Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of being overly accommodating toward opponents of the West after a public dispute erupted over his comments about their recent meeting
On June 18, 2026, Europol announced one of its most significant recent counterterrorism operations targeting Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). The operation ran from June 1 to 5, 2026, focusing on ISKP-affiliated individuals of Chechen and Central Asian origin, identified
The informal grouping known as the “Dumpling Alliance” emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a shorthand for a cluster of Eastern European states that
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, is facing growing scrutiny due to a series of controversial actions that have raised questions
“Germans are either at your throat or at your feet,” quipped old war-lover Winston Churchill. Today, Germans are at our feet – an astounding 80 years after the end of the Second
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President Donald Trump has reignited transatlantic trade tensions by threatening to impose a 25% tariff on European Union imports, accusing the bloc of being designed to “screw the United States.” The move,
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Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPO) secured victory in the country’s parliamentary election with 29.2% of the vote, yet it finds itself locked out of power as three centrist parties have formed a
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The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has sentenced Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik in absentia to one year in prison and imposed a six-year ban on holding the presidential office. This first-instance
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Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz is pushing for rapid coalition negotiations with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) after his Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) secured victory in Sunday’s federal election. Despite months of fierce
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Asset managers and insurers are calling for sweeping reforms to Europe’s struggling debt securitisation market, arguing that much-needed changes could unlock hundreds of billions of euros in financing for businesses and households.
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The European Union is exploring the use of manure-based fertilizers to replace some of the chemical fertilizers it imports from Russia, as part of a broader strategy to reduce its reliance on
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In Bochum, part of Germany’s industrial Ruhr valley, Heike Wischnewski, a longtime Social Democrat, is considering a shift in her voting allegiance. Despite her historical support for the SPD, she’s frustrated with
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As European leaders gathered in Paris for a “mini-summit” aimed at addressing the future of Ukraine’s defense, the question of deploying ground troops to the war-torn country emerged as a key point
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As Europe faces mounting geopolitical challenges, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has warned that the continent is at a critical crossroads. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Stubb highlighted the stark choices ahead
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