Published on 17/06/2026 – 21:18 GMT+2 Finland’s parliament voted to lift a total ban on nuclear weapons on Wednesday, to bring the country in line with NATO’s deterrence policy after joining the alliance in 2023. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The bill will permit nuclear weapons to be brought, transported, supplied, or possessed…

Published on 17/06/2026 – 21:44 GMT+2 The UN food aid agency, which has been hit hard by steep European and US funding cuts, on Wednesday welcomed an $800 million (€695 million) contribution from the United States. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The World Food Programme in a statement said the funds would support…

The dispute between US tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and the public broadcaster ZDF is causing a major stir across Germany. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In its coverage of last week’s anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, an edition of “ZDFheute live” said that Musk had called for “a migrant hunt” in his social media…

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly appealed to Kyiv’s Western allies for additional air defence systems. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to publicly available information, Ukraine has so far been promised or supplied with around eight Patriot air defence systems.…

Ukraine has secured significant new pledges of support from world leaders at the G7 summit in France, bolstering its defences and diplomatic leverage against Russia after months of fractious transatlantic debate. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Brussels for the EU summit from Evian-les-Bains armed with commitments to strengthen Ukraine’s…

Germany and Poland signed a new defence agreement on Wednesday, putting aside their complicated past to strengthen European military cooperation amid heightened tensions with Russia and growing uncertainty over US engagement in Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Relations between the two neighbours in recent years have become more pragmatic in the wake…

Europe’s drug problem is becoming more complicated. On June 9, the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) released its 2026 European Drug Report, which covers 27 EU countries, Norway, and Türkiye. The findings are worrying. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Drugs are now more accessible, potent, and difficult to intercept. Synthetic substances are stronger,…

Published on 17/06/2026 – 16:25 GMT+2 Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, the Royal palace has announced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed in 2018 with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis, a condition which causes lung scarring and difficulty breathing.…

Published on 17/06/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 9:59 On today’s show: Euronews’ Maria Tadeo reports from the final day of the G7 summit in Évian, where European leaders are pushing for progress on Ukraine while seeking clarity on the US-Iran framework deal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Also from Évian, Euronews’ Angela Skujins brings…

Published on 17/06/2026 – 12:17 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni struck a conciliatory tone on the margins of the G7 in Evian on Tuesday, after weeks of public sparring had strained relations between the two leaders. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “You’re friends again,” European Council President…