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Putin continues to batter Ukraine with missiles as Trump calls him ‘CRAZY’

Russian strikes ramp up as Zelenskyy begs U.S. for more pressure on Moscow.

May 26, 2025 12:21 pm CET

Trump says Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’

“Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever,” Trump says in an excoriating post aimed at the Russian president.

May 26, 2025 4:06 am CET

Russia unleashes massive attack on Ukraine amid prisoner swap

Moscow launches one of the deadliest barrages in months even as the two sides complete the biggest POW exchange of the war.

May 25, 2025 12:06 pm CET

Turkish foreign minister to visit Russia to discuss Ukraine war

Turkey’s Hakan Fidan is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his visit.

May 24, 2025 3:53 pm CET

Trump rushes to announce largest POW swap of Russia-Ukraine war

Kyiv kept the process highly secretive due to safety concerns, until Trump posted about it on social media.

May 24, 2025 10:41 am CET

Rogue EU lawmaker Kartheiser to meet Kremlin officials in Moscow

The leadership of his European party is threatening to expel the Luxembourgish MEP.

May 23, 2025 3:32 pm CET

EU, US to discuss tariff offers on Friday

EU stands by its approach in the talks with Washington, Commission spokesperson says.

May 23, 2025 10:07 am CET

How to run your Cabinet: Lessons for Starmer

With tensions simmering in Keir Starmer’s top team over Labour’s approach to the economy, this week host Patrick Baker looks at what the PM might be able to …

May 23, 2025 4:00 am CET

Ukraine warns EU tariffs will hammer economy and dent faith in Brussels

Imminent withdrawal of wartime trade waivers threatens Ukraine’s economic footing and feeds Russian propaganda, top Ukrainian MP warns.

May 22, 2025 3:14 pm CET

Arnault rejects Macron’s call to freeze investment in US

LVMH boss says the government should not “meddle” in his business decisions.

May 22, 2025 12:30 pm CET

MEP and staffer scuffle over Gaza in European Parliament

Parliament administration says security footage backs up the lawmaker’s version of events.

May 22, 2025 11:05 am CET

Keep some cash under your mattress, says Dutch central bank

Keep €70 per adult and €30 per child in hard currency in case of emergencies, the Bank advised.

May 21, 2025 1:00 pm CET
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EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria

The move comes after Donald Trump announced he would lift American bans on the country.

May 21, 2025 12:12 am CET
Unpacked

There is no Ukraine ceasefire. Ever.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is here for a forever war.

May 20, 2025 7:52 pm CET

Germany reports surge in extreme-right crime

The sharp rise comes amid a record-high number of “politically motivated” crimes.

May 20, 2025 2:27 pm CET

EU ministers seal fresh sanctions package against Russia

The package targets the Kremlin’s so-called shadow fleet.

May 20, 2025 1:48 pm CET

UK hits Russia with new sanctions as peace talks stall

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the U.K. was acting to “restrict Putin’s war machine.”

May 20, 2025 1:33 pm CET

Netanyahu blasts Starmer, Macron and Carney over Israel sanctions threat

Western criticism grows over Israel’s military assault on Gaza.

May 20, 2025 10:53 am CET

Trump could still be remembered as a lasting peacemaker

The only strategy that has any hope of bearing fruit will be weakening Putin and negotiating from a position of strength.

May 20, 2025 4:01 am CET

France calls for greater checks on EU funding to fight antisemitism, Islamism

Brussels needs to act in the face of “an alarming increase of hate speech and hate crime,” Paris proposes.

May 19, 2025 10:32 pm CET

EU tweaks list of trade offerings to Trump administration 

Brussels highlights potential for cooperation in energy, telecoms, steel, semiconductors and cars.

May 19, 2025 4:18 pm CET

Russia bans ‘undesirable’ Amnesty International

“They justify the crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis,” Moscow accuses top human rights organization.

May 19, 2025 3:25 pm CET

Macron announces €20B of fresh foreign investment amid economic turmoil

The French president is gathering CEOs from all over the world in Versailles.

May 19, 2025 2:16 pm CET

How Trump took over the world’s glitziest film festival

The U.S. president’s threats against foreign films are the talk of the town as the movie industry gathers in Cannes to celebrate cinema.

May 19, 2025 6:00 am CET
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