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The U.S. and Gulf countries are now fighting against Iranian missiles and drones mainly with Patriot PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles. U.S. officials have warned that could strain American stockpiles. It’s also having an immediate knock-on effect on deliveries. According to the Swiss press, deliveries of Patriot air defense systems to Switzerland will be delayed even further because of the war in the Middle East. Kubilius is on a so-called a missile tour in Europe, which started in Poland. He also said he was “very surprised” about the Polish dispute over the EU’s loans-for-weapons SAFE scheme. Polish President Karol Nawrocki…
Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Greece have teamed up to build deportation centres outside Europe, marking the first time a group of EU member states has been established to make the controversial project a reality on the ground. The extraterritorial camps, also known as return hubs, are meant to host rejected asylum seekers as they wait to be returned to their countries of origin. Interior ministers from the five countries gathered on Thursday on the margins of a meeting in Brussels. Magnus Brunner, the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, took part in the discussions as a guest.…
As anyone with passing knowledge of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” will eagerly tell you, ‘Frankenstein’ is actually the name of the mad scientist, not the Monster. It’s an oft trotted out factoid that makes all the booksplaining lot feel invigorated as they bore the pants off you with familiar wisdom that doesn’t require a literature degree to acquire. Fewer remember, however, quite how little screentime the Bride of Frankenstein got in the 1935 sequel to Frankenstein. Despite getting central billing in the title of James Whale’s The Bride of Frankenstein, Elsa Lanchester’s shock haired bride only appeared 10 minutes before the…
The men include one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals. They were arrested in the early hours of Friday morning at addresses in Barnet and Watford “as part of a pre-planned operation,” the Met said. The Met’s head of counter-terrorism policing in London, Helen Flanagan, said the arrests were “part of a long-running investigation and part of our ongoing work to disrupt malign activity where we suspect it.” “We understand the public may be concerned, in particular the Jewish community, and as always, I would ask them to remain vigilant and if they see or hear anything that concerns them,…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 9:54 GMT+1 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary of detaining seven employees of Ukrainian state bank Oschadbank along with a large amount of cash and gold. According to Oschadbank, a van carrying personnel and some $75 million dollars was intercepted in central Budapest. The vehicle was transporting cash from Austria to Ukraine. Kyiv says it has lost all contact with the bank’s staff on the van. The incident signals a dramatic escalation in the troubled relation between the two countries, a day after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traded accusations…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a 30-day waiver on Thursday allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil from ships currently stranded at sea due to their regular maritime routes being closed or deemed too risky. In a statement shared on X, Secretary Bessent described it as a short-term fix to ease supply pressures and guaranteed that the measure “will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government”. The decision was made amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Iran war and the substantial disruptions to global energy markets it continues to cause. The waiver,…
While much attention has been paid to the AfD’s ascent in the former East Germany — where it is far ahead in polling ahead of two state elections in the region set for September — the party’s rising national popularity is due largely to the inroads it is making in the more populous western part of the country. That includes Baden-Württemberg, where the AfD is set to nearly double its support and come in a strong third behind the conservatives and the Greens, according to the polls. This could well establish the state as the far right’s most powerful base outside…
Updated: 06/03/2026 – 9:09 GMT+1 A video shared by White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino shows US President Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office as faith leaders gather around him to pray. Scavino posted the footage on X with a message saying, “God Bless the USA.” … More
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has only added to the uncertainty. Orbán has so far discreetly endeavored to distance himself from the Middle East war, delicately noting at a recent campaign rally that the president had sought his opinion ahead of the bombing of Iran, “given we [Hungary] have relations with Iran and friendly relations with Israel.” He said that what’s happening isn’t what he’d advised, but added that the U.S. leader and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss serious measures to “stabilize the world’s state” when Trump visits Beijing, as he is expected to do later this month. Still,…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 7:39 GMT+1•Updated 8:07 On today’s show: Exclusive interviews with Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, and Johan Forssell, Sweden’s Migration Minister. Euronews correspondents in Doha and Baku, Aadel Haleem and Nadira Tudor, report on the war in Iran, which enters its seventh day today. Our Sasha Vakulina fills us in on Zelenskyy’s decision to send drone interception experts to the Middle East. Jakub Janas explains how artificial intelligence is being used in armed conflicts. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon and our…