“Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This is the question being put to 270,000 Icelanders on Saturday 29 August. From 9am local time, eligible voters will head to the polls to chart their nation’s course closer to the European Union — or further away. The…

The Hellenic Air Force was immediately put on alert after a Turkish unmanned aircraft (UAV) was detected entering the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and violating Greek national airspace. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It is reported that the Turkish drone flew over the wider sea area between Samothraki and Lemnos, triggering the…

Former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves, an influential voice in the European security debate, told Euronews he is sceptical that the US dispatched CIA Director John Ratcliffe to warn Russia against escalation, arguing that Washington remains more concerned about Iran. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Ilves said…

Norway has a new king. Crown Prince Haakon, 53, became King Haakon VIII when his father, Harald V, died on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Haakon’s oldest child now becomes Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and heir to the throne. Haakon is already familiar with the role, having served as regent several times…

A Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has wounded four people and sparked a large fire, as Moscow continued a wave of attacks across the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The drone struck an Epicentr home-improvement hypermarket on Friday morning, setting fire to around 2,000…

Published on 27/08/2026 – 15:08 GMT+2•Updated 15:11 A Russian State Duma deputy has threatened Hungary with an energy blockade in response to a new foreign policy doctrine from Budapest, which describes Russia as a security threat. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party defeated Viktor Orbán’s nationalist government in April. Magyar…

Norway’s King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 89, the royal palace announced on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away today. King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday,…

Just a few kilometres from the Belarusian border, thousands of NATO troops are focused on one objective: defending Alliance territory in Lithuania. For around six weeks, nearly 3,000 troops – most of them from the German military – trained at Pabradė, using drones, electronic warfare, heavy armour, artillery, infantry, helicopters…

Almost one year ago, Ursula von der Leyen made one of her boldest moves as president of the European Commission: she proposed using the immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank to support Ukraine’s budgetary and financial needs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By tapping the assets, she said, the bloc could raise…

More than 1,000 earthquakes in just 10 days, two of them of magnitude 4.8. The seismic sequence that began on 14 August in Granada has once again raised a question that goes far beyond Andalusia: could Spain soon be hit by a major earthquake? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By 24 August, the…