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Icelanders support reboot of EU accession talks, foreign minister says

Threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to annex Greenland and a looming EU-U.S. trade war hang over Iceland’s EU membership debate.

July 17, 2025 6:30 am CET

Britain’s secretive fund for spies comes out of the shadows

Britain’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund has ties to MI5, MI6, and GCHQ — and now it’s getting extra cash.

July 16, 2025 4:38 am CET

How Europe found a workaround to get Trump to help Ukraine

With a heavy dose of Realpolitik, Germany and other European countries got the U.S. administration to aid Ukraine without directly confronting Putin.

July 15, 2025 9:35 pm CET

EU tells Trump to ‘share the burden’ of sending Patriots to Ukraine

U.S. president has said Europe should pay for the missile systems Kyiv needs, but the bloc’s top diplomat wants to split the bill.

July 15, 2025 9:13 pm CET

Germany’s top court throws out complaint about US drone attacks via Ramstein base

Satellite infrastructure in southwestern Germany is used in American strikes.

July 15, 2025 12:38 pm CET

Trump says NATO becoming ‘opposite’ of obsolete and collective defense is ‘fine’

Asked whether he was done with Vladimir Putin, the American president said: “I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him.”

July 15, 2025 8:11 am CET

‘We’re not buying it’: Trump ties Ukraine aid to America First

Privately pessimistic about the war, the president argues his new alignment with NATO allies isn’t a departure from “America First.”

July 15, 2025 4:22 am CET

Gunman in Libya shoots at British diplomatic staff as danger builds

The incident was reported to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office.

July 14, 2025 5:42 pm CET

Trump flags ‘bit of a problem’ with Putin ahead of big announcement on Ukraine

“I am very disappointed with President Putin,” Trump said ahead of meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte.

July 14, 2025 10:19 am CET

Italy and Greece sound the alarm over Libya. But allies aren’t rushing to help.

Rome and Athens have identified Turkish and Russian involvement in a growing security threat from North Africa.

July 14, 2025 4:20 am CET

The next EU budget cannot be business as usual

The bloc must rethink and reprioritize in order to seize opportunities and tackle the new challenges we face today.

July 14, 2025 4:01 am CET

Macron promises billions more for French defense budget

The French president says the country will spend €64 billion on its military in 2027 in the current “age of predators.”

July 13, 2025 10:18 pm CET
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Dozens of Palestinians reported killed at aid station despite EU-Israel deal

The bloc’s top diplomats are set to consider downgrading ties with Israel at a meeting on Tuesday.

July 13, 2025 11:13 am CET

Trump weighs new Ukraine aid package

The administration’s first military assistance to Ukraine would come after a controversial halt in weapons to Kyiv.

July 12, 2025 10:00 am CET

The great Benghazi blunder: How a Libyan warlord humiliated Brussels  

Europe’s mission to tackle migration flows from North Africa became a fiasco in a row over a photo opportunity.

July 12, 2025 4:01 am CET

France warns of ‘extremely worrying’ Russian activity underwater and in space

Moscow is a “lasting threat,” says top French general.

July 11, 2025 2:35 pm CET

Trump pledges to sell US arms to Ukraine via NATO as Europe prepares to step up

“We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons,” U.S. president says.

July 11, 2025 11:32 am CET

No-confidence vote: Is the EU Parliament about to break?

Ursula von der Leyen survived a motion of censure — but not without sustaining damage. In Strasbourg, tensions within her pro-European coalition burst into the open, with …

July 11, 2025 4:00 am CET

EU weighs suspending Israel ties over Gaza crisis

The proposed measures come as the bloc faces growing pressure to take action.

July 10, 2025 9:23 pm CET

Treat Iranian kidnap and murder plots as an attack on Britain, government urged

Report by Britain’s intelligence watchdog urges government to get serious about Iran-backed attacks on dissidents and critics of the state.

July 10, 2025 4:00 pm CET

Germany weighs buying more F-35 fighter jets from the US

It comes as France, Germany and Spain fail to reach agreement over European-made aircraft.

July 10, 2025 3:27 pm CET

Merz tells Trump to stick with Europeans on Ukraine

Merz also urged the U.S. to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot missile defense systems to protect against Russia’s escalating bombardments.

July 10, 2025 3:09 pm CET

Trump resumes weapons deliveries to Ukraine

The Pentagon had ordered a halt to shipments of some military aid over fears that U.S. weapons stockpiles were running low.

July 10, 2025 10:38 am CET

Turkey’s Erdoğan makes high-stakes Kurdish gamble

As the president’s traditional support wanes, he is seeking a risky deal with the Kurds to buy a political lifeline. But is there too much mutual mistrust for a deal?

July 10, 2025 4:01 am CET
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