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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party faced a setback on 8 March, when it failed come first in a state election in Germany’s third-largest state of Baden-Württemberg. In a close vote, the Green party finished ahead of the CDU with 30.2% of the ballot, making it likely they will run the state in a coalition with Merz’s party. Elsewhere, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party almost doubled its result from the previous state election in 2021, coming in third place with 18.8% of the vote. The result comes as both international and domestic polling suggests the chancellor…

Published on 11/03/2026 – 10:17 GMT+1 Speaking to Euronews’ flagship morning program Europe Today, Jørgensen urged European countries to “lower their taxes on electricity” as soon as possible in response to the current spikes in energy prices due to the war in the Middle East. “Of course, there’s a very clear concern fo us that the prices are too high for our citizens and our indistries,” Jørgensen said. “we’ve sent a very clear signal to the member states of the Union, and we recommend that you lower the taxes on electricity.” Tax cuts applied quickly would “make it easier for…

Six people were killed and five injured when a fire broke out on a bus in Kerzers in the canton of Fribourg on Tuesday afternoon, according to Fribourg police. Three of the injured are in critical condition. A paramedic who intervened to provide assistance was amongst those injured, along with four passengers. In an interview on Wednesday morning with Swiss national broadcaster RTS, Fribourg Canton police communications chief Martial Pugin confirmed that while “an intentional act is the most likely scenario”, “at present there is no evidence” it was a terror attack. Videos circulating on social media showed flames several…

Airlines continue to respond to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with British Airways the latest carrier to “temporarily reduce” its services across the region. In an update issued on 10 March, BA said it has cancelled all flights to and from Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv “until later this month”, while services to and from Abu Dhabi have been cancelled “until later this year”. BA has been operating a number of repatriation flights to help stranded passengers return home. Following its final repatriation services from Muscat, Oman, to London Heathrow on 11 and 12 March, the…

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Published on 11/03/2026 – 6:30 GMT+1 The US said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels on Tuesday, after Tehran vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single litre” to be shipped to its enemies through the chokehold Strait of Hormuz. In a post late on Tuesday on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump, who had earlier warned Iran of intense consequences “at a level never seen before”, said Washington has taken pre-emptive measures to respond to the threat Tehran had levelled. “I am pleased to report that within the…

Trump, along with his Israeli allies, launched a military offensive against Iran late last month. Air strikes killed the Iranian supreme leader, but have failed to topple the regime and triggered regional drone-and-missile retaliation from Tehran. The war has also fueled a spike in oil prices, sparking concern over the global economy.  “We all need an event like the FIFA World Cup to bring people together now more than ever, and I sincerely thank the President of the United States for his support, as it shows once again that Football Unites the World,” Infantino added.  Infantino, who has been head…

As the conflict between Israel, the US, and Iran escalates, the EU is implementing measures to protect its citizens and economies, including evacuation flights and management of oil reserves. On March 6, EU foreign ministers warned that the conflict puts Europeans in the region at risk and could cause global economic problems. In response, they put Europe’s crisis plans into action. To protect citizens, EU embassies have issued travel alerts, tracked nationals abroad, and organised evacuation flights. In severe scenarios, member states can request joint disaster-response support, sharing planes, medical teams and generators, coordinated around the clock from Brussels. Disruption…

8:17 GMT+1 Israeli strike hits building in central Beirut early on Wednesday Videos are circulating online and are being broadcast by local Lebanese news channels from an apparent strike site in the densely populated Aicha Bakkar neighbourhood in the centre of the capital, Beirut. The intense strikes show two floors of a multi-storey building engulfed in flames.The attack came without warning. There were no immediate reports concerning who was targeted or the number and extent of casualties.The structure that was hit is several buildings away from Dar al-Fatwa, the country’s highest Sunni Muslim religious authority.The strike was in an area…

Ukraine is running out of money to fight Russia — but Hungary still isn’t budging on its opposition to the EU’s €90 billion loan to Kyiv.On today’s episode, host Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson, senior finance reporter, outline some of the contingency plans European countries have up their sleeves to get Ukraine the funding it needs before it’s too late. Also on the podcast, POLITICO’s Karl Mathiesen has interviewed Frank Furedi, who runs MCC Brussels, a think tank linked to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government.  The Hungarian-born sociologist argues Europe’s rising populist right may not be ready for power — Zoya…