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“Any attempt by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people on our territories through proxies or any other means is unacceptable,” they said, warning they would ensure “those responsible are held to account.” Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the Iranian ambassador to London had been summoned to the Foreign Office and warned Britain “will not tolerate threats on our soil.” The incident near the RAF Fairford airbase — which the U.S. has used to conduct defensive strikes against Iran — took place on Sept. 27. Seven men have been arrested as part of an investigation by Counter…
Ceuta made its presence felt at Spain’s National Day parade without a single one of its soldiers setting foot on Madrid’s Paseo del Prado. No troops from the autonomous city took part this year, as the Spanish Ministry of Defence has kept its forces deployed there following the crisis that erupted in July, when tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the territory from Morocco. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, who presided over the ceremony in Madrid, will travel to Ceuta on Tuesday. The parade took place against a tense political backdrop, after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called…
A sudden revival of the 1990s confrontations between Orange Order marchers and Catholic demonstrators puts the police back in the middle — and leaders of Northern Ireland’s supposed unity government on opposite sides. Sep 27 6 mins read
Published on 12/10/2026 – 21:51 GMT+2•Updated 21:59 French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that the French navy had intercepted and boarded an oil tanker suspected of being involved in illegal fuel-trafficking activities. The operation took place 450 nautical miles south of the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, according to Macron. “Our French Navy boarded the oil tanker DF Peak, which is suspected of sailing under a false flag and of being involved in illicit fuel-trafficking activities,” he wrote in a post on social media, whilst also sharing video footage appearing to show troops rappelling down onto the…
Le paysage politique se clarifie à gauche. Une opposition claire émerge entre Raphaël Glucksmann, vainqueur dimanche de la primaire PS-Place Publique dès le premier tour, qui refuse toute alliance avec La France insoumise, et Jean-Luc Mélenchon qui veut couler définitivement la sociale démocratie. Que change la victoire de Glucksmann pour le candidat Insoumis ? Le leader de Place publique peut-il rattraper son retard sur son concurrent qui a, une nouvelle fois, fait une démonstration de force à Clermont-Ferrand dimanche ? Anthony Lattier en discute avec Marcelo Wesfreid, le directeur adjoint de la rédaction de POLITICO.Des questions ? Des commentaires ?…
The EU’s Red Sea naval mission is struggling to attract reinforcements, with only the Netherlands and Belgium offering one extra vessel each, while the Houthis escalate their attacks on Riyadh. Italy has been driving the push to bolster Aspides, the EU naval operation launched in February 2024 to secure navigation in the Red Sea. But little extra capacity has materialised, and the security situation has worsened. “We need at least ten ships, and we are not there. But today we also heard from a few member states that the discussion is ongoing,” EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said at a…
Published on 12/10/2026 – 20:33 GMT+2 It is one of the most eagerly awaited stars of the Paris Motor Show, which will open its doors in the French capital from 13 to 18 October: Citroën’s legendary 2CV is making a major comeback almost forty years after disappearing from the market, in a fully electric version. With its V-shaped bonnet, upright windscreen and distinctive round headlights, the new city car keeps the lines of its ancestor, as well as its down-to-earth, popular DNA. Launched in 1948 and produced until 1990, the 2CV left its mark on several generations of drivers, becoming…
EU capitals must be able to intervene to stop new legislation from Brussels if they say it’s too burdensome for governments and businesses, the leaders of Germany, Italy and Belgium wrote on Monday. In a letter addressed to European Council President António Costa and seen by POLITICO, the three leaders said the bloc needs an “emergency brake” mechanism to help boost its flagging economic competitiveness. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever also called to “significantly accelerate planning and approval procedures,” suspend “certain regulatory areas for a specified period” under a…
Published on 12/10/2026 – 19:59 GMT+2•Updated 20:03 Investigators in France used DNA evidence and vehicle tracking to help recover two paintings worth millions of euros that were stolen from a Renoir museum last month. Four men have been handed preliminary charges after the impressionist artist’s “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano” and “Young Woman at the Well” works were taken from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French riviera in a daring September heist. The suspects are believed to have gained entry to the museum after sawing through a fence using an electric saw. They then cut clips securing four…
In Barcelona, about 2,000 demonstrators waved Spanish and Ceuta flags at a rally supporting Spain’s territorial integrity, under the slogan “Catalonia with Ceuta, one Spain”. Meanwhile, Vox leader Santiago Abascal travelled to Ceuta, where he laid a wreath in honour of those who died for Spain. He had chosen to mark Spain’s National Day in the North African enclave rather than attend the military parade in Madrid. His visit came amid renewed focus on migration and Ceuta’s disputed status: Morocco claims sovereignty over the Spanish-administered territory. More than 70,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta on 30 and 31 July;…