European Politics
Brussels, the twenty-seven capitals, elections, coalitions and the decisions steering the continent.
UK suspends Chagos payments as Trump pressures Burnham to rework deal
Britain has paused its annual lease payments for the Diego Garcia base while it tries to reshape the Chagos Islands deal to satisfy Washingt
Oslo Accords architect to apologise for Epstein links in NRK documentary
Terje Rød-Larsen, one of the architects of the Oslo Accords, will publicly apologise for his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. He and his w
Six arrested in Gosport as anti-immigration protest targets Channel migrant boat
Six people were arrested in Gosport after an anti-immigration protest turned hostile. The protest targeted a migrant boat that spent 36 hour
Kallas urges toll-free Hormuz passage after Iran talks
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas met Iran's foreign minister on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, urging free passage through the
Azerbaijan frees Frenchman after EU drops Usmanov from sanctions
Azerbaijan's president pardoned French citizen Martin Ryan, who was jailed for espionage. His release followed France's success in getting o
UK creates new RAF squadron to counter space threats
The UK is launching No III Space Effects Squadron to protect its satellites and counter enemy threats. The move follows warnings about Russi
Trump and Guterres clash over AI governance at UN summit
At the UN General Assembly, Trump dismissed AI risks and rejected global oversight, while Guterres warned against machines making life-and-d
Pro-Russian network spreads fake German ballot fraud videos
Fake videos claiming AfD postal ballots were destroyed or omitted circulated before German state elections. Officials and researchers linked
Israel calls Macron's West Bank remarks 'grotesque absurdity'
Israel's PM office condemned Macron's UN speech, saying Hamas attacks in the West Bank are daily. Macron criticized Israeli actions and call
Latvia warns EU sanctions deal 'normalises Russia' after oligarch delisting
Latvia reluctantly accepted the delisting of two oligarchs to save the EU's broader Russia sanctions package. Prime Minister Kulbergs warns
Trump predicts swift end to Ukraine war as EU splits on oligarch sanctions
US President Donald Trump told the UN he expects the war in Ukraine to end sooner than many think. In Brussels, EU member states agreed to d
Burnham and Trump Meet in New York, Stress Personal Rapport
Andy Burnham and Donald Trump held their first face-to-face talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Trump called Burn