UK prime minister Andy Burnham arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday alongside a number of European leaders to mark the country’s independence day. The UK prime minister will use the trip to announce that the UK government will allow the European defence company MBDA to declassify information about...
AfD pushes to restore Russian gas supplies to Germany
Energy policy is becoming a major battleground ahead of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election. Despite more than 80% of the region’s electricity already being generated from renewable sources, the AfD is proposing a fundamental reversal of Germany’s current energy policy. The party supports a return to nuclear power, limiting further renewable-energy...
Preparations for the meeting of the Slovak-Russian intergovernmental Commission
Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanár and Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov discussed preparations for a meeting of the Slovak-Russian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. “Today, we discussed with the Russian side the organisational arrangements related to preparations for the...
Record 80,000 foreign offenders deported
Since the 2024 general election, more than 80,000 people have been deported from the United Kingdom, marking the highest figure since 2016. According to the UK Home Office, the number of deportations has increased by 52% compared with the previous two years. Those deported included foreign offenders, immigration law violators...
Serbia to hold snap elections
Serbia will hold snap parliamentary elections on October 18 or 25, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday, more than a month after he pledged at his party rally to schedule them. “The parliamentary elections will be held on October 18 or 25. The exact date will be known in the...
UK records surprise £1.8bn deficit budget
Economists had expected the public finances to break even in July, a month when Treasury revenues are typically boosted by self-assessment income tax payments. Despite strong tax receipts, the Office for National Statistics reported public sector borrowing of £1.8bn last month. During the first four months of the financial year,...
Russian drone enters Romania during overnight attack and crashes near Ukrainian border
Romania's Ministry of National Defense reported that a military radar system detected a group of aerial targets near the border with Ukraine, north of Tulcea County, at 2:23 a.m. Two F-18 aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Force were scrambled to monitor the situation, along with an IAR-330 SOCAT...
Germany’s digital ministry gets suspected Russian spy hub as neighbour
Germany’s digital ministry has moved key offices next to Berlin’s Russian House, an institution that European authorities suspect has been used as cover for Russian intelligence activity. The relocation, which started last month, has triggered security concerns inside the ministry, with some sensitive units remaining in Bonn rather than relocating to Berlin....
Russia is threatening escalation against Britain
From cyber attacks to assassinations, our experts analyse the most likely ways Moscow could deliver on its threats of retaliation. An intensification of the sabotage campaign, including operations inside Ukraine, is considered one of the most likely options. Against the backdrop of statements by the Russian Embassy in London threatening...
Slovenian President under fire over crash, Russian travel friend
Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar has been forced to deny any links to Russian intelligence services after a minor car accident brought to light her close relationship with a Russian-born Slovenian citizen who has come under scrutiny. On Wednesday, the parliamentary security committee, comprising members from all political parties, called...