Shahed-type drones have been Russia’s weapon of choice since the very beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Launched in hundreds, they are used by Moscow to strike military and residential targets, energy facilities and civilian infrastructure and also to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences in…

Hungary’s new government should push through reforms, including on the rule of law, for its own good and to benefit its citizens, not just to unlock frozen EU funds, Michael McGrath, the EU’s Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law, told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country’s Prime Minister…

Published on 29/05/2026 – 11:15 GMT+2•Updated 11:31 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte expressed solidarity with Romania as a Russian drone crashed into a residential building in the community of Galati resulting in a fire and injuring two civilians. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rutte said in a statement posted on social media platform X…

Updated: 29/05/2026 – 10:40 GMT+2 Video captured the moment a Russian Geran-2 drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border. The impact sparked a fire and injured two people, according to Romanian authorities. … More

Negotiators from Hungary and the European Commission are making a final push to reach an agreement on the release of frozen EU funds ahead of a key deadline. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is due to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday at 13:00…

Hello readers. Angela Skujins here ringing out the week with your Friday newsletter. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Before we dive in, news broke early this morning that a Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people. “These are not mistakes – these are provocations,” Polish Undersecretary of…

Published on 29/05/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2•Updated 8:00 Also on today’s show hosted by Méabh Mc Mahon: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interviews with Michał Baranowski, Poland’s Undersecretary of State for Trade, and Anna Cavazzini, Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA). Euronews’ Ricardo Figueira reports from Lisbon on the fallout from Portugal’s Socialist Party…

The European Union will not seek to mediate between Ukraine and Russia nor attempt to replace the United States in the peace process, High Representative Kaja Kallas has said amid an ongoing debate on whether the bloc should appoint a special envoy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The hot-button issue, which has sharply…

Published on 28/05/2026 – 16:28 GMT+2 Ukraine plans to buy up to 20 latest model Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 older models to boost its air defence, the two countries said on Thursday during a surprise visit to the country by Ukraine’s president. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine plans…

French lawmakers were moved to tears in parliament on Thursday as France inched towards repealing outdated legislation that defines people enslaved in its colonies as “moveable goods,” in a symbolic move as the country grapples with its colonial legacy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The French were the third largest slave traders in…