EU spends €17m securing the Red Sea, but stays mum on US ‘free-loading’ jibe
EU member states launched a mission in 2024 to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Read More
If we give up on territorial integrity we open a Pandora’s box, Costa warns amid Greenland tensions
“The respect of the internationally recognised borders is a universal principle,” the European Council president said on Tuesday. Read More
Health ministers urge the European Commission to boost anti-tobacco action
In a letter to Health Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi, health ministers from 12 countries urge the Commission to step up its fight against tobacco and novel nicotine products. Read More
UK Royal Air Force engineers chastised by judge over theft of Paddington Bear statue
Daniel Heath and William Lawrence admitted to vandalism after they drunkenly broke and stole half of a statue of Paddington Bear on a night out. Read more at Read More
Trump calls his Colorado Capitol portrait ‘truly the worst’ – and it’s now coming down
Calling the portrait “truly the worst,” Trump blamed Colorado’s Democratic Governor Jared Polis and declared he’d rather have no portrait at all. Read More
Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal released by Israeli authorities after attack
Hamdan Ballal, one of the Oscar-winning directors of ‘No Other Land’, has been released by Israeli authorities after he was detained last night. Read More
Several people injured after Russia strikes Ukraine with barrage of 140 drones
Cross-border strikes continued overnight into Tuesday with multiple casualties reported in seven regions of the country. Read More
Ukraine and Russia agree to Black Sea ceasefire, US says
The development, which was announced by the White House on Tuesday, came after three days of talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Read More
Croatia’s ‘party island’ is cracking down on noise. Here’s what it means for your summer holiday
There are also several tourist regulations on clothing and behaviour that visitors should be aware of if they don’t want to receive a fine. Read More
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa rejects claims of Afrikaner persecution
Donald Trump previously signed an executive order to cut funding to South Africa and offer refugee status to Afrikaners, claiming the government was enabling farm attacks and land dispossession. Read…