Latest news bulletin | January 12th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 12th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
EU-India trade deal could be agreed by February, Merz says
The German chancellor is already a strong supporter of the contentious Mercosur agreement adopted by EU countries last Friday. Read More
European Parliament bans Iranian diplomats to avoid ‘legitimising the regime’
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced the decision as governments around the world condemned a deadly crackdown on protesters. Read More
US troop deployment in Mexico ‘not on the table,’ President Claudia Sheinbaum tells Trump
Trump again said last week that land attacks against drug cartels would follow recent US maritime operations in the Pacific and Caribbean, without specifying where or when. Read more at…
Poland’s former justice minister granted asylum in Hungary amid abuse of power charges
Ziobro is considered the architect of judicial reforms that sparked a standoff between Poland and the EU over rule of law concerns. Read more at Read More
Brussels says door open to direct talks with Putin ‘at some point’ but ‘we’re not there yet’
The European Commission’s statement on Monday comes days after France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni backed reopening dialogue with Moscow. Read More
EU freezes Hungarian files ahead of key election in April, fearing Orbán campaign backlash
Sources at the European Commission told Euronews that key files from cash to a spying scandal probe are frozen as Brussels awaits a crucial parliamentary election in April. Brussels does…
Why boosting production of Venezuela’s ‘very dense, very sloppy’ oil could harm the environment
Even a modest increase in Venezuelan oil production could carry climate consequences on the scale of entire countries, experts warn.Read More
Watch: Moment skier and dog caught in avalanche
Professional skier Ares Masip and her dog Cim were caught in an avalanche while skiing on Pic de l’Hortell in Andorra. Masip shared the footage on Instagram, saying the incident…
Trump styles himself as ‘Venezuela’s acting president’ in Truth Social post
Trump has repeatedly asserted that the United States will “run” Venezuela, despite its interim President Delcy Rodríguez insisting that no foreign power was governing her country. Read more at Read…