EU slaps €3 duty fee on SHEIN, Temu and AliExpress imports
A new €3 customs duty takes effect across the EU on 1 July, ending years of tax-free shopping from platforms like SHEIN, Temu and AliExpress and signalling the end for…
Ukrainian volunteers in Poland support front despite growing war fatigue
A December survey by CBOS, an independent Polish research centre, found that 48% of Poles support accepting Ukrainian refugees, the lowest level since the start of the war. Read More
France’s Emmanuel Macron speaks out against global rise in executions
“The death penalty has never made a society safer,” Macron said during a speech at the ninth World Congress against the death penalty. Read More
Prosecutors conduct Europe-wide raids over alleged misuse of funds by defunct far-right EU group
Raids were underway in France, Spain, Italy and Belgium as part of a probe into the alleged misuse of European parliament funds by the former far-right Identity and Democracy (ID)…
Italian police arrest four over bomb attack targeting journalist
They have been accused of carrying and using an explosive device in a public place, as well as criminal damage and issuing threats. Read More
Czech porn studio staff stand trial over alleged trafficking of women
Investigators allege advertisements for modelling jobs concealed the true purpose of the recruitment and believe hundreds of women have been affected. Read More
Lawyer says Orbán should have been detained over Ukrainian cash convoy raid
A lawyer for seven Ukrainians detained in Hungary after a cash convoy raid says ex-PM Viktor Orbán and three other officials should have been held — and suggests prosecutors may…
‘No MiGs for Ukraine’: Polish defence minister claims Kyiv backed out of deal with Warsaw
As relations between Ukraine and Poland remain at their worst state in years, the Polish defence minister claimed that Kyiv backed out of the two countries’ “MiGs in exchange for…
Ukraine in talks with France on SCALP missile licence, defence minister says
Ukraine’s defence minister hailed the talks as an important first step toward expanding the country’s production of critical weapons, amid Kyiv’s push to obtain a US licence for Patriot interceptors.…
Starmer sets out to strengthen UK and European defence with cash for drones and AI systems
The outgoing UK prime minister has finally unveiled a long-awaited Defence Investment Plan that aims to revive an “underfunded” sector. It emphasises the growing use of of unmanned aerial vehicles…