At a time when the security and energy landscape in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean is undergoing constant change, Athens and Washington are seeking to further expand the strategic scope of their relationship. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens, for the sixth round of the Greece-US Strategic…

Drones have left a trail of destruction across the Black Sea, sinking commercial ships, setting vessels ablaze and killing civilians — exposing the challenge Europe faces in protecting one of its most vulnerable maritime regions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev described a drone attack on Tuesday, some 130km…

The attack took place a few minutes after 11.00 a.m. local time at the vocational school complex No. 4 in Ostrołęka. A 19-year-old student at the school attacked both pupils and teachers and passers-by with a sharp weapon before fleeing the premises. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to initial police reports, seven…

Published on 07/10/2026 – 16:55 GMT+2•Updated 16:56 The Left group in the European Parliament is set to demand that MEP salaries are halved, arguing that lawmakers taking home tens of thousands of euros a month are increasingly disconnected from ordinary voters. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT MEPs currently receive a net monthly salary…

Published on 07/10/2026 – 14:46 GMT+2 France has suspended police use of stun grenades at high school student protests, after a 15-year-old lost a hand and allegations of police brutality mounted. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced the move on RTL radio early on Wednesday. The teenager was injured…

Published on 07/10/2026 – 13:02 GMT+2 The European Commission announced on Wednesday that €1.24 billion had been released for Ukraine to purchase domestically manufactured drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition and munitions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The president of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen, said the funding allocation would help protect…

Hungary has cleared the way for the EU to open two more negotiating clusters with Ukraine, signalling that Budapest is ready to lift its veto if Kyiv passes a minority-rights law next week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move removes a major obstacle ahead of next week’s European Council summit. It would…

Published on 07/10/2026 – 11:33 GMT+2•Updated 11:49 Russia destroyed an apartment block in northern Ukraine as a birthday “gift” to Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday, after overnight missile and drone strikes killed at least 12 people across the country, according to Ukrainian officials. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Today, as a…

Published on 07/10/2026 – 10:58 GMT+2•Updated 11:00 EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič heads to Beijing on Wednesday for two days of talks aimed at rebalancing trade relations that Brussels sees as heavily skewed in China’s favour. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His meetings with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao come as the EU’s…

The world is marking the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas — a day that shocked Israel to its core and reverberated across the region and beyond. Meanwhile, the war against Hamas in Gaza continues to produce a human catastrophe, with tens of thousands dead and no…