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Belgian authorities have arrested four people over suspected links to war crimes and crimes against humanity tied to Cameroon’s ongoing separatist conflict, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a press statement that since last summer it has been probing “possible crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Cameroon since 2020” following a tip from Norwegian judicial authorities. The investigation targets individuals in Belgium who are suspected of belonging to the leadership of the Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF), an armed separatist movement. Four suspects were picked up during coordinated searches in the town of Londerzeel,…

Only one EU leader has dared to directly challenge U.S. President Donald Trump over the war against Iran, calling it unjustified, dangerous and illegal: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. And Trump has certainly noticed his outspoken critic in Madrid. On Tuesday, he slammed the Spanish government as “terrible” and “unfriendly” over its decision to bar U.S. military planes from using Spanish air bases to attack Iran, before threatening to cut all trade with the EU’s fourth-biggest economy. Sánchez’s showdown with Trump puts the Spanish Socialist in a similar position to former French President Jacques Chirac, who famously emerged as the…

While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz did not leap to the defense of his Spanish counterpart at the White House press conference where Trump made his trade threat, Macron now seems to be aligning more closely with Sánchez’s view of the illegality of the war. Despite Trump saying he believes the fight will last a matter of days or weeks, Macron during his speech warned that the conflict does not have an obvious end in sight. “Strikes will likely continue in the coming days to weaken Iran and destroy its counterattack capabilities. And in response, Iranian strikes in the whole region…

“We’re seeing some member states that are realizing right now what’s happening in Cyprus — that they should consider all kinds of actions,” he said. France said Tuesday it will send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, and the U.K. is weighing sending a warship to the Mediterranean as part of “defensive operations.” Starmer has repeatedly said that the U.K. will not get involved in offensive strikes in the Middle East. He said Monday that he does not believe in “regime change from the skies,” and the U.K. has learned not to engage in unlawful wars without a “viable” plan.…

This has now brought the prime minister more closely into line with British voters on the left, who are suspicious of Trump in general. A survey by YouGov this week showed 49 percent of people opposed U.S. strikes on Iran, compared with 28 percent who support the action. Levels of opposition are higher among Labour and Green voters. Risky bet The British premier’s pivot away from Trump is nonetheless a risky move, as the U.K. seeks closer cooperation with the U.S. on a host of thorny topics from trade negotiations to the future of the Chagos Islands. Britain has only…

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If you hear the unmistakable buzzing sound of a moped at full speed, you should know you are in trouble. But if we look closer, we see the danger is not the technology: it is the price tag. Iran uses a sheer number of these cheap, simple drones to overwhelm advanced defence shields. It is completely unsustainable to fire a million-dollar interceptor at a €25,000-€40,000 drone. By launching massive waves, Iran can effectively bankrupt a billion-dollar air defence grid. And the Shahed is the AK-47 of the skies. It carries a deadly explosive payload but relies on low-tech parts. After…

Updated: 03/03/2026 – 16:25 GMT+1 Euronews correspondent Aadel Haleem in Doha reports on the latest developments as the conflict intensifies across the Middle East. Missiles were intercepted over the Qatari capital overnight, while airspace remains closed and shelter-in-place measures continue. … More

Ireland officially nominated former EU agriculture and trade commissioner Phil Hogan to the top job at the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the government said today.Hogan’s name emerged last week as a potential contender for the role of FAO director, with Ireland’s Department of Agriculture signaling him as their preferred candidate.The Irish politician played a significant role pushing forward the Mercosur agreement during his time as the EU’s farm chief under under Jean-Claude Juncker, before briefly serving as trade commissioner in Ursula von der Leyen’s first Commission. He resigned in 2020, after he attended a dinner that breached Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions…

Published on 03/03/2026 – 16:41 GMT+1•Updated 16:53 Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday that France would start facilitating the evacuation of its nationals from the Middle East as the Iran war continues for a fourth day. “We are preparing to charter flights so that the most vulnerable people…can benefit,” Barrot told reporters. He said around 400,000 French nationals were in many of the countries across the Gulf region currently being targeted by Iranian drones and missiles as they attempt to strike US military assets. “Most countries have closed their airspace, so it’s hard to leave these countries. But if…