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Ukraine summons Israel envoy over alleged stolen grain sent to Haifa

Tensions between Ukraine and Israel have grown as Kyiv seeks to prevent a vessel carrying grain allegedly stolen from Russian-occupied areas of the country from docking and unloading in the port of Haifa. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s foreign minister said Kyiv had issued a summons for Israel’s ambassador to appear on…

UN watchdog rebukes Sweden for deporting disabled child twice

Published on 27/04/2026 – 19:20 GMT+2 The UN Human Rights Committee said on Monday that Sweden had violated the right to life of a child with severe disabilities by deporting him twice to Albania. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The committee reviewed a complaint referring to E. B., an Albanian now aged 21,…

What is Article 5, and can a country ever be suspended from NATO?

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO allies, accusing them of being cowards for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway, which carries a fifth of all global oil supplies, has been weaponised by the Iranian regime and remains shut with severe ramifications for the…

Norway police launch joint cooperation with France on Epstein probe

Published on 27/04/2026 – 15:12 GMT+2 Norwegian police will cooperate with their French counterparts in an investigation into top diplomat Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen, suspected of alleged corruption over their ties with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A joint investigation team (JIT) has been…

French prison guards strike over overcrowding and staff shortages

By&nbspMatthieu Durand&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 27/04/2026 – 13:11 GMT+2•Updated 13:34 French prison guards blockaded facilities across the country on Monday, with 14 of 17 prisons in the Hauts-de-France region shut down in protest at chronic overcrowding and staff shortages, in a strike called by the UFAP-UNSA union. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Guards also…

These European countries have mandatory and voluntary military service

Amid the war in Ukraine and Trump’s criticism of NATO allies, several European states have moved to boost their own security and defence capabilities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One of the key components of a country’s defence is its military, increasingly supported in Europe by conscripted reserves. Currently, conscription measures vary greatly…

The UN should ‘reform, transform or die’, says UN representative

The United Nations should “reform, transform or die” in a world that is more “volatile” than the one it was created for, the President of the UN’s Cities Alliance, María Fernanda Espinosa, has told Euronews’ flagship morning show, Europe Today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Espinosa, who previously served as the President of…

Germany suspects Russia of Signal phishing attacks on politicians

By&nbspEuronews Published on 26/04/2026 – 9:31 GMT+2•Updated 9:33 German and foreign security services have reissued a warning for phishing attacks targeting lawmakers and senior government officials via the Signal messaging application, in what is believed to be the work of a “state-controlled cyber actor”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The German government believes…

Drone crashes in Romania as Russia strikes neighbouring Ukraine

Romanian authorities said 200 people were evacuated while two British fighters jets scrambled after a drone landed in the southeastern city of Galati, near the country’s border with Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It is not the first time that Romania, which is a NATO as well as EU member, has seen…

EU leaders vow to boost security and economic ties with Middle East

EU leaders vowed to boost security and economic ties with Middle East partners and push for a diplomatic end to the Iran war, after talks in Cyprus focusing on the fallout from the conflict. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Leaders from Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Jordan as well as the secretary general of…