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US lawmakers move to sanction Serbian officials over Russia, China and Iran ties
The measure is formally titled the Supporting the Rule of law, Building Institutional Justice, and Accountability Act.
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Iran strikes US air bases in Jordan and the Emirates after American raid near Hormuz
Jordan said its air defences destroyed eight incoming missiles, while oil climbed back above $90 (€78) a barrel.
Ben-Gvir posts prison video boasting of harsher conditions for Palestinian women
The Israeli national security minister released the footage two months before an election, as a proposal to place him on the EU sanctions list remains stalled in…
Le Pen and Farage hail Iceland’s ‘No’ to EU membership talks
Reform UK, National Rally and the European Conservatives and Reformists say the rejection of accession talks shows a Europe of sovereign nations is possible.
A sovereign nation: Iceland rejects reopening EU accession talks
Fishing communities overturned an early lead for the "Yes" camp in Reykjavík, denying Brussels the enlargement success story it had hoped for.
Serbian Ratko Mladic to be buried with highest state honours
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted him in 2017 of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
UEFA asks US courts for FIFA documents in criminal case against Infantino
European football's governing body wants evidence from Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital and two Florida-based FIFA companies for a complaint it is preparing in Switzerland.
Iran’s security chief threatens ‘calamity’ for US interests
Mohsen Rezaei told Qatar's Prime Minister that Tehran would strike American military and economic targets, while setting conditions for reopening the strait.
Iceland’s Prime Minister invokes Trump threat as EU vote narrows to a knife edge
Icelanders decide on August 29 whether to reopen accession talks frozen since 2013, with the latest poll putting the Yes camp less than three points ahead.
Israeli troops shell Damascus countryside days after US-brokered talks with Syria
Two projectiles landed on farmland roughly 50 kilometres from the Syrian capital as a six-vehicle convoy pushed through Quneitra, state media reported.
Trump rules out Russian attack on NATO after ‘good talks’ with Putin
The US President has dismissed reported intelligence warnings of a Russian move against the alliance, as Baltic governments say their own threat assessments are…
Kremlin denies NATO attack plans after CIA chief’s Moscow visit
Dmitry Peskov has dismissed Western reporting on Russian designs against alliance territory as scare stories with no basis in Moscow's intentions.
US exposes Italy-based tech collective used by violent far-left groups and terrorists
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said far-left terrorism was “a profound threat to the United States and the broader West”.
Norway’s King Harald in ‘very serious’ condition as royal family gathers at his bedside
Crown Prince Haakon, regent since the 89-year-old monarch was admitted to hospital on August 17, has cancelled all engagements alongside Queen Sonja.
Armenian court remands former president Kocharyan in pre-trial custody
The Anti-Corruption Court ruled in his absence after the opposition leader was taken to hospital for a second time.
Trial of alleged 9/11 ‘mastermind’ slips to June 2028
The case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has stalled for more than two decades over evidence gathered in secret CIA prisons, three of them on European soil.
Meta settles US child-safety claims for up to €15.5 billion
The deal resolves litigation originally filed by 29 states in 2023 and later joined by additional states and territories.
Jerusalem court acquits settler over attack on French nun, orders psychiatric detention
Prosecutors said he recognised the woman by her habit, ran at her, pushed her to the ground and kicked her.
Nepal flood death toll climbs as hundreds remain missing, among them scores of Europeans
Ukraine reports the largest European group unaccounted for as Brussels activates its Copernicus satellite service and Nepali police warn the toll will rise significantly.
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Kelin’s exit predates the drone row used to explain Moscow’s London vacancy
Retirement, a thin bench of candidates and a pattern already seen in Brussels and Vilnius may explain more than retaliation.
Netanyahu rules out deal with Iran’s ‘savages’ as US sanctions target Tehran’s helpers
The Israeli prime minister has welcomed Washington's decision to squeeze third countries and firms still trading with Tehran.
Le Maire proposes six-country federation to counter European Commission
Former French economy minister argues that the EU's 27-member structure has become too cumbersome to respond effectively to growing competition from the US and China.
Armenian court orders two months in custody for Kocharyan’s son
Sedrak Kocharyan may receive visits only from his wife and children while prosecutors widen a case that now reaches a second former president.
Zelensky awards Order of Freedom to Musk
A presidential decree confers the award on the American entrepreneur, engineer and head of SpaceX and Tesla, Interfax-Ukraine reported.
The CIA director visits Moscow amid warnings of Russian escalation
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Syria’s Kurdish-led force dissolves itself as Damascus takes control of the northeast
The end of the Syrian Democratic Forces removes the last territorial challenge to President Ahmed al-Sharaa and hands Turkey a long-sought prize.
Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress and keeps Israel condition
The US President has submitted the civil nuclear pact for review while insisting Riyadh must first normalise relations with Israel.
Armenia detains former president Kocharyan a day after Pashinyan sets out EU bid
The leader of Armenia's main pro-Moscow opposition bloc faces charges of abuse of office, bribery and money laundering dating from his 1998-2008 presidency.
US drops Syria from terror sponsor list after 47 years
Washington has cleared the last major legal obstacle to American investment in Syria while Brussels keeps more than 350 names on its own sanctions list.
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US Supreme Court clears path for Trump mail-voting curbs before midterms
The 6-3 ruling lifted a lower-court injunction but left the legality of the executive order itself undecided.