Published on 18/09/2026 – 14:52 GMT+2•Updated 14:57 Canada is seeking to join the European Union’s €90 billion support loan for Ukraine, the European Commission said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I can confirm that Canada has expressed an interest in joining the €90 billion Ukraine support loan,” a Commission spokesperson told…

The race to develop the energy source of the future is gathering pace. Who will win? The US and China? Or Europe? German start-up Focused Energy, based in Darmstadt, aims to become the global leader in the construction of commercial laser fusion power stations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The development of fusion…

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Extreme weather and conscious tourism: How travel is changing in 2026

International tourist arrivals in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries rocketed by an estimated 3.4% in 2025 to reach a record 847 million. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT However, as geopolitical tensions, shifting traveller behaviour and extreme weather-related events continue to shape the tourism landscape, destinations will need to strengthen their…

Security of Baltics is our security, Merz says before NATO summit

“The security of the Baltic states is also Germany’s security,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said as he welcomed the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Berlin. He was referring to a plaque on Vilnius Town Hall which reads: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The security of Lithuania is our security. The defence…

Ukraine frontline frozen in June as Russian momentum ebbs

Published on 03/07/2026 – 15:02 GMT+2•Updated 15:03 The Ukraine war front line remained largely frozen in June, extending a longer-term trend of stalled Russian momentum, an analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) carried out by the AFP news agency showed on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…

How a NATO essay contest won a Lithuanian schoolgirl a ride in a tank

By the end of next year, around 5,000 German troops will be permanently stationed between the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, and the border with Belarus as part of the new Lithuania Panzerbrigade 45. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During a major military exercise in May and June, Lithuanian schoolgirl Kamilė V. found herself at…

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