After years of negotiations between EU member states, the new Pact on Migration and Asylum has finally come online. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The package, adopted in May 2024 and which officially entered into force on 12 June, is designed to strengthen border procedures and reform the bloc’s asylum system. The regulation…

Updated: 16/06/2026 – 9:25 GMT+2 Iran outmanoeuvred US President Donald Trump “like a violin” in negotiations, walking away with far better terms after sensing his desperation for a deal to end the war, former National Security Adviser John Bolton told Euronews. … More

Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities overnight into Monday, killing at least 11 people and setting Kyiv’s historic Dormition Cathedral on fire. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The wave of attacks came as news of a US-Iran deal started to open a path to peace in the Middle…

Published on 15/06/2026 – 16:44 GMT+2•Updated 16:49 Ukraine and Moldova open the first phase of negotiations on joining the European Union in Luxembourg on Monday, ending a two-year political deadlock driven by the former Hungarian government’s opposition to opening talks with Kyiv. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “It is a historic milestone for…

Published on 15/06/2026 – 18:19 GMT+2•Updated 18:53 A London court convicted two men on Monday of plotting a series of arson attacks on properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, orchestrated by a mysterious Russian-speaking figure who remains unidentified and uncharged. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Roman Lavrynovych, 22, a Ukrainian national,…

Published on 15/06/2026 – 19:27 GMT+2•Updated 19:34 The European Union has been unable to reach unanimous agreement on imposing sanctions against Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir, the bloc’s top diplomat confirmed on Monday, even as a growing number of member states push for punitive measures against the far-right…

The Albanian government has assured the European Commission that a controversial project linked to US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will comply with environmental law, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos has said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We have received assurance from the government of Albania that a full environmental impact assessment will…

As the first explosions rang out across Kyiv overnight on Monday, images began to circulate on social media showing flames rising above the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra church complex, a UNESCO World Heritage site. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For millions of Ukrainians seeking shelter across the country — including an estimated 42,000 people who…

Published on 15/06/2026 – 16:58 GMT+2 The Czech cabinet has signed off on legislation that would end licence fee funding for the country’s public broadcasters, replacing it with direct state budget financing — a shift that journalists, media freedom groups and tens of thousands of citizens say puts editorial independence…

A personal diary seized from Leire Díez, a former member of Spain’s ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), contains at least four references to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, according to a report by the Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The entries, contained in a 2025…