Defense ministers from Europe's five largest military nations—France, Germany, Britain, Italy, and Poland—met in Paris on Wednesday to discuss a new security framework for Ukraine in response to the US-Russia rapprochement.
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Authorities in India have arrested a cryptocurrency exchange administrator wanted by the US for allegedly helping cybercriminals launder money and violate sanctions.
Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian citizen and Russian resident, was arrested in the (...)
The EU executive on Wednesday launched a set of proportionate countermeasures on US imports into the EU, targeting a variety of American products, ranging from boats to bourbon to Harley-Davidson motorbikes.
The move comes in response to what the EU (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron is spearheading an accelerating effort to reshape European security. He is taking the initiative just as the European Commission agrees on an €800bn plan to bolster European defense sovereignty in response to the (...)
Hundreds of flights have been canceled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travelers.
The industrial action, led by the trade union Verdi, began unexpectedly on Sunday at Hamburg (...)
Three Bulgarian nationals have been convicted by a London jury for espionage on behalf of Russia, marking one of the UK's largest foreign intelligence operations in recent years.
Katrin Ivanova, 43, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, were (...)
France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom announced their support on Saturday for an Arab-backed plan to rebuild Gaza, calling it a "realistic path" to reconstruction and humanitarian recovery.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the (...)
Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as "one of the largest" foreign intelligence operations in the UK.
Vanya Gaberova, 30, Katrin Ivanova, 33, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, who were all (...)
Just over a week after his victory in Germany's federal elections, the country's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz is planning to hugely boost defense and infrastructure spending by loosening constitutional fiscal restraints known as the "debt (...)
Food prices in Gaza have risen sharply and aid food parcels could soon run out after Israel blocked the entry of humanitarian aid, the UN's humanitarian agency said.
OCHA's partners reported that flour and vegetable prices had more than doubled in (...)
Two people, an 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man, have been killed after a vehicle drove into a pedestrian area in the city of Mannheim, western Germany.
Five people were seriously injured and another five suffered minor injuries in the (...)
A Tesla showroom in Manhattan became the center of intensifying protests on Saturday, as demonstrators opposing Elon Musk's role in federal workforce reductions clashed with authorities, leading to nine arrests.
The protest was part of the growing (...)
European leaders have reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine following the tense and highly publicized Oval Office clash between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The dramatic (...)
Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor who endured both German and Japanese oppression but lived for eight decades beyond the end of World War II, has died at age 113. The death was confirmed by her daughter, Reha Bennicasa.
She was the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia ranked as the most trusted government worldwide, with a remarkable 87 percent trust rate, according to the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer. This reflects the Kingdom's continued leadership in global trust indicators.
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Relations between Europe and the US are unquestionably in crisis, so merely keeping things together as French President Emmanuel Macron did at the White House on Monday stands as an achievement.
He did that by praising, flattering and gently (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron has said a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be agreed in the coming weeks.
He was speaking to Fox News in Washington following talks with Donald Trump at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia's (...)
Germany's chancellor-in-waiting didn't wait for the final results of his country's election on Sunday to herald a new era in Europe.
Declaring the US indifferent to this continent's fate, Friedrich Merz questioned the future of Nato and demanded (...)
Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won Germany's election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote share they had expected.
"Let's celebrate tonight and in the morning we'll get to work," he told cheering supporters. He said he was (...)
Germans are casting their votes Sunday in a nationwide election that will shape the country's next government, with polls indicating a likely shift in the political landscape.
Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. (0700GMT) across nearly 90,000 (...)
Swedish authorities say they are investigating a damaged cable discovered in the Baltic Sea, the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the region.
The breakage (...)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years, with an exception for border security, according to a new memo obtained by CNN.
The memo, dated Tuesday, calls for (...)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday.
During the debate the candidates touched on migration, the economy, and (...)
US President Donald Trump pushed back Tuesday against Ukraine's objections to being excluded from talks between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war in eastern Ukraine.
He also seemed to suggest that Ukraine was to blame for a (...)
French President Emmanuel Macron got straight on the phone to Donald Trump and, separately, to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday night, after fellow leaders of Europe's biggest military powers left the glittering Elysée Palace in Paris.
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