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Brussels is finally starting to wake up to the security threat Russia poses to the European Union, Latvia’s Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs told Euronews. His comments come days after a Russian drone struck a passenger train just two kilometres from the Polish border on Sunday and weeks after Germany attributed an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport to Moscow, prompting swift responses from EU officials, who warned Europe must prepare for a “new era of European security”. To vulnerable countries on the northeastern frontline, these attacks come as no surprise; they have long been cautioning that an escalation of hostile…

Images from the scene showed the vehicle engulfed in flames as people nearby tried to put out the fire. Civil defence teams later inspected the burned-out wreckage, while ambulances took the casualties to Al-Shifa Hospital. Medical staff received the dead and wounded at the hospital. At Al-Shifa, Palestinians later gathered to perform funeral prayers before carrying the bodies away for burial. Palestinian health officials said the explosion had dismembered the victims’ bodies and appealed to the public for help identifying the two people killed. The Israel Defense Forces said the strike targeted two Hamas engineers, Hassan Ali Abu Nada and…

Un autre haut responsable souligne que von der Leyen recevait Mark Carney, et qu’un “bon hôte” offre des cadeaux, même s’il n’a pas pu préciser en quoi consisteraient ces cadeaux politiques. Réseaux sociaux Ursula von der Leyen a confirmé qu’elle profiterait de son discours pour dévoiler ses projets concernant les restrictions d’âge sur les réseaux sociaux, une proposition législative pouvant être présentée le jour même. Elle devra répondre à de nombreuses questions épineuses, notamment quel sera l’âge minimum fixé et si elle laissera les pays de l’UE définir leur propre limite d’âge. La semaine dernière, lors d’un dîner ministériel à…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 18:13 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspended Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko on Monday, hours after it emerged that he had left the country after resigning amid a major corruption probe that had reached his own office. Kravchenko crossed the border overnight, according to Ukrainian media citing law-enforcement sources. Kravchenko also released a video saying he had signed a notice of suspicion against Semen Kryvonos, director of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU). Kravchenko alleged that Kryvonos had forged official documents to obtain an unlawful benefit. Kryvonos rejected the allegation and told reporters later on Monday that…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 23:46 GMT+2 The United States Space Force confirmed on Monday that the US has deployed weapons into orbit. “The US has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” a spokesperson for the force said in a statement. “Space control encapsulates the mission areas required to contest and control the space domain — employing kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities,” the statement continued. It added that “these capabilities can be employed for offensive and defensive purposes.” ‘Strategic competitors’ The space domain has become increasingly viewed as a critical…

Carney is scheduled to attend von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech on Wednesday before addressing MEPs on Thursday, when he is expected to pitch a closer partnership with the EU as Ottawa fights a trade war with Washington. He will continue his European tour with meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham.  The initial news that von der Leyen wouldn’t attend Carney’s address had caused uproar among some Members of the European Parliament. “One of Europe’s most important allies is coming to address your Parliament. And as the President of the EU Commission,…

Finland and France committed to deepening their defence partnership on Monday, with Helsinki formally joining a French initiative aimed at strengthening European security through forward nuclear deterrence. In a joint statement, the two nations called the decision an “important step for European security, and for bilateral cooperation.” “It will strengthen their partnership, and offer opportunities for strategic signalling, as well as the ability to manage escalation below the nuclear threshold,” it continued, adding that a “Nuclear Steering Group” would be set up within the next few months to “begin the implementation of this cooperation.” In a post on X, Finnish…

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The Irish presidency, which is steering the budget talks, wrote that “reductions could be made, with many [countries] questioning the justification of the proposed increase in staff levels” at a time when they’re making domestic personnel cuts. The Commission proposed hiring an extra 2,500 officials over the next seven years, fueling discontent from nine countries led by Austria. In the Commission’s proposal, which was drawn up in July 2025, administrative costs will be worth €118 billion from 2028 to 2034, which is around 6% of the overall budget. However, Ireland is facing strong resistance to cutting other areas of the…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 21:35 GMT+2 Former Moroccan intelligence officer Mehdi Hijaouy contacted people close to ex-Venezuelan spy chief Hugo Carvajal in the summer of 2024, offering information to Spanish authorities in exchange for protection from a potential extradition to Morocco, The Objective reported. At the time, Hijaouy, who was reportedly forced into exile following a conflict with some of his intelligence colleagues, was in France, but he would move to Spain over fears for his safety and that of his family. Hijaouy turned to a lawyer who had taken part in efforts to persuade Carvajal to cooperate with Spanish…