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World leaders arrive in Armenia for eighth EPC summit

World leaders began to arrive in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday ahead of the 8th European Political Community meeting under the motto ‘Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe’. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At a time of profound geopolitical transformation, leaders from nearly 50 countries, including all 27 members of the European…

Video. Housing crises explodes: rents up by 60% in Europe

Updated: 04/05/2026 – 10:03 GMT+2 A coalition of European mayors is set for a high-level meeting with the European Commission and Parliament on the housing crisis. Affordable housing isn’t anymore one of the four pillars of the European social model, warns Roberto Gualtieri, Rome’s mayor, to Euronews. … More

A new Haber–Bosch moment: Europe must rethink fertiliser production

By&nbspMagnolia Tovar, Head of the ‘Technologies and Impact’ division at the think tank ‘Future Cleantech Architects’, and a trained chemical engineer Published on 04/05/2026 – 11:13 GMT+2 Half of the world’s population is alive thanks to synthetic fertilisers. At the heart of modern agriculture lies ammonia. It is the key…

Drone strikes Moscow building just days before Russia’s V-Day parade

Published on 04/05/2026 – 10:52 GMT+2 Ukraine launched a drone attack on Moscow overnight on Monday striking a residential building in the Russian capital, Russian Telegram channels reported. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russian officials did not comment much on the incident, except for the mayor of Moscow. In a post on a…

Donald Trump’s EU car tariffs ‘targeting Germany,’ says key German MEP

Published on 04/05/2026 – 9:51 GMT+2 Trump’s decision to slap 25% tariffs on EU cars is politically motivated and aimed squarely at German automakers, German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D), chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, told Europe Today on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “There are no legal or no economic…

‘No strategy’ behind Trump’s withdrawal of NATO troops from Germany

Senior NATO officials were not warned about US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany within the next 6-12 months prior to the Pentagon’s announcement on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Questions about logistics such as from where and how the troops will be withdrawn have risen. It’s also…

French interior minister vows tougher action against illegal raves

France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, travelled near to his hometown this Sunday where a huge free party has been taking place since Friday on a French army firing range, so far without any major incident. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On site, the minister flew over the area, which has brought together between…

At least 10 people killed in Russian strikes over the past 24 hours

Published on 03/05/2026 – 13:29 GMT+2 Russia fired a ballistic missile targeting the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv early on Sunday morning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Authorities responding to the scene say at least five people were injured, three men and two women, and were transported to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.…

Robert Fico will back Ukraine’s EU membership after call, Zelenskyy says

Published on 02/05/2026 – 20:14 GMT+2 Volodymyr Zelensky says that, after speaking to Robert Fico by phone, the Slovak prime minister will support Ukraine’s EU membership bid. He also reported that he had invited Fico to Kyiv, and that Fico had invited him to Bratislava, and that both had accepted…

Torture claims and a ship that leaves flotilla detainees in Israel

The Israeli government has announced that Abu Keshek and Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila are already in the country, where they will be interrogated imminently. Israel’s foreign ministry made the announcement on social media, without specifying either their point of arrival or the location of the questioning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Israel accuses…