Spain made its first-ever request for European assistance to tackle wildfires on Wednesday. The number of requests for European solidarity to help tackle wildfires this week reached the same tally as for the entire 2024 fire season, the European Commission announced on Thursday. “Overall, the mechanism has been activated 16…

Moscow has yet to confirm meeting after day of intense diplomacy at White House with European leaders. Vladimir Putin has agreed to face-to-face talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a peace deal in Ukraine, according to Donald Trump and European leaders, although Moscow has not confirmed the meeting. The potential…

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian foreign minister clashed with his Hungarian counterpart on social media this morning after Hungary accused Ukraine of an attack on a Russian oil pipeline. Earlier this morning, Péter Szijjártó heavily criticised Ukraine for an attack on a Russian pipeline leading to Hungary, calling it “outrageous” and “unacceptable.”…

US president tells Ukraine leader to give up Nato and Crimea ambitions in run-up to White House talks. Donald Trump has put pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy before talks in Washington with European leaders on Monday, saying the Ukrainian leader could end the war “almost immediately” if he wanted to. The…

The rate setters made clear that above-inflation pay claims would be likely to bring credit loosening to a halt. A reduction in interest rates by the Bank of England should rank as a joyful summer gift to borrowers weighed down by the high cost of mortgages and loans. Yet the…