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Brussels is assessing a new payment request from Kyiv worth several billion euros to bolster Ukraine’s air defences, as Russia intensifies its aerial attacks and Ukraine seeks more US-made Patriot interceptors. “We have received a new payment request. It is worth several billion euros and would cover Ukraine’s air defences, including the highly advanced PAC-3 Patriot air defence systems,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. EU countries now need to approve a derogation from the conditions of the Ukraine Support Loan, which limits non-European sourcing to 35%…
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Published on 02/09/2026 – 14:31 GMT+2•Updated 15:25 The Dutch central bank (DNB) said on Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold stock out of the United States and Canada to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest.” The DNB said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa. “This makes it the quickest for DNB to deploy in a crisis situation,” said the bank in a statement. “With this step, we have improved the deployability of the gold reserves. We assume that we will never need to deploy the gold,…
Published on 02/09/2026 – 15:17 GMT+2 X has revealed that hackers could be trying to attack users after the launch of X Money. This follows several X users receiving surprise password reset emails. Although the social media giant has been looking into the issue, there is no evidence so far that these attack attempts were successful. It is believed that attackers could be mass-triggering the form for password resets using public usernames X Money, the platform’s payments service, launched on an invite-only basis in July before expanding to all Premium and Premium+ subscribers on 31 August. It allows users to…
You can learn a lot about a city by ticking off its top landmarks, museums and monuments, but if you really want to get under its skin, there’s arguably no better place to start than at the bar. From centuries-old pubs to gloriously chaotic drinking dens, Europe’s best watering holes offer a glimpse into local life that you won’t find in your usual guidebook. Now, the European Bar Guide, an independent website which publishes reviews of the best pubs and bars across the continent, has revealed its annual ranking of Europe’s 100 best bars. On its website, the guide says…
It’s been a very solid year so far in terms of new album releases, with neo-soul goodnessfrom Jill Scott, intoxicating hip-hopfrom Irish trio Kneecap, Olivia Rodrigo’sbed-bouncing pop, and Phoebe Bridgers delivering the best album of her career so far – to name but a few. And 2026 isn’t over yet… Now that we’ve given you our massive Fall movie preview, highlighting the films that should get you rushing to the cinema, it’s time to look ahead to the crowded release schedule when it comes to music. We’ve handpicked 15 hotly anticipated records you won’t want to miss before the year…
“Bardella has always been attached to the international credibility of the National Rally,” said the aide, who was granted anonymity to share details of Bardella’s plans. “He will give great attention to the international press during the campaign.” Since shooting up the National Rally’s ranks in his twenties, Bardella has brought a polished professionalism to a party that long struggled to run a tight ship. He led the party to impressive victories in the 2019 and 2024 European elections and is now the head of the Patriots group in the European Parliament. The party is now more popular than ever,…
Uncertainty over fishing quotas may have made many Icelandic voters reluctant to embark on an EU membership pathway. The country voted no on 29 August on resuming negotiations with Brussels by 52.8%, with the talks between the two on hold since 2013. The campaign was fierce and, as with many crucial public votes in recent years, was also marked by inaccurate claims circulating online and among media channels. One of them involved the referendum’s main sticking point: fisheries. A few media outlets reported on talks between Iceland’s foreign affairs minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten about…
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By Euronews Persian Published on 02/09/2026 – 14:37 GMT+2•Updated 14:42 The US dollar broke above 2.1 million Iranian rials on Tehran’s free market on Wednesday, setting a new record as the rial lost around 60% of its value against the dollar since the start of the Iranian calendar year in March — when the dollar traded at approximately 1.35 million rials. The rial’s slide has accelerated since the US reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports in July, following the collapse of a short-lived ceasefire. The euro hit an unprecedented 2.55 million rials, and the UK pound reached 2,976,000 rials. The…