North Korea showing ‘serious increase’ in ability to make nuclear weapons, IAEA says
North Korea, which conducted its first nuclear test in 2006, is under rafts of UN sanctions for its banned weapons programmes. Read more at Read More
Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain
Organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla say that more than 70 boats and 1,000 people from around the world will participate. Read More
Sweden foiled pro-Russian cyberattack on thermal power plant in 2025, minister says
Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said the aim of the operation was to disrupt the functioning of a facility that supplies heating. Read More
Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in Hungary – what’s the impact on Brussels?
In this new edition of The Ring, broadcast from the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs Daniel Freund (Greens) and Sander Smit (ECR) debate the outcome of the Hungarian election and…
Panicked scenes after school shooting in Turkey leaves at least nine dead
A 14-year-old armed with five guns opened fire at a Turkish school on Wednesday, killing at least nine people, wounding 13 others, the interior minister said. Read more at Read…
Ukraine and Italy pledge to work together to boost defence and drone production
Zelenskyy is pressing European countries to join the PURL programme, launched last year, that allows Ukraine to receive US equipment financed by European countries. Read More
BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in next two years to save €575ml from operating costs
The BBC is funded by the public paying for a licence to view or listen to content and the corporation says 94% of UK adults use its services every month.…
Is the EU ready to drop unanimous voting?
The decisive defeat of Hungarian leader and EU veto-er-in-chief Viktor Orbán presents the EU with an opportunity to move forward on several key foreign policy issues. But was he the…
European Parliament proposes 10% increase in EU long-term budget
EU lawmakers in the Parliament’s Budget Committee adopted their negotiating position on the 2028–2034 multiannual budget on Wednesday. They propose a 10% increase compared to the European Commission’s €2 trillion…
120,000 drones and more missiles: Allies double down on Ukraine aid in Berlin
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov emphasised that Kyiv is pushing to scale up domestic drone production and accelerate deliveries to the frontline. Read More