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Published on 31/08/2026 – 15:10 GMT+2 EU forces intercepted and boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Mediterranean on Sunday, according to the bloc’s top diplomat. In a post on X, Kaja Kallas said troops from the EU’s Operation Irini boarded the MV Sun tanker for “flag verification,” following suspicions that the vessel was sailing under a false flag in breach of international maritime law. “Illegal oil sales from shadow fleet ships are a critical lifeline for Russia’s war in Ukraine, and we’ll continue to cut them off,” she wrote, adding that it was the sixth suspected…
Brussels had hoped it could attract wealthier nations into its orbit by positioning itself as a pillar of defence and security in an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape. Icelandic voters proved it wrong. After the Icelandic government announced a referendum on whether to resume negotiations for joining the bloc, EU officials hailed the move as a sign the Union was shifting from being seen purely as a market to a fully fledged political actor. As a result, security considerations were expected to override the historic reluctance of wealthier Nordic nations to join the Union. “In a world where we face pressures…
Nearly a week after CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s secret trip to Moscow fuelled fears that Russia could be preparing to test NATO, European officials are pushing back against suggestions that a conventional attack might be imminent. From Finland and Romania to the Baltic states, governments say there is no evidence Moscow is preparing for a direct confrontation with NATO – even as they continue strengthening their defences and warn of a growing Russian threat. Officials across NATO’s eastern flank argue that preparing for Russian aggression is not the same as expecting it. John Hardie, deputy director of the Russia Program…
Iran said on Monday that it has launched strikes targeting US military positions in Jordan in response to Washington’s first attack on its territory in a month, marking a fresh flare-up in the six-month war. Tehran’s elite IRGC said it struck two US military air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing “heavy damage”. Shortly after Iran’s announcement, the Jordanian army said it had intercepted eight missiles, without stating their origin. The strikes came after the US revealed on Sunday that it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on Larak, a small island in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington said…
Published on 31/08/2026 – 22:47 GMT+2 The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday that an individual accused of spying for a third country — a Canadian national of Chinese origin — would remain in pre-trial detention. The Belgian Indictments Chamber rejected the woman’s appeal during a closed-door hearing and extended her pre-trial detention by one month, a spokesperson for the Federal Prosecutor’s Office told Euronews. Belgian authorities announced in July that they had arrested an individual accused of spying for a third country and belonging to a criminal organisation, ordering that she remain behind bars ahead of a trial.…
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Winter 1999. During the shooting of one of the most memorable scenes in ‘Mulholland Drive’, ranked the second-best film of the century so far by the ‘New York Times’ and widely praised by specialist critics, a then-unknown Naomi Watts manages to draw an unusual round of applause from everyone on set, including its director, the late David Lynch, whom the actress has recalled for how he kick-started her career with this unforgettable, dreamlike drama. More than 20 years later, the English actress will receive the Donostia Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, the Zinemaldia, after a career that has…
Calling for a peace settlement and invoking Gandhi and Mother Theresa, Modi said India supports all peace efforts, and this is the direction that must be pursued. “Thank you very much, prime minister. We are moving forward along this path,” Putin responded. Russia insists that ending the war in Ukraine can only be done on its own terms, something Kyiv has continually rejected. Meanwhile, attacks on Ukraine have intensified in recent days, along with rumors that Moscow is set to mobilize hundreds of thousands of fresh troops and step up ground offensives. Ukraine has also scaled up its drone strikes, attacking…
Published on 31/08/2026 – 22:22 GMT+2 Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur has died at the age of 97, his family told the AFP news agency. A private mass service is now planned for Balladur, who died in Paris on Monday, the family said, without giving further details. Balladur served as PM from March 1993 to May 1995 under the presidency of Francois Mitterrand, in the so-called “second cohabitation” government. French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to Balladur on social media following the news of his death, calling him a “demanding, level-headed, and devoted public servant” who had “dedicated…
Sisters Ariela and Alice had already been using Portugal’s bottle return scheme to earn money but since June they have upped the ante: now, instead of just returning their own bottles, they are asking their neighbours’ for their empty plastic bottles and making money off those too. Since April this year, when the Volta scheme launched, plastic bottles in Portugal have a €0.10 deposit included in the cost. If you return the empty bottle to a supermarket with a Volta machine, you’re given a receipt which can be exchanged for discounts or cash. Ariela and Alice have big plans for…