The two faces of Ursula: Reinvention or deception at the EU’s helm?
As Ursula von der Leyen beds down for her second term as European Commission president – almost unrecognisable from her first – many are wondering if she has truly changed…
Latest news bulletin | August 5th, 2025 – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 5th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Trump administration reverses pledge to tie FEMA funds to stance on Israel following criticism
A clause in FEMA’s terms and conditions mandating states to maintain commercial ties with Israel and Israeli companies to be allowed access to federal emergency funds was quietly removed on…
The Netherlands announces weapons pacakge for Ukraine under new Trump-NATO initiative
Amsterdam becomes the first NATO member to use the alliance’s new initiative to supply Ukraine with much needed US weapons as it continues to fend off Russian attacks. Read More
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro amid coup plot allegations
The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activity as…
Pakistan resumes forced expulsions of 1.4 million Afghan refugees despite UN concerns
Repatriations on such a massive scale have the potential to destabilise the fragile situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban government came into power in 2021. Read more at Read More
Eight people, including Irish missionary, missing after gunmen storm Haiti orphanage
At least 175 people in Haiti were reported kidnapped from April to the end of June of this year, with 37% of those cases occurring in Port-au-Prince. Read more at…
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu says decision made for full occupation of Gaza
The Prime Minister’s Office said to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir that, “If this does not suit him, you should resign.” Read more at Read More
EU diplomats confirm they won’t yet sanction Israel on Gaza
Last week, EU member states already failed to rally enough support to suspend Israel from the Horizon Europe fund in response to the war in Gaza. Two of the largest…
Romania to access EU funds to help areas affected by devastating floods, PM says
At least three people were killed when torrential rainstorms hit Romania late July, triggering flash floods in the country’s northeast. Read more at Read More