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Published on 04/12/2025 – 12:10 GMT+1 The use of drones in the war in Ukraine and the violation of EU airspace by these aircraft requires a realignment of defence strategy, according to the bloc’s top military official. All military, political, and economic structures of the EU must be prepared and ready to defend themselves, the Chairman of the EU Military Committee (CEUMC), Irish General Sean Clancy, told Euronews. To that end, the EU and the NATO alliance need to work together more closely. “There is a stronger relationship required between the EU and NATO. There is a need for coherence.…

A French student has been convicted of vandalising the grave of Robert Badinter, the former justice minister who abolished the death penalty in France, just hours before the late statesman was to be honoured at the Panthéon. The 23-year-old with no prior record was arrested on Tuesday morning and tried for grave desecration and property damage. He admitted to the offences and was sentenced to a one-year suspended jail term. Police identified him through CCTV footage showing him entering and leaving Bagneux cemetery in the Hauts-de-Seine department on the night of 8 October 2025, as well as mobile phone data…

BRUSSELS — The European Commission will open an investigation into Meta’s integration of artificial intelligence into its WhatsApp chat app, competition chief Teresa Ribera said. “I can confirm you that today we will adopt a decision on Meta AI and we will open a procedure around this,” Ribera told a hearing of the European Parliament’s economic affairs committee on Thursday. She added: “But we have not signed it yet.” The commissioner was replying to a question by Renew lawmaker Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, who’d asked her to comment on a press report on the matter. The Financial Times reported that the EU was set…

Kazakhstan has called on the European Union to accelerate infrastructure projects in Central Asia that were proposed two years ago, warning that delays could see opportunities slip away. Roman Vassilenko, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Belgium and head of the country’s mission to the EU and NATO, said the bloc and its financial institutions must focus on implementing proposals from a 2023 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development report. “We would like to call on the EU, its member states as well as financial institutions to move faster and focus on practical implementations of the 2023 EBRD report findings on both hard…

Belal “Remember The Name” Muhammad, the UFC’s first champion of Palestinian origin, has been preparing this week to co-headline the first-ever Fight Night in Qatar, marking an important moment for the region. Euronews correspondent Aadel Haleem sat down with the 37 year-old Palestinian-American to discuss his identity, faith and the growth of mixed martial arts across the Middle East. Belal, you’re co-headlining the UFC’s first Fight Night in Qatar. You’ve been training here – how’s the experience been so far? Belal Muhammad: It’s been amazing, the people, the energy, the culture. It’s just peaceful. You just feel like a different…

How vulnerable is the British state to Russian attacks? Sam and Anne discuss how the government will fund the additional defence spending and the rumblings of some unhappiness in the British deep state. Away from defence, Sam hears of some tensions building between Number 10 and Number 11 over the handling of the budget as a formal leak inquiry is launched. Plus, is the government machine grinding to a halt?

Published on 04/12/2025 – 9:13 GMT+1 Norway has postponed controversial deep–sea mining plans, a delay environmentalists say must be “the nail in the coffin” for the industry. Yesterday (3 December) the country’s Labour government confirmed it will not issue licenses for deep-sea mining during the current legislative term, which doesn’t end until 2029. The agreement follows intense negotiations between Labour, the Socialist Left Party, the Green Party, the Red Party and the Centre Party. While Labour leads the government, it does not have a majority on its own and needed support from other political parties to get its 2026 State…

Published on 24/11/2025 – 9:13 GMT+1 German actor Udo Kier, who worked with everyone from Andy Warhol to Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog, Dario Argento and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, has died at the age of 81. His partner, artist Delbert McBride, announced that Kier had died in hospital in Palm Springs, California, on Sunday morning. No cause of death was given. Known for his piercing stare and memorable villainous roles, Kier leaves behind an expansive body of work, having starred in more than 250 films, earning him the reputation as one of European cinema’s foremost character actors. Kier was born…

But there’s another reason for the chaotic scenes we’ve witnessed over the past few months — of summits announced then called off, deadlines declared then abandoned, plans set in stone then amended, all with an ever-rotating cast of characters leading negotiations — and that’s because the Trump administration lacks a formal process to develop policy, provide guidance, interact with foreign governments and set a clear direction. This absence of formal process is a unique feature — or bug — of this presidency. Of course, Trump is hardly the first U.S. leader to rely on a small coterie of aides to…

Ukraine and its European allies on Wednesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with US envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough or compromise. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Putin to “stop wasting the world’s time,” while the UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on the Russian leader to “end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace”. The remarks came as foreign ministers from European NATO countries showed little patience with Moscow in their Brussels…