21 June 2025, US jets obliterated Iran’s nuclear sites.
Pro-Palestinian activists broke into the UK's largest air force base in southeast England and vandalised two planes in an act condemned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
The Dutch Green Left and Labour Party (GL-PvdA), which formed a "unity list" under the leadership of Frans Timmermans, has demanded an embargo on parts used by Israel's…
I am in no position to predict the final outcome of the Iran-Israel conflict, but from a historical perspective, the odds of Israel emerging stronger are quite favourable.
Thousands gathered in Brussels for a protest march against Israeli violence in the Gaza Strip.
Belgium's left-wing Labour Party (PvdA) member Peter Mertens and Vooruit (Socialist) MEP Kathleen Van Brempt have called for the Israeli flag to be taken down from…
Europe's defence capacities and its planned improvements were not enough to scare away its armed adversaries, military experts warned.
Ukraine has criticised Poland’s decision to create a new national day of remembrance commemorating Polish victims of the Volhynia massacre carried out by Ukrainian…
Ferdinand Kartheiser, an MEP from Luxembourg, has been booted out of what he says is the "war-minded" the European Conservatives and Reformist (ECR) Group in the…
Romania's new President Nicușor Dan said he wanted to drastically increase military spending for his country. Dan proposed that 3.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and 11 others have embarked on a mission towards Gaza, aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege”.
The German military will have to vastly expand its personnel count to keep up with new demands by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) – which might bring…
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, has come out strongly against French calls for the recognition of a Palestinian State, saying France should give away…
The Swiss government has approved the sale of 71 of the country's Leopard 1A5 tanks to Germany.
Recently, the United States has fully unveiled a new initiative under President Trump called Golden Dome – a missile defence project of unprecedented scope and…
A scenario European leaders would do well to consider, as Kyiv enters the Washington-sponsored peace process with profound frustration: with the White House determined…
