UN Refugee Agency faces 3,500 job cuts and severe budget shrinkage
The sharp descent in resources is largely driven by a cumulative decline in foreign aid contributions, most notably steep reductions from the United States.
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Brussels wants more answers from Madrid before reinforcing Frontex in Ceuta
The Commission refuses to discuss the leaked police report and calls Morocco a strategic partner on migration.
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CPAC arrives in Italy as Rome emerges as potential MAGA hub in Europe
The first activities begin this weekend.
Man with Kalashnikov hidden under baby clothes arrested at Brussels-South station
The man was acting suspicions and appeared to be wanting to avoid a check by security, triggering the attention of the customs services.
Lithuania urges NATO to answer Russia in the ‘grey zone’ after Leipzig attack
Defence minister Robertas Kaunas said the alliance had to meet Moscow's hybrid operations with an equivalent response, a day after Berlin blamed Russia for the failed…
Shootout between Ukraine’s Security Service and military intelligence in streets of Kyiv
The Russian volunteer corps said their deputy combat commander, had been seized outside his home on August 23. His lawyer, Taras Borovskyi, called it an abduction.
Estonian defence minister resigns over €70 million Ukraine shell deal
In 2024 RKIK signed four deals with Datasel S.R.L., an Italian-registered company acquired on March 6 that year by Neco Defence Munitions.
Maltese jury clears businessman of ordering Caruana Galizia murder
The acquittal has triggered street protests in Valletta and opposition calls to recall parliament, almost nine years after the investigative journalist was killed…
Recruiters of Daesh jihadists detected among Ceuta immigrants
Counter-terrorism officers believed at least 10 men previously arrested, convicted and deported from Spain over jihadist offences had crossed back on July 30.
Spanish police fire tear gas at Ceuta protesters outside Congress
Riot units cleared the streets around parliament on Ceuta Day, five weeks after no such equipment was used as tens of thousands walked into the enclave.
EU foreign ministers move towards tougher visa rules for Russian tourists
Kaja Kallas said there was broad support but no unanimity, after reports that a Leipzig suspect entered the bloc on an Italian tourist visa.
Guardia Civil identifies Moroccan intelligence agents who crossed into Ceuta
A second report for the National Court lands as Pedro Sánchez faces the Congress of Deputies over the July border collapse.
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Ceuta protests spread across Spain as police report points to Rabat
Hundreds of municipalities took part, with the largest gathering filling Madrid's Plaza de Cibeles.
MEPs rally outside European Parliament in support of Ceuta
Chants included "Ceuta is not for sale, Ceuta defends itself" and "Long live Spain, long live Ceuta".
Spain’s foreign minister accuses EU governments of amplifying Ceuta disinformation
Albares asked partners for political and financial solidarity at the European Union's only land border with Africa
Swedish Social Democrats slump in latest poll as election race tightens
Novus's previous reading, on August 19, had put the opposition 6.9 points ahead. Observers note that either side could now win.
EU faces new Trump tariffs over Big Tech fines, Britain is spared
The procedure lets Washington impose duties if it finds foreign practices "unreasonable or discriminatory".
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Fratelli d’Italia senator revives run-off plan for new electoral law
Around 697 amendments have been filed in the Senate committee, with a final vote set for September 15.
Swedish court convicts activist who named sex offenders on Facebook
Aggravated defamation carries a maximum of two years in prison. The court said the posts had spread so widely that they could not be regarded as justifiable.
Turkey plans to expand nuclear co-operation with Russia
Erdoğan said Ankara would consider raising its relationship with the organisation to a higher level.
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Matteo Salvini’s League heads towards a showdown over its leadership
Pressure on Salvini to change the League's political direction, and to give up at least part of his grip on its leadership, has been building for months.
Mass arrests in the Netherlands after deadly shoot-out in international drug feud
At about 4am on September 1, more than 20 men in balaclavas, some wielding machine guns, approached a farmhouse on Ewijkseweg.
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Von der Leyen and Rutte meet in Brussels over ‘Russian hybrid attacks’
Talks at the Berlaymont come a day after Berlin said Moscow was behind the explosive-laden drone found at Leipzig/Halle airport.
Police treat Cologne substation failure as deliberate attack
There was no reported loss of general electricity supply and Amprion said system stability was maintained throughout.
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Nawrocki says Poland-Germany relations cannot be normal without reparations
Poland's President appealed to the Germans to address the reparations issue which thus far they have refused to do and have argued that Poland renounced its reparations…
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Meloni set to become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister since 1946
Only four cabinets before Meloni passed 1,000 days: Berlusconi II, Berlusconi IV (1,287 days), Bettino Craxi I and Matteo Renzi.
Trump shrugs off Iran deal and claims ‘almost total control’ of Hormuz
The US President spoke as Brent crude climbed towards $97 a barrel and eurozone inflation hit a near three-year high.
Iran fires missiles at US bases in four countries after deadly strike on wedding party
The Revolutionary Guard said the barrage was retaliation for a US strike on a house in southern Iran where at least four people died, as hostilities resume after…
Vincent Bolloré files complaint accusing Paris magistrates of criminal association
The complaint names, among others, judge Isabelle Prévost-Desprez and Stéphane Noël, then president of the Paris judicial court.
Explosives found at German coal-plant substation in apparent attack
The installation, at Turnow-Preilack in the Spree-Neiße district, is a 380-kilovolt node in the extra-high-voltage network.