Ukraine’s former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections just hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally nominated Yevhen Khmara as his permanent successor, effectively closing the door on Fedorov’s return to government. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a video entitled “Address of Mykhailo Fedorov to the People of Ukraine,” released a…

Published on 19/08/2026 – 8:16 GMT+2•Updated 8:21 Firefighters managed overnight to fully surround Belgium’s largest wildfire in a century, but the situation on the ground “remains complicated” with several flare-ups overnight, authorities said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Crisis cell spokesperson Tony Hosmans said the fire raging in the High Fens…

The European Union’s push to build a more integrated electricity grid is running into an increasingly familiar obstacle — geopolitics. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Great Sea Interconnector, a €1.9 billion project designed to link the electricity networks of Greece, Cyprus and Israel, has suffered repeated delays as maritime disputes in the…

Following the mass arrival of migrants from Morocco to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, on 30 and 31 July, most of whom have since been returned to Morocco, the government reinforced its security operation in the autonomous city by deploying various National Police units, including the Police Intervention Units (UIP).…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 22:50 GMT+2 French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and his partner, Dior public relations director Mathilde Favier, have died in a car crash in France, according to local authorities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The couple were travelling through the Deux-Sèvres department of western France when their vehicle hit an…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 21:08 GMT+2 The dispute between Italy and Germany over the sharing of responsibility for migrants is becoming increasingly heated. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Italian Interior Ministry has now released new figures on private rescue vessels and is demanding financial compensation from Germany. Since Italian Prime Minister Giorgia…

More than 2,000 emergency personnel and around 20 aircraft are still, on Tuesday, tackling rural fires that have broken out in recent days on Portuguese territory, according to information published on the Civil Protection website. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By mid-afternoon, three incidents considered significant were still ongoing, the most worrying being…

Published on 18/08/2026 – 7:54 GMT+2•Updated 9:31 Water is being diverted into the Danube in Hungary and barges are being deliberately sunk in an effort to raise critically low river levels and prevent another shutdown at the country’s Paks Nuclear Power Plant. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Since noon on Monday, an additional…

As part of its Tobacco Control Framework Evaluation, the European Commission reviewed current tobacco laws and found that, while older rules successfully lowered traditional cigarette consumption, they are nowcompletely outdated and failing to stop a massive surge in digital marketing and novel nicotine products. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT As a result, the…

Sophie Adenot has become the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) for a spacewalk on Tuesday, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The spacewalk is scheduled to last six and a half hours, with the goal of replacing a space-to-ground antenna on…