Colombia earthquake deaths approach 300 as scores remain missing
The official toll from the magnitude 7.4 quake stands below the number of bodies received by Colombia's forensic institute, with damage put at about €8 billion.
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US awards Raytheon Tomahawk deal as Iran war drains missile stocks
Europe's own long-range strike programmes remain years from delivery, leaving allies dependent on an American production line that is only now being rebuilt.
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Russia presses Armenia to choose between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union
For Moscow, the accelerating European presence in Armenia threatens a long-standing sphere of economic, political and security influence.
Burnham exchanges messages with impostor posing as Trump’s chief of staff
Britain's embassy in Washington raised the security breach with the White House amid fears that Susie Wiles had been hacked for a second time.
Media research identifies over 239,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
Among the identified dead are 87,749 volunteers, 26,416 recruited prisoners and 19,778 mobilised soldiers.
Erdoğan says EU membership ‘no longer a priority’ for Turkey
"We are still considering joining the European Union. If they accept us, all the better, if they don't, that's fine too".
Israeli security minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ in Gaza every night
Itamar Ben-Gvir's remarks have landed as EU capitals remain deadlocked over whether to sanction a minister several of them have already barred from their territories…
Trump scales back South Korea drills as North Korean troops prop up Russia’s war
The US president has invoked his rapport with Kim Jong Un and Seoul's refusal to join the campaign against Iran, hours before the exercises began.
Zelensky pushes for tighter sanctions on Russian arms supply chains
Kyiv wants Brussels and other partners to blacklist the component suppliers and intermediaries keeping Russian missile and drone production running.
Netanyahu brands UK the ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ in podcast remarks
He recalled that the son and grandson of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, both journalists, had covered the 1967 Six-Day War in a manner "very positive…
Farage returns to Westminster with bigger vote in boycotted Clacton by-election
The Reform UK leader took 22,239 votes in a contest the main British parties refused to fight, leaving a satirical candidate in second place.
Colombia earthquake toll climbs as hope of finding survivors fades
The European Commission has released €2.1 million in emergency aid after the magnitude 7.4 quake that struck the west of the country on August 10.
Colombia’s President voices concern for 164 missing Spaniards as EU pledges €2 million
Abelardo de la Espriella has thanked Spain's Royal Family for its message of solidarity as the death toll from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake passed 250.
Trump declares ‘total control’ of Hormuz once again as Iran keeps strait closed
The US President spoke hours after American forces disabled a cargo ship that had tried to run the blockade of Iranian ports.
Rubio predicts irreversible change in Cuba before Trump’s term ends
The United States secretary of state has compared the island's expected transition to eastern Europe after communism, as Brussels stays split over how to treat Havana.
Trump confirms he left NATO summit in secret as Air Force One flew as decoy
The US President said the Secret Service and the military put him on a different aircraft while the presidential jet flew out of Ankara carrying reporters who believed…
Damascus court sentences Assad to death in absentia over war crimes
The ruling has landed as the European Union accelerates its re-engagement with Syria's new rulers and presses for the return of Syrian migrants.
Female detective sacked and barred for ‘cocks in frocks’ remark on transgender strip-search policy
The phrase was used during a discussion of force policy that allowed biological males who identify as women to insist on being strip-searched by a female officer.
Spain unable to trace 164 nationals as Colombia earthquake toll passes 150
Brussels has mobilised its Copernicus satellite service and opened its crisis consular channel to EU citizens caught in the disaster.
Russian court removes only anti-war party from parliamentary ballot
The Central Election Commission had approved Yabloko's candidate list in late July alongside those of 10 other parties.
Russia has found counters to all NATO weapons used by Ukraine
Former army chief pointed to the early impact and subsequent decline in effectiveness of specific systems.
US Senators recover Fauci’s phone as Brussels still cannot find von der Leyen’s texts
The trove opened with the former US health chief's messages on miscarriage risk, sent nine days before he told an audience regulators had seen no warning signs.
State Department revokes more than 175,000 visas under Trump
Washington says a US visa is a privilege and not a right, with the running total up by 75,000 since January.
Farage pledges to send foreign prisoners from British jails to El Salvador
Reform UK is to send a delegation led by party chairman Lee Anderson to San Salvador to examine renting cells in Nayib Bukele's prison system
Kosovo PM egged in parliament, deepening political crisis
A constitutional deadline to constitute the new legislature, following the June 7 snap election, had expired the previous day.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić sees world at ‘the beginning of a bigger war’
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić warned of a 'bigger war' ahead, voicing concerns over a lack of peace efforts and emphasizing Serbia's independent stance amid…
Pristina mayor pulls down Ukraine flag after Zelensky refuses to recognise Kosovo
Acting foreign minister says Pristina will keep defending Ukraine's territorial integrity but wants Volodymyr Zelensky to reconsider.
WNBA sets up eligibility task force as two ex-NBA men enter women’s draft
Two former first-round NBA picks said they would enter the 2027 women's draft, testing a rulebook that never defined the word "woman".
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan
The Israeli Prime Minister has said his troops will stay put until Hamas gives up every weapon it holds.
Trump warns he could be the last Republican president as midterms loom
The US President has told an American congressional news outlet that his own voters are angry with their party and may not turn out in November.