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US President Donald Trump received Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, marking the prince’s first visit since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump welcomed him on the South Lawn with a handshake, a brief embrace, a military band and a flyover. The encounter contrasts with Joe Biden’s more restrained fist-bump greeting during his 2022 trip to Saudi Arabia. The visit underscores continued diplomatic engagement between the US and Saudi Arabia despite earlier tensions.
Speaking in the Commons on Tuesday, U.K. Security Minister Dan Jarvis said the latest assessment showed how China “is attempting to recruit and cultivate individuals with access to sensitive information about parliament and the U.K. government.” He said such work is being carried by a group of Chinese intelligence officers “often masked through the use of cover companies or external headhunters.” “China has a low threshold for what information is considered to be of value, and will gather individual pieces of information to build a wider picture,” he warned in a House of Commons statement. A Chinese Embassy spokesperson branded…
Updated: 18/11/2025 – 18:00 GMT+1 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 18th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More
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“If we are not there, who will be there?” she said in an exclusive interview with Euronews. “We understand that there is China, there is Russia, there are countries that have an interest in this part of the world, but Europe wants to be present,” she added. “We are the biggest payers to these [southern Mediterranean] countries. We don’t [just] want to be payers, we also want to be players,” the Croatian politician said. Since Brussels presented the initiative a few weeks ago, critics have voiced worries that the new pact may repeat the shortcomings of previous Euro-Mediterranean policies, which…
Central Asian leaders agreed to transform their regional cooperation from a consultative forum into a formal strategic community during a landmark summit in Tashkent that welcomed Azerbaijan as an official member. The Seventh Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Heads of State marked what officials described as a new dawn in regional integration, with participants backing proposals to establish permanent institutions and elevate diplomatic coordination. “The times demand that we transform our meetings from a consultative format of regional dialogue into a strategic format called The Community of Central Asia,” Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev told the gathering. Mirziyoyev proposed creating formal…
Brussels has struggled with drug-related crime and violence for the last several years, with dozens of shootings. By the end of October, 78 shootings had been recorded in 2025. Amid a particularly violent week in August, Moinil lambasted politicians for their lenient stance on gun violence, warning that “anyone in Brussels can be hit a by a stray bullet.” In 2024, 92 shootings claimed the lives of nine people, according to official figures. In September, Belgian Security and Home Affairs Minister Bernard Quintin sparked debate when he suggested soldiers could be deployed on the streets of Brussels for their “shock effect” alongside police. In…
The European Union should sit on the controversial ‘Board of Peace’ pitched by US President Donald Trump in his 20-point plan for Gaza, the EU’s Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, told Euronews on Tuesday. “If we talk about fair play, then we should have a seat on this board for sure,” Šuica, whose portfolio covers EU support to the Palestinian territories, said on Euronews’ The Europe Conversation. “We are the biggest, not only (financial) donors, but players,” she added. “We are their closest neighbours. So I think that we should have a place on this board.” The Commissioner’s call…
Published on 18/11/2025 – 14:23 GMT+1 Crowds in the Czech Republic and Slovakia took to the streets on Monday night to protest their governments on the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended decades of Soviet-dominated communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia split peacefully in 1993, and while the two nations have since joined the European Union and NATO, many now worry their pro-European values are under threat. Tens of thousands of people protested against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Moscow-friendly stances, with rallies and marches organised in dozens of communities. The protesters in Freedom Square…
Published on 18/11/2025 – 15:04 GMT+1 Football fans jetting over to the US for the 2026 World Cup could see their visa appointment fast-tracked thanks to a newly announced initiative. Speaking at the White House this week, POTUS Donald Trump revealed that US embassies will give priority for visa appointment to those who have purchased tickets to official matches. Dubbed the FIFA Prioritised Appointment Scheduling System, millions of ticket-holders will be able to bypass long wait times to ensure they have the proper documentation to enter the country. Trump says the move is part of efforts to make the 2026…