Berlin airport activates early-warning drone detection system
A new drone detection system has entered service at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport said. The system is designed to detect unmanned aircraft at an early stage in approach and departure zones and promptly alert the authorities responsible for air traffic safety. Germany’s air navigation service…
Spanish Senate rejects friendship treaty with France on the day of Macron’s visit to Madrid
Spain’s Senate on 29 September 2026 rejected ratification of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with France. The vote was 142 against, 106 in favour and one abstention. The vote took place on the first day of French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Madrid. The document was signed by…
Police from four countries carry out Europe’s largest raid against Hells Angels
Early on Wednesday, 30 September, more than 1,000 police officers launched coordinated raids in Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria and the Netherlands. The operation targeted an international money-laundering network linked to members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. According to Duisburg police and the dpa news agency, 14 arrest warrants were executed….
The United States has left the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body
The United States has formally withdrawn from the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). The Council of Europe announced this on September 29, saying Washington had submitted the notification the day before. Before the United States, only Russia and Belarus had left GRECO. The United States joined the group in…
Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO in informal diplomatic note
Russia has delivered an informal diplomatic document to NATO warning that it is prepared to use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if alliance countries attempt to isolate the Kaliningrad region from the rest of Russian territory. The document, seen by Reuters, accuses NATO of a “dangerous and reckless course”…