Published on 09/09/2026 – 11:22 GMT+2 British foreign minister Ed Miliband condemned as “regrettable and damaging” Israel’s decision to order the closure of the UK’s consulate in Jerusalem as retaliation for London-led Western sanctions over settler violence. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We anticipated this might happen because we saw other countries, the…

Greek traffic police service in the Attica region have launched a new round of intensive checks on electric scooters, after two serious accidents on Tinos and Glyka Nera, in which a 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were badly injured. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The checks focus mainly on the use of…

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, suffered another political defeat when member states torpedoed her latest initiative to set up an expert group on European defence, at a time when her diplomatic service is under growing pressure to reform. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Sunday, the European External Action Service…

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several ministers have already stressed that while Germany is not at war with Russia, it is nonetheless under hybrid attack from Moscow. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This includes drone overflights, sabotage and disinformation, as well as a willingness “to act with growing ruthlessness, accepting serious damage to…

The European Union and Russia are geopolitical adversaries, with Russia under sweeping EU sanctions and its ties with the bloc severely curtailed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Yet inside one of the largest international scientific collaborations in history — and the world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment — the two remain linked by a…

Béla Anda believes Merz has shown “some emotions, but in the wrong way”, making it difficult for him to connect with citizens. To avoid repeating the lack of connection with voters, the former government spokesman recommends simply “letting Merz be Merz”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Anda insists that Merz should maintain his…

Published on 09/09/2026 – 5:02 GMT+2 The US forces have destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships, US Central Command said. Following the American strikes, Iran launched missiles at US targets in Jordan, according to Iranian state-run media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT US…

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Reverence for the dead runs exceptionally deep among the peoples of the Balkans. Religious differences have set them against one another many times over the centuries, yet…

Published on 08/09/2026 – 9:56 GMT+2•Updated 10:14 The heads of the EU’s two main institutions have condemned the presence of senior Serbian officials at the funeral of the convicted war criminal, in a joint statement published simultaneously on X on Tuesday morning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The images from Ratko Mladić’s funeral…

As the far right made significant gains in local elections in Germany, divisions have opened up within Italy’s political right. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The AfD (Alternative for Germany) took 43.8 per cent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, a historic result that has shaken the federal government in Berlin. The shockwave reached…