Turkish shipping company halts Russia operations after tanker attack
Following an attack on its vessel Mersin, Istanbul-based Besiktas Shipping has stopped all operations with Russia, citing unacceptable security risks. Read more at Read More
Von der Leyen pushes ahead with reparations loan for Ukraine as Belgium maintains its opposition
Ursula von der Leyen has offered sweeping guarantees for Belgium to agree to an unprecedented reparations loan for Ukraine. Belgian authorities say risks could be fatal. EU leaders will gather…
Hungary to sue EU over ‘Brussels diktat’ to phase out Russian energy
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said it will be impossible for his country to decouple from Russian oil and gas by 2027, and described the EU’s new political agreement on…
Russia’s push for war crimes immunity ‘cannot be accepted,’ freed Ukrainian POW tells Euronews
Ukrainian journalist and one of the country’s most prominent human rights activists, Maksym Butkevych, spent more than two years in Russian captivity. He told Euronews Moscow is deliberately trying to…
Charlie Kirk tops Wikipedia’s list of most-read articles in 2025
Wikipedia has released its 11th annual list of the most-read articles of the year. In 2025, people spent an estimated 2.4 billion hours reading English Wikipedia articles. The most popular…
EU lawmakers agree to ban Russian gas imports by 2027
The EU is trying to end all energy dependency on Moscow and to stop financing its war against Ukraine. Landlocked countries will be protected by a suspension clause in case…
Over 5,300 flights disrupted as first US nor’easter brings heavy snow to Midwest and Northeast
Severe winter weather across the United States has disrupted air and road travel, causing delays that also affect European passengers on transatlantic routes. Read more at Read More
Monsoon season or climate disaster? What’s driving Asia’s flash floods as death toll hits 1,300
More than 1,300 people have been killed following record-breaking rainfall and storm surges across parts of Asia.Read More
Faceless figures and stolen Jesus: Why is Brussels’ nativity scene so controversial?
The new nativity design by artist Victoria-Maria Geyer sparked debate on social media over its characters’ faceless depictions. Read More
Turkish clerk flees to UK after stealing millions in gold and silver from courthouse
A court employee escaped to the UK with 25 kg of gold and 50 kg of silver stolen from an Istanbul courthouse, including Ottoman and Atatürk-era coins. Read more at…