On the evening of July 28, the US Senate voted to move forward with a major package of sanctions against Russia and Iran. The vote was 86 in favor and only 12 were against. This bill is already being called “hellish sanctions.” Its main author was Senator Lindsey Graham, who...
Early voting begins in Iceland on referendum to resume EU accession talks
Early voting began in Iceland on 27 July 2026 ahead of a referendum in which citizens will answer a single question: whether the country should resume negotiations on joining the European Union. The main voting day is set for 29 August. Voters can already cast their ballots at district commissioners’...
Iranian Quds Force uses migrant channels to infiltrate agents into the UK
Elite Unit 700 of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), responsible for logistics and covert operations abroad, has adapted illegal human trafficking networks to infiltrate its agents into the United Kingdom. This is reported by the newspaper The Telegraph, citing sources in European and Middle Eastern...
Major forest fires in France and Spain have spiralled out of control
Major forest fires in France and Spain have spiralled out of control. The flames have engulfed more than 122,000 hectares of forest and triggered one of the largest evacuation operations in Europe: over 300,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. The European Commission acknowledges that available forces and...
Romania’s Foreign Ministry announces expulsion of Russian diplomat over drone airspace violations
Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared one of the staff members of the Russian Federation’s embassy in Bucharest persona non grata. The diplomat has been ordered to leave the country within five days. The decision follows repeated violations of Romanian airspace between 24 and 26 July. During this period,...
Burnham holds first meeting with a foreign leader
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on 27 July. It was the British leader’s first meeting with a foreign head of state since taking office. Burnham became prime minister about a week earlier, succeeding Keir Starmer. The meeting took place at a naval base in...
Normandy beaches where Allied forces landed on 6 June 1944 inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
The Allied landing beaches in Normandy have been officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The decision was taken on 26 July 2026 at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, Republic of Korea. This marks the culmination of a project that had been in preparation...
Dutch Public Prosecution Service confiscated record €433 million in criminal assets in 2025
The Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands last year seized a record volume of assets obtained through criminal activity. The total value of the confiscated money and property amounted to €433 million. This is the fourth consecutive year that the figures have increased. In 2024, the amount seized totalled nearly...
NATO intern detained in Belgium on suspicion of espionage
A female intern at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) has been detained in Belgium on suspicion of espionage on behalf of a third country and participation in a criminal organisation. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced this on Saturday, 25 July. The suspect is a Canadian national of...
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russian drones have violated Romania’s airspace 33 times
The Romanian Ministry of National Defence reported that Russian drones have entered the country’s airspace 33 times since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The most recent case was recorded on 26 July 2026. According to the ministry, more than 100 attacks on Ukrainian territory near the Ukrainian-Romanian...