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By Euronews with IJF Published on 21/03/2026 – 19:06 GMT+1 Welcome back to Georgia for day 2 of the Tbilisi Grand Slam 2026. The Tbilisi Arena welcomed athletes from around the world for another exciting day of competition. The atmosphere was electric as local heroes took to the tatami in pursuit of the podium. At -63kg, current world champion Haruka KAJU of Japan faced former world champion Joanne VAN LIESHOUT of the Netherlands. With both fighters showing strong ne waza throughout the day the stage was set for a true battle. In the final, however, it was KAJU who controlled the…
The Trump administration is doubling down on its endorsement of Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán in next month’s Hungarian elections, even as Orbán’s deal-blocking in Brussels has been labeled “unacceptable” by EU peers. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated his “complete and total endorsement” of Orbán in the Hungarian elections. And U.S. Vice President JD Vance is reportedly due to fly to Budapest in April in support of the prime minister. The EU’s longest-serving leader, facing an election in less than a month that he is forecast to lose, has long been a thorn in the side of Brussels. In…
U.K. Royal Air Force jets and other British military assets are “continuing to defend our people and personnel” in the region, as the U.K. has also given permission for the U.S. to use British bases for “specific and limited” defensive operations, they said. Iran’s targeting of Diego Garcia occurred before the U.K. on Friday confirmed that U.S. use of its bases includes defensive operations against “missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.” The access to U.K. bases has been granted for RAF Fairford in the U.K. and Diego Garcia. Israel and Iran launched…
By Lucy Davalou with AP Published on 21/03/2026 – 15:45 GMT+1 At least two people have been killed in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. 154 drones were launched over the country, with 148 of them downed. In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, a Russian strike on a home has killed a couple and wounded their two children, aged 15 and 11, and four others, according to regional head Ivan Fedorov on Saturday morning. The attack came hours before expected peace talks to be held in Miami between the United States and Ukraine, according to Ukrainian state media. On…
In the letter, Jørgensen asked EU countries to lower their gas storage refilling targets to 80 percent, 10 percentage points below normal targets. He also suggested that countries could start storage injections early to avoid an “end-of-summer rush to refill storages,” which would put upward pressure on prices. He also suggested that governments extend the deadline to meet filling targets to as late as December, two months later than usual. He said countries can take these measures under the EU Gas Storage Regulation, which provides for flexibility in difficult market conditions. The EU requires member countries to maintain gas reserves…
Switzerland said it won’t allow weapons exports to the U.S. as long as Washington is involved in its ongoing military campaign against Iran. The Swiss government said on Friday that it will not sign off on any new licenses for the export of war materiel to countries involved in the conflict, citing Switzerland’s commitment to neutrality. Switzerland said that it has not issued new export licenses to send weapons to the U.S. since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Tehran on Feb. 28. Existing licenses to export weapons to the U.S. can continue as they are not relevant “to…
Tehran also fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but did not hit the base, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The British government condemned “Iran’s reckless strikes” and confirmed London’s agreement for Washington to use U.K. bases in attacks against Iranian “missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.” The U.K. “is working closely with international partners to develop a viable plan to safeguard international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” it said in a statement. Defense ministries…
Published on 21/03/2026 – 10:29 GMT+1 Egypt has become more diplomatically active in recent days amid heightened tensions after a wave of escalation in the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States, holding talks with Gulf leaders and calling for de-escalation. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar this week underlined Cairo’s effort to show solidarity with Gulf states under attack, while stressing that their security is part of Egypt’s own. The outreach comes as tensions have become more dangerous, with attacks expanding to energy infrastructure and growing concern it could spill further across…
In dieser Sonderfolge spricht Gordon Repinski mit zwei Experten, die sich regelmäßig mit unsichtbaren, hybriden Angriffen beschäftigen: Sinan Selen, Präsident des Bundesverfassungsschutzes, und Marika Linntam, Botschafterin Estlands in Deutschland. Zusammen haben sie auf der Sicherheitstagung des Bundesverfassungsschutzes und des „Verbandes für Sicherheit in der Wirtschaft“ besprochen, wie Russland mit Nadelstichen versucht, die deutsche Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft zu destabilisieren. Während Estland durch jahrelange Erfahrung eine breite gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Resilienz gegen Desinformation und Sabotage entwickelt hat, warnt Sinan Selen vor einem erheblichen Nachholbedarf in deutschen Unternehmen und der breiten Öffentlichkeit. Im Gespräch geht es deswegen auch darum, wie die Sensibilität gesteigert…
By Euronews with AP Published on 21/03/2026 – 10:07 GMT+1 The Russian tanker damaged in a series of explosions, which has been drifting in the Mediterranean Sea for the past two weeks has entered Libya’s search and rescue zone and is headed towards the country, Italy’s civil protection agency said on Friday. Since the vessel is now in Libya’s waters, any intervention would fall under the Libyan authorities, the agency said. Italy has offered its help if asked. The gas carrier called the Arctic Metagaz is part of Russia’s sanctioned “shadow fleet,” which ships oil in violation of international sanctions over the war…