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By Euronews Published on 27/12/2025 – 13:19 GMT+1 •Updated 28/12/2025 – 3:09 GMT+1 Italian police arrested nine people accused of financing Hamas through charitable associations that investigators said raised at least €7.3 million for the Palestinian militant group. Police and the Guardia di Finanza executed arrest warrants and seized more than €8 million in assets in an operation coordinated by Genoa’s District Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Directorate. The investigation, which began before the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, revealed what prosecutors described as a complex network of international financial transfers through three Italian associations based in Genoa and Milan.…
By Euronews with AP Published on 27/12/2025 – 18:29 GMT+1 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on his way to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy left Poland on Saturday with a first stop scheduled in Canada to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney. On Sunday, the US and Ukrainian presidents will meet in Florida at Trump’s private residence to discuss a peace plan for Kyiv. Zelenskyy announced that the talks will focus on security guarantees and territorial issues, adding that the 20-point plan currently under consideration “is about 90% ready.” The Ukrainian president…
Fighter jets were scrambled and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems were put on readiness as a preventive measure to protect Polish airspace. The move came as Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with nearly 500 drones — many of them Iranian-designed Shaheds — and around 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic weapons, according to Ukrainian authorities. “Another Russian attack is still ongoing,” Zelenskyy wrote on X at mid-morning Saturday, saying the primary target was Kyiv, where energy facilities and civilian infrastructure were hit. He said residential buildings were damaged and rescue teams were searching for people trapped under rubble, while electricity…
The incident comes as Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies widened a probe into an alleged bribery scheme involving members of the Verkhovna Rada, the country’s parliament. Earlier on Saturday, NABU and SAP said they had uncovered an organized criminal group that included sitting lawmakers who allegedly received illicit payments in exchange for voting in favor of certain parliamentary decisions. Investigators said the scheme operated systematically and may have involved additional intermediaries. Authorities have not disclosed the identities of the lawmakers under investigation, saying further information would be released after investigative actions are completed. Prosecutors are examining multiple voting episodes and potential illicit…
The U.K. left the EU customs union after the 2016 Brexit referendum, formally exiting the bloc in January 2020 under then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Britain remained aligned with EU trade rules during a transition period before fully leaving the customs union on Jan. 1, 2021, when the EU-U.K. Trade and Cooperation Agreement took effect. The move restored Britain’s ability to strike independent trade deals but introduced customs checks, rules-of-origin requirements and new barriers for exporters. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has so far ruled out rejoining the customs union, framing it as a red line while promising a broader “reset” with…
By Euronews Published on 27/12/2025 – 13:19 GMT+1 The Italian authorities have carried out a major operation coordinated by the Anti-Mafia District Directorate of Genoa against an alleged terrorist cell linked to Hamas. The State Police and the Guardia di Finanza applied precautionary measures against nine suspects, all of whom were to be remanded in custody, and ordered the seizure of assets worth more than eight million euros. The investigation, which started from reports of suspicious financial transactions, unveiled a complex system of international currency triangulations. The investigators accuse the suspects of being part of and actively financing the Hamas organisation.…
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That debate was triggered after the EPP broke with its traditional centrist partners and relied on far-right backing to push through rollbacks of EU green rules, including cuts to corporate sustainability and deforestation legislation, a moment far-right lawmakers openly described as a breakthrough. Far-right groups have since made clear they intend to cash in. Leaders from the Patriots and ECR groups said they are pressing for tougher migration policies, deregulation for industry and the reversal of the EU’s planned 2035 ban on combustion-engine cars, signaling that future votes would come at a political price. Centrist lawmakers, meanwhile, say they feel…
Rutte’s remarks were a direct response to recent comments by Manfred Weber, the leader of the European People’s Party, who questioned whether Europe can continue to rely on Washington amid political uncertainty in the U.S. In an interview with Funke Media Group, Weber argued that Europe must be prepared to act more autonomously. “We cannot seriously expect Trump to secure a peace solution on his own with American GIs,” Weber said, calling for European soldiers to operate under a European flag as part of future security arrangements in Ukraine. The exchange comes amid a broader debate in Europe over strategic…
Now that we’ve finished rounding up our favourite albums of 2025, it’s already time to look ahead and think about the coming year… This year has been a very solid one in terms of new releases, with bold and intoxicating experimentation courtesy of FKA twigs, DJ Haram, Jane Remover and, of course, Rosalía – so let’s hoping the 12 months to come deliver more to get excited about. We’ve handpicked 10 albums scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2026 – the ones we’re most eager to get into our ears. And we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed…