ADVERTISEMENTGermany’s foreign ministry pushed back in an extraordinary exchange with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticised Germany’s intelligence decision to label the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as “right-wing extremist”.The dispute grew on Friday, involving Germany’s foreign office, Rubio, US Vice President JD Vance and Elon…

ADVERTISEMENTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected Russia’s 3-day ceasefire proposal, calling it theatrical, and instead suggests a month-long truce, Ukrainian media have reported.”An unconditional ceasefire is the model proposed by the Americans. We are following that model. Whether it starts on that date or another – ideally earlier. Yes, let’s…

ADVERTISEMENTThe Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, says there is an “absolute need to get control on migration,” in an interview with Euronews.He reiterated his proposal to significantly increase the amount of money Sweden offers to migrants as a financial incentive to leave the country. The current grant is €900…

ADVERTISEMENTManfred Weber, president of the European People’s Party (EPP), no longer views the US as the stabilising global force it once was.In an exclusive interview with Euronews, he expressed concern over what he described as “disruptive and erratic behaviour” during the early Trump administration, which is now 100 days into…

ADVERTISEMENTThe United States says it remains committed to peace efforts in Ukraine but intends to scale back its role as mediator, the US State Department has said.”We are not going to fly around the world at the drop of a hat to mediate meetings; that is now between the two…

ADVERTISEMENTGlobal economic turbulence is not shaking the determination of Europeans to travel this summer.A new consumer study of 20 European countries found that the vast majority (70%) – won’t hold back on leisure spending and are planning to tick off at least one experience from their bucket list.Travel and tourism…

ADVERTISEMENTAs congregations resume in the Vatican in the week leading up to the conclave, some cardinals actively avoid journalists’ microphones as they hurry towards St Peter’s Square.But others are willing to stop and talk to reporters. “Let’s hope the conclave doesn’t last too long,” Cardinal Philippe Barbarin said from the…

ADVERTISEMENTEurope may be the leading region in the world when it comes to press freedom, but in its latest report, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that the situation on the continent is deteriorating.Funding cuts from major donors are threatening newsrooms, especially independent ones, with some outlets having to contend with…

ADVERTISEMENTAround six months ago, the nationalist pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu came out of nowhere to win the first round of the country’s presidential elections, boosted by an unprecedented TikTok campaign.However, 48 hours before the second round was set to be held, the results were annulled over concerns about his campaign…

ADVERTISEMENTViral posts on X and other social media channels are alleging that the Vatican prevented African citizens from approaching Pope Francis’ body to pay their respects as his body lay in state.The posts share a video of a black man in St Peter’s Basilica arguing with someone else offscreen, before…