Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said his country “stood to the end” to prevent two Russian oligarchs from being delisted from a sanctions package but concluded alongside Ukraine it was best to compromise for a salvo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But he warned that the exemption should be a one-off occurrence and…

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Published on 22/09/2026 – 12:32 GMT+2•Updated 12:33 European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber warned that Morocco could face “obvious consequences” if the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta could not be stabilized, raising the prospect of further “uncontrolled situations” following the arrival of around 80,000 irregular migrants at the…

EXCLUSIVE: Whether heading into Chicago or leaving it behind on the Stevenson Expressway, commuters are driving past a new billboard campaign from Florida’s top business lobby. Expanding its multimillion-dollar recruitment campaign into the Midwest, the Florida Chamber of Commerce is launching its next “Free Enterprise” billboard campaign targeting Illinois Gov.…

Published on 22/09/2026 – 11:54 GMT+2 The European Commission struck a trade agreement with the Philippines on Tuesday, stepping up its diversification strategy across the Indo-Pacific region. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The deal comes more than a year after the US introduced sweeping new tariffs on many of its trading partners, prompting…

French President Emmanuel Macron said he had “very constructive” talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Macron spoke with Trump after arriving in New York ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. “We had…

Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, said Russia must take “real, concrete” steps towards peace before the European Union considers “any easing of sanctions”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We expect the EU to maintain unity,” Chentsov insisted after France pushed for Uzbek-Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov to be…

Choosing your next holiday destination can be a complicated decision, given the sheer number of options available. If happiness is your main criterion, then Lisbon is the place to be. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the Holiday Happiness Index ranking from BookRetreats, the Portuguese capital is the happiest destination in the…

Published on 22/09/2026 – 8:41 GMT+2•Updated 8:45 Latvia has opposed the removal of Uzbek-Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov from the European Union’s sanctions list, blocking a compromise deal favoured by France. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As long as Russia continues the war, Europe’s pressure must become stronger, not more convenient for the Kremlin,”…

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