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9:37 GMT+1 Iranian drones strike airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Three Iranian drones have targeted the passenger terminal of Razi Airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan authorities told Euronews.Videos from the scene show a drone flying towards the airport, damage to its main terminal and emergency crews on site.In another video seen by Euronews, a drone is seen hitting the airport with a large explosion and a cloud of smoke appearing following the strike.It is unclear whether there were any casualties at this time. 9:26 GMT+1 First Israeli repatriation flights land safely in Tel Aviv The first two repatriation flights bringing home…
For one, Trump and his aides have cited many different objectives: deposing the regime, ensuring Iran never has nuclear weapons, destroying the country’s missile capabilities, vanquishing its navy, ending support for its proxies and terrorism, exacting revenge for past attacks killing Americans, as well as ensuring Iran can never project force beyond its borders. All these constitute a tall order, to say the least. Regime change, for one, is hard to achieve from the air, and yet it seems Washington has no intention of deploying ground troops to depose Iran’s regime, maintain order and assist a new one in taking…
Drei Tage vor der Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg steuert das Rennen auf ein Foto-Finish zu. Während Manuel Hagel (CDU) lange als sicherer Sieger galt, holt Cem Özdemir für die Grünen mit einem „Realo-Kurs“ in den Umfragen auf. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum dieser Wahlausgang zur Schicksalsfrage für Friedrich Merz werden könnte und weshalb ein grüner Sieg paradoxerweise die Wirtschaftswende in Berlin stabilisieren würde. Mitten im Wahlkampf-Endspurt befindet sich der AfD-Spitzenkandidat Markus Frohnmaier in Washington, D.C. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt er, warum er für Treffen mit den Republikanern der „Make America Great Again“-Bewegung den Haustürwahlkampf schwänzt und wie er eigentlich zur Aussage seines Parteichefs…
As a certified bookworm, I am rarely without written company. And as an environmental journalist, I am often drawn to the ‘nature writing’ section of bookshops. But here I recommend a small collection of books from different genres and years. All have deepened my thinking on the climate crisis in some way, and all would make great companions this World Book Day if you’ve not come across them yet. In their different ways, they give hope that it’s not too late to heal or grow. They delve into pain to take us somewhere better, and strengthen us for action. Women…
A controversial new idea on EU enlargement is stirring debate in Brussels. Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton unpack a proposal known as “reverse enlargement,” as the European Commission tests how far EU capitals are willing to go to speed up Ukraine’s path toward the bloc. Meanwhile, the war in Iran looms over two meetings in Brussels: EU foreign ministers hold talks with their Gulf counterparts about the escalating conflict, while home affairs ministers discuss deportations policy and how Europe should prepare if instability in the region leads to more people seeking safety in the EU. And finally: The European Commission…
By Euronews Published on 05/03/2026 – 6:38 GMT+1 French President Emmanuel Macron said he spoke with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and asked him to “refrain from a ground offensive” in Lebanon. “I urged the Israeli Prime Minister to preserve Lebanon’s territorial integrity and to refrain from a ground offensive,” the French leader wrote on X on Wednesday. The phone call with Netanyahu marked Macron’s first conversation with the Israeli leader since last year, who has voiced anger over France’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state in September. Macron also said he held talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime…
Cyprus was forced to postpone a meeting of the 27 national European affairs ministers scheduled for Monday and Tuesday to discuss the bloc’s seven-year budget and Ukraine and Moldova’s path to EU membership. Delegations from those countries had also been due in Nicosia. A session of the bloc’s culture ministers was also scrapped, and ENISA, the EU’s cybersecurity agency, confirmed that its conference in the resort town of Ayia Napa on Wednesday would be postponed, with no new date announced. A rare disease summit set for Thursday was axed as well. “This is the kind of thing that can change…
A senior Home Office official, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive policy details, estimates the changes could extend to thousands of individuals. They would not rule out asylum seekers deemed to have broken the law being forced into destitution and rough sleeping in the process. Mahmood will address critics who will balk at this by arguing that if citizens don’t trust the state to fix what is one of their top priorities then “there is no space for Labour values” to be realized. “Restoring order and control at our border is not a betrayal of Labour values, it is an embodiment…
However, the government insists that even with a Nawrocki veto, it would still be able to access the EU cash. But Nawrocki stressed that the SAFE money comes with strings attached. His idea, he says would mean “a concrete and secure alternative for SAFE that will not involve any interest … without credit, without changing Poland’s situation in the EU, and with the flexibility our armed forces need in selecting equipment.” Glapiński hinted that the central bank would step in with its annual profit for the purpose. Any central bank profits are channeled to state coffers, although that hasn’t happened…
Published on 04/03/2026 – 22:06 GMT+1 Russian President Vladimir Putin handed over two prisoners of war to Hungary during a visit by Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó to Moscow. The two men, holding both Hungarian and Ukrainian nationality, had fought in the Ukrainian army and had been held in Russian captivity. Both boarded the Hungarian government’s aircraft shortly after Szijjártó concluded his talks with Putin. On Tuesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had asked Putin for the release of Hungarian nationals during a telephone conversation. Later that day, Putin confirmed the decision during Szijjártó’s visit. “These are citizens who have…