ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission and Ukraine’s government are entering full-fledged negotiations over a new trade deal, with agriculture emerging as the most contentious issue.Negotiations over a future free trade agreement continued this week following a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the EU-Ukraine Association Council.A 40-minute exchange on Thursday between…

ADVERTISEMENTLast year, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius declared that Germans “must be ready for war by 2029”. The government is ramping up defence spending, and car manufacturers are considering repurposing factories to produce military supplies as the country faces the possibility that Europe could soon face a full-on conflict.As part…

ADVERTISEMENTAs the EU weighs its response to US tariffs and hopes to start negotiations with the US, a rift has emerged over the last weeks within the bloc over the intensity and scope of potential retaliatory measures. While hawks are calling for a firm and united front, the doves urge…

ADVERTISEMENTA known Russian disinformation operation has once again targeted Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska, spreading false claims that she attempted to flee to Europe amid a “strained relationship” with her husband Volodymyr Zelenskyy.There is no truth behind these claims, and there are signs they’re part of a coordinated, Moscow-backed disinformation…

ADVERTISEMENTSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is in Beijing, his second stop on a two-country tour of Asia which comes against a backdrop of serious geopolitical tensions due to Donald Trump’s tariff war.During his visit to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on Wednesday, Sánchez praised the tariff pause as “a…

ADVERTISEMENTMen who commit sexual offences against children are almost four times more likely to use dating platforms than non-offenders, reveals a new study conducted by the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute. According to the study’s findings, nearly two-thirds of men who have sexually assaulted children use dating platforms, with over one…

ADVERTISEMENTThe special tribunal that Western nations intend to establish to prosecute the crime of aggression against Ukraine will not try Vladimir Putin in absentia as long as he remains president of the Russian Federation.The same provision will apply to the Russian prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, and the Russian foreign minister,…

ADVERTISEMENTA social media video allegedly showing the rape of a 16-year-old girl has shocked Portugal, leading one of the country’s MEPs to call on the EU to do more to prevent the dissemination of harmful online material. Footage of the alleged crime, which took place in February in Lisbon’s Loures…

ADVERTISEMENTAllies at NATO meet in Brussels on Thursday but are questioning the level of commitment this US administration has for the transatlantic alliance set up to counter the threat of the Soviet empire, despite protestations to the contrary by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Nato Secretary General Mark…

ADVERTISEMENTDefence ministers from the so-called “Coalition the Willing” will gather at NATO on Thursday afternoon to discuss which capabilities they can provide to support Ukraine’s defence in the event of a peace deal with Russia, but once again without US participation.Ministers from 30 countries will join the meeting convened by…