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Viktor Orbán’s nemesis Péter Magyar on Thursday accused Moscow of political interference in Hungary.“After 34 years, Russia is once again attempting to directly interfere in Hungarian politics, openly trying to influence the decisions of Hungarian voters,” opposition leader Magyar — who holds a sharp lead on Orbán, the longtime prime minister, in current polling — wrote in a post on Facebook.“The last Soviet soldier left our country in June 1991. Now their operatives are back — sometimes working undercover, sometimes openly. We know their methods: disinformation, threats, hackers, digital troll farms, smear campaigns and blackmail,” he said. Magyar weighed in…
Published on 14/08/2025 – 20:40 GMT+2 Hours before departing for his meeting with Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump said he expected the summit will be a “good meeting,” but added that it won’t be the most important round of peace talks. “The second meeting will be more important,” Trump said, adding that he expects it to include Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and “possibly someone from Europe,” in addition to Trump and Putin. Donald Trump previously that he would want the second meeting to take place as soon as possible after the Alaska summit. “I’d like to see it happen…
The leadership change comes as DB struggles to restore its finances and reputation. In 2024, only 67 percent of its long-distance trains arrived on time, the company reported — the worst performance in over two decades. The first half of 2025 brought signs of improvement. Operating losses were halved to about €760 million compared to the same period in 2024, and revenue rose 3.4 percent to €13.3 billion. Government support has been crucial: Berlin injected over €4 billion into DB in March and set up a special infrastructure fund running through 2036. The company is also cutting 10,000 administrative jobs…
Riot police at Greece’s largest port cordoned off an area around an Israeli cruise ship that arrived early on Thursday to prevent several hundred protesters from approaching the vessel. Protests have been held at Greek islands and mainland ports along the route of the Crown Iris, several of which have led to clashes with police. At the port of Piraeus near Athens demonstrators held flares and waved Palestinian flags behind a cordon formed with riot police buses. Protest organisers, citing online posts from travellers, said off-duty Israeli soldiers were among the passengers. “They are unwanted here and have no business…
Starmer and Zelenskyy praised Wednesday’s meetings between Trump and European leaders for showing a “powerful sense of unity and a strong resolve to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine,” the spokesperson added. Trump warned Wednesday that Russia would face “very severe consequences” if he believed Putin did not end the war, though did not specify what those would be. POLITICO reported Wednesday evening the U.S. president told European leaders he was willing to contribute security guarantees as long as the effort was not part of NATO. Zelenskyy urged the U.K. to join NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) in a…
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“My priority now is my health. Given that the election is in a short couple of months, I do not believe that I have the strength to give the campaign my all,” McGuinness said in a statement issued by her political party, Fine Gael. Her withdrawal means the centrist Fine Gael party, a part of four coalition governments since 2011, must scramble to find a new candidate. Potential replacements include former MEP Seán Kelly, former Justice Minister and MEP Frances Fitzgerald, and former Business Minister Heather Humphreys. “This has come as an awful shock to us all,” said Fine Gael…
Published on 14/08/2025 – 18:25 GMT+2 Turkey will provide weapons, military equipment and logistical support to Syria under a newly signed defence agreement, Turkish Defence Ministry officials said on Thursday. The announcement came a day after Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler and Syria’s Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation on military training and consultancy, reinforcing Turkey’s support to Syria’s interim government. Last month, Syria requested Turkey’s support to strengthen its defence capabilities following sectarian violence in the country that also drew intervention by Israel. Under the agreement, Turkey would share its “knowledge and experience” and supply military…
“We discussed tariffs, economic cooperation, and it served as preparation for his call with Prime Minister Støre. I will not go into further detail about the content of the conversation,” he added. Trump’s Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska could prove to be the ultimate test for his Nobel Peace Prize case, as any breakthrough or misstep on the Ukraine conflict would likely affect his peacemaking credentials. While oscillating on who’s to blame for the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Trump has appeared to harden his rhetorical position on Putin in recent months. Every year, the Norwegian…
Europe saw the second-highest number of tropical nights on record in 2024 due to climate change, according to the EU’s Copernicus service (C3S). A tropical night is defined as a night when the temperature does not drop below 20C. Over the past few decades, the number of tropical nights in Europe has been rising. The rate of warming is more than double the global average over the last 30 years. The southeast of Europe was particularly affected, with some areas of southern Greece experiencing up to 55 more tropical nights than average. Much of Italy saw up to…