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…
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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Vannacci’s new party becomes Italy’s fourth force seven months after launch
Both readings place it behind only Brothers of Italy, the Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement.
Chechen convicted over Samuel Paty murder returns to jail after amusement park trip
Azim Epsirkhanov, convicted for his role in the murder of Samuel Paty, received an additional year in prison for violating house arrest by visiting Parc Astérix.
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Austrian Chancellor Stocker calls for constitutional ban on ‘political Islam’
Pressed on how he would obtain the two-thirds parliamentary majority such a law would need, the chancellor said he did not know.
‘Back to the Middle Ages’: Antwerp court ends email filing in criminal cases as budget runs short
Until now the Antwerp court had accepted electronic submissions and printed them so that the official paper file could be compiled.
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Poland suspects sabotage behind fires at plants linked to drone production
The losses incurred as a result of the fire have been put by prosecutors at about zł21 million (€5 million).
Portugal’s president enacts faster expulsion of illegal immigrants after Chega abstention
The Constitutional Court cleared the text days earlier after the president queried detention limits and safeguards for children.
Putin meets Xi and Modi in Kyrgyzstan, first country hit by EU anti-circumvention sanctions
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has marked 25 years in a capital Brussels accuses of funnelling restricted European technology on to Russia.
Sánchez turns on the Spanish King over Ceuta hours before meeting him
The Spanish Prime Minister said Felipe VI had never set foot in the city, in a reign he overstated by eight years.
Norway’s new queen corresponded with Epstein for three years
Mette-Marit's exchanges with the late American sex offender are now the subject of a parliamentary commission and have already led to criminal charges against a…
Brussels designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under Digital Services Act
The European Commission gains investigative powers over how the services work. Fines for serious breaches can reach 6 per cent of worldwide annual turnover.
US ambassador refuses to apologise after Belgian reprimand over ‘loser’ post
Bill White said he intended to carry on posting his views online after a meeting at the foreign ministry, the second time this year he has been called in.