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For years, Ukrainians have lived with a war raging not only along the front line, but above their heads. In Kyiv, the battle in the sky has become part of daily life, measured in air-raid alerts, the sound of air defence and the explosions that follow. At an air-defence position protecting the capital, the work begins before anything appears overhead. Soldiers prepare their weapons and scan for threats that can arrive at radically different speeds and from different directions. The challenge is no longer simply the number of weapons Russia can put into the air. Its attacks increasingly combine different…

Is Europe ready to defend itself? That was the central question at the Euronews Defence and Space Summit, which brought together policymakers, lawmakers and industry leaders as Europe grapples with the need to rearm and deter potential threats. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has transformed Europe’s security landscape, exposing longstanding weaknesses and forcing governments to rethink defence spending, military capabilities and industrial capacity. As Russia continues its war in Ukraine and hybrid attacks against European allies increase, the pressure to act is growing. Here are five key moments from Wednesday’s summit. Radev raises the alarm Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev…

European countries are struggling with higher energy costs driven by the war in Iran, and fear that increased costs will put delicate growth at risk and stoke inflation. In September, inflation increased at a faster pace across the major eurozone economies. And in Italy, it jumped from 3.2% to 4.1%, according to the Italian Institute of Statistics’ preliminary data. “I am writing to President von der Leyen to ensure that the issue is addressed at the Ecofin meeting to be held next week in Luxembourg, and then, of course, at the next European Council, which is in two weeks,” Meloni…

Published on 30/09/2026 – 19:28 GMT+2 The UK’s Home Office said on Wednesday that its year-old deal with France to return migrants crossing the Channel on small boats had ended. “The government’s pilot with France to remove asylum seekers in exchange for an equal number of legal migrants is no longer processing new cases,” the Home Office said, confirming the end of the so-called “one in, one out” deal, which was launched in August last year and was due to expire on Thursday. The scheme, known as Operation Hillmore, was part of efforts by London and Paris to tackle illegal…

The numbers all came in above forecasts and hit multi-year highs. The increases were driven in large part by energy prices as the Middle East conflict continues to disrupt oil and gas markets. The ECB has raised rates twice this year, bringing its deposit rate to 2.5% in September. The next step is considered more challenging as it could push rates from the upper end of neutral into restrictive territory, where they begin to slow economic activity. Higher rates are also lifting government borrowing costs. Sovereign yields have reached their highest levels since the 2012 debt crisis, adding pressure to…

The EU is currently paying out installments on its two-year €90 billion loan to Ukraine, but Kyiv is asking for the money to come faster to fill the budget gap. “The funds are needed this fall … especially given the mobilization that the enemy is planning right now,” Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara urged this week. But before releasing more funds, Brussels wants Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, to complete crucial reforms that are part of the country’s roadmap to eventual EU membership. “As reforms in the Rada progress, more budget support too. We have €37 billion still available in this calendar…

Published on 30/09/2026 – 22:00 GMT+2•Updated 22:03 The Right Livelihood Award, often called the alternative Nobel Prize, has this year honoured women and women-led organisations who, in the jury’s words, confront some of the world’s most deeply entrenched power structures: authoritarian rule, patriarchal violence and unregulated artificial intelligence development. What they have in common is that they stand up to systems that push people to the margins. Four laureates have been selected from 200 nominees in 72 countries. They will receive the award on 1 December in Stockholm. One of them is Jalila Haider, a Pakistani human rights lawyer, recognised…

Farage is spoiling to address all these fault-lines on Thursday.  “He will talk about Burnham wanting to take us into the Euro, return us to freedom of movement with 500 million people and losing the ability to nationalize key industries,” said the Reform official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the pending speech in Doncaster. The Yorkshire city voted 69% in favor of leaving the EU in the 2016 referendum, making it one of the most pro-Brexit areas in the U.K. One of its MPs is Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. Burnham has reopened the debate in Labour and…

Published on 30/09/2026 – 21:19 GMT+2•Updated 21:38 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday there were “strong indications” that Iran was involved in suspicious activity near a UK airbase used by the US military, which sparked a major security alert. “There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford,” Burnham told the BBC, referring to Sunday’s bomb scare near the base in southwest England, which the US has been using in its war against Iran. “Of course it remains an ongoing, complex, and serious police investigation,” he added. Speaking to…

Sans dynamique dans les sondages, Edouard Philippe parviendra-t-il à donner du souffle à sa campagne ? Le candidat Horizons a enfin présenté sa réforme des retraites qui prévoit de repousser l’âge légal de départ à 65 ans. Cela lui permettra-t-elle d’enlever le sparadrap du “candidat des 67 ans”, tout en convaincant les électeurs de droite de sa volonté de “remettre de l’ordre dans les comptes” ? Comment son entourage envisage-t-il la suite de la campagne ? Pauline de Saint Remy, directrice de la rédaction de POLITICO, en discute avec Anthony Lattier dans le podcast Playbook Paris. N’hésitez pas à vous…