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Austrian protesters shut Brenner motorway on Saturday over pollution

By&nbspNela Heidner&nbsp&&nbspSertac Aktan Published on 30/05/2026 – 18:13 GMT+2 A protest in Austria on Saturday against noise and pollution blocked one of Europe’s most important highways connecting Germany and Italy. However, early reports showed traffic disruptions were not as bad as feared. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Several thousand protesters gathered on the…

Galați residents fear future incidents following Russian drone crash

By&nbspEuronews Romania Published on 30/05/2026 – 16:06 GMT+2 The Russian drone that crashed into a residential building in Galați sparked widespread condemnation across Europe, as well as from the NATO alliance. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But also residents from the eastern Romanian city voiced growing concerns. As Russia has intensified its attacks…

Report finds monetisation tools on EU-sanctioned accounts

Social media accounts linked to three individuals sanctioned by the European Union for pro-Russian foreign interference activities continued to display tools on their profiles after sanctions were imposed, according to a report by Dutch tech and accountability non-profit WHAT TO FIX. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The analysis found that 21 accounts linked…

Fans clash in Budapest ahead of Champions League final

Published on 30/05/2026 – 12:36 GMT+2 Football fans clashed in central Budapest overnight ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final between last year’s winners Paris Saint-Germain and newly crowned English champions Arsenal, local police said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to a statement from the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK), several supporters became involved…

Who is behind the sabotage attempts targeting the German navy?

By&nbspDiana Resnik Published on 30/05/2026 – 11:32 GMT+2 The number of suspected sabotage incidents impacting the German navy is mounting. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Since the beginning of 2025, a total of ten possible acts of sabotage have been uncovered, according to CORRECTIV. The question is, who is behind them? Most recently,…

Zelenskyy warns Russia may be preparing ‘massive’ new attack

Published on 30/05/2026 – 8:09 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia may be preparing to launch a “massive” new attack against Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We have intel indicating that Russia is preparing a new massive attack,” Zelenskyy said in a post on social media late on Friday,…

Russia launches attack at Odesa region, cutting power for thousands

Russia launched a large-scale attack on the region of Odesa early Friday, local authorities reported. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian air defence forces were able to intercept almost all of the drones, but roughly 4,000 people were left without power in the south of region due to damage to power lines, regional…

Italy wants to pull back on EU defence loan scheme

Giorgia Meloni’s government is changing course on military spending and has decided to send a clear message to Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Italy had reserved 14.9 billion euros under the EU’s “SAFE” defence loan scheme, but Rome now intends to use between just four and five billion – just enough to…

Polish leader wants to strip Zelenskyy of the state’s highest honour

On 27 May, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided to name an elite Special Operations Forces unit, Heroes of the UPA,after the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT He argued that he had done so ‘in order to restore the historical traditions of the national army and taking into…

Is Europe finally waking up to China?

Tensions between China and the EU have intensified in recent months, prompting the European Commission to convene most of its commissioners for a strategic rethink during an “orientation debate” on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “China is a critical partner, and engagement and dialogue will continue,” the commission said in a readout…