Billionaire Andrej Babiš’s ANO party cruised to victory in the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election on Saturday (4 October) The billionaire rejected accusations that his win would make his country a less reliable EU and NATO partner. Billionaire Andrej Babiš’s ANO party cruised to victory in the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election…

“There can be no return to stability without a return to the polls and the dissolution of the National Assembly,” National Rally leader Jordan Bardella said. France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, barely 14 hours after appointing his new cabinet, after allies and foes alike threatened to…

Air incursions, military drills and escalating hybrid warfare hint at a new and alarming level of Russian aggression. Is it just for show? Russia and Belarus held joint military drills in September. But the biennial exercises were overshadowed by something that may be more ominous — an outbreak of drone…

In recent weeks, European aviation has faced repeated disruptions from mysterious drone sightings, with authorities in multiple countries pointing fingers at Russia for orchestrating hybrid attacks aimed at sowing chaos and testing defences. These incidents coincide with heightened alerts in the Baltic region over suspected sabotage of undersea cables, gas…

The country’s prime minister accused EU officials of backing an “attempt to overthrow the constitutional order”. Georgian riot police used pepper spray and water cannons to drive demonstrators away from the presidential palace and detained five activists on Saturday, as the opposition staged a large demonstration on a day of…