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U.S. intelligence reports in August warned that Moscow was planning a limited assault on a NATO country in the coming years. CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russian officials in Moscow late last month not to escalate conflict with NATO allies, in particular Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Yet it remains unclear whether the latest warnings are based on fresh intelligence. On Friday, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said Vilnius had “the same intelligence” as Tusk “about a possible foreign-flag operation” but suggested that dated back to July. “I see the public statements of politicians…
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Trump’s war with Iran are causes behind the turmoil in the energy markets, not Ukraine’s attacks on Russian diesel refineries. That is the message Irish Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (Tánaiste), Simon Harris, shared with Euronews in an exclusive interview Harris pushed back against recent remarks made by US President Donald Trump, who blamed Ukraine’s strikes on Russian diesel refineries for creating a shortage. Oil prices are hovering around $108 per barrel. “The reason there’s a major energy crisis in the world right now is because the Strait of Hormuz is…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 17:57 GMT+2 Three people are dead after a school shooting in the southern Philippines, including two 14-year-old students and the 16-year-old gunman. At least eight others are reported to be injured. Authorities say the gunman, a student at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, opened fire on students in a neighbouring classroom. The school is located in the town of Banga, which is on the island of Mindanao. This is the third school shooting incident in the Philippines since June. The Governor of South Cotabato, Reynaldo Tamayo, said the two students killed were a boy…
Shakira kicks off in Madrid this Friday night a marathon of 12 concerts that will bring her world tour to a close and end an eight-year absence from Spanish stages. The Colombian singer, 49, will perform until 11 October in a temporary venue with capacity for 50,000 spectators, erected in the south of the capital and dubbed “Shakira stadium”, according to Live Nation, the promoter of the shows. With no new European dates announced, Madrid’s authorities are expecting a major economic impact from her return to Spain. In May and June the city already hosted ten concerts by Bad Bunny,…
‘Smart voting’ The Russian opposition is still seeking to make its voice heard in an increasingly repressive environment. Navalnaya called the upcoming elections a “propagandistic exercise” for Putin, and believes it is essential to prevent him from getting results that will legitimize his war effort in Russia and in the West. “Our task is to convey to the majority of Russians — the anti-war majority — that, despite total censorship, fear, and repression, these ‘elections’ represent literally the last opportunity to safely express protest against the policies of Putin and his United Russia party,” she told POLITICO. Navalnaya and Katz…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:20 GMT+2 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham vowed to take “further steps” to deepen ties with the European Union during a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin. The pair met in Manchester on Friday, with Martin becoming the first international leader to visit Burnham’s No10 North, a new regional office established as part of the PM’s devolution drive. During the talks, Burnham “underlined the UK’s desire to work closely with Ireland during its presidency of the European Union as the UK seeks a closer relationship with Europe,” a spokeswoman for Downing Street said. The two leaders,…
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This is the return leg. US President Donald Trump went to Beijing in May, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is now expected to come to him, scheduled to arrive next Wednesday and depart on Friday with his wife, Peng Liyuan, skipping the UN General Assembly entirely. Beijing has not yet given the final confirmation, pending the meeting between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend. The expected visit to Washington is Xi’s first since 2015, and two US- China state visits within five months are highly unusual. However, expectations are modest by design. “The…
Shakira will on Friday night in Madrid launch a marathon of 12 concerts that will bring her world tour to a close and end an eight-year absence from Spanish stages. The Colombian singer, 49, will perform until 11 October in a temporary venue with capacity for 50,000 spectators, erected in the south of the capital and dubbed “Shakira stadium”, according to Live Nation, the tour promoter. With no new European dates announced, Madrid authorities are counting on a major economic impact from her return to Spain. The city already hosted in May and June the ten concerts given by Bad…
Asked whether the meeting could provide an opportunity to discuss the associate membership idea with Australia, Podestà dismissed the suggestion. “We have a very strong and close relationship with our Australian partners,” she said. “All the rest is pure speculation, and we’re not going to enter into that.” Von der Leyen pitched Canada as a potential first EU “associate member” during her State of the Union address on Wednesday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the ambition behind closer EU-Canada ties but has stopped short of endorsing the proposed status. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola subsequently said countries such…