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It’s been four years since Russia launched its full-scale and illegal war of aggression on Ukraine, triggering the largest conflict on European soil since World War Two. Upper-end estimates suggest the number of soldiers killed, wounded or missing on both sides has now reached 1.8 million, according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, while the civilian death toll in Ukraine alone nears 15,000. Almost six million Ukrainians have fled their country, while around 3.7 million have been forced out of their homes and moved elsewhere in the country. Beyond the immense scars of grief and terror, Ukraine’s natural…
BRUSSELS — Slovakia’s opposition is suing Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico over his decision to halt emergency power supplies to Ukraine amid a growing diplomatic spat over a key Russian oil pipeline. The chairman of the center-right Freedom and Solidarity party, Branislav Gröhling, said his party had filed a criminal complaint against Fico, accusing him of abuse of his office, treason, terrorism and the “violation of duties in the management of other people’s property,” according to Slovak newspaper Dennik N. Opposition MP Karol Galek accused Fico of opening up a “new front” against Ukraine on the side of Russia, arguing…
Published on 24/02/2026 – 11:10 GMT+1 Cartel violence triggered by the killing of Mexico’s most powerful drug lord has raised fresh security concerns just months before the country co-hosts the World Cup. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed on Sunday following a Mexican military operation to capture him. Known as “El Mencho”, Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in Tapalpa in Jalisco state, about a two-hour drive southwest of Guadalajara, and he died while being flown to Mexico City. More than 70 people died in the attempt to capture the drug lord and the aftermath,…
Emerging markets are roaring back in 2026, staging a rally that has surprised investors not only for its speed — unmatched in decades — but also for the broader global context in which it is unfolding. While US software stocks reel from artificial intelligence disruption fears and the S&P 500 remains broadly flat year-to-date, emerging markets are decoupling. In a reversal of long-standing market dynamics, the asset class is briefly playing an unexpected role: that of a relative safe haven. The rally is broad, persistent and increasingly supported by flows, macro conditions and structural shifts in global trade. Emerging markets…
Britain is also targeting Russia’s shadow fleet — oil tankers used to evade sanctions which have been surveilled, intercepted and boarded by the U.K. and its allies. It is sanctioning 48 vessels and 175 companies in Russia’s “2Rivers” illicit oil network — a move the U.K. Foreign Office said will send a “clear” message that “Russian oil is off the market.” U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is in Kyiv Monday to mark the anniversary of the invasion. She said: “The UK has today taken decisive action to disrupt the critical financing, military equipment and revenue streams that sustain Russia’s aggression, in our largest raft of measures…
The internet is filled with promises: from schemes that say they’ll “get users rich quick”, to dating apps that claim to match perfect partners in a few clicks, and bargain offers for idyllic holidays. But with all of these opportunities comes the possibility of being scammed, and as deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated, the sheer amount of money being lost to online scams is piling up. According to a new studyby cybersecurity company SurfShark, deepfake-related scam and fraud schemes tricked people out of approximately $1.1 billion (€930 million) worldwide in 2025. This is three times more than the roughly €304 million…
At least four people were reportedly killed after an Iranian military helicopter crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in central Iran on Tuesday. The pilot and co-pilot were among the casualties, state media wrote, while two of the victims were reportedly civilians on the ground at the market. The helicopter went down in the town of Dorcheh, roughly 330 kilometres south of Tehran, state media reported, adding that the army helicopter had been on a training flight. Dorcheh is in the Isfahan province, which is home to a major Iranian air base, as well as a nuclear site that…
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11:15 GMT+1 ‘Please continue to defend our European way of life,’ says Zelenskyy We bring you now the final lines from Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech to the European Parliament.”Please continue to defend our European way of life. Please support Ukraine. Please support our diplomacy for peace and be effective. Every result you achieve is a line that Putin cannot cross,” he tells MEPs.”Thank you for all these years. Thank you so much. Slava Ukraini.” 11:10 GMT+1 Hungary says the EU should ‘work toward peace’ and support Trump’s efforts Speaking to journalists upon arriving at the General Affairs Council in Brussels, Hungary’s…
KYIV — Hungary shouldn’t “disrespect” the EU’s decision to give €90 billion to Ukraine, which Budapest has blocked after originally agreeing last December, European Council President António Costa told POLITICO. “We need to implement what we agreed on the 18th of December, to deliver the €90B loan to Ukraine,” Costa said in Kyiv, where he traveled with other leaders to mark the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion. “And nobody can disrespect the decision from the European Council.” Budapest has threatened to block the €90B loan over a dispute with Ukraine about an oil pipeline connecting Russia to Central Europe,…