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Ein Geheimdienstskandal erschüttert Berlin: Hat der ehemalige BND-Chef August Hanning hochsensible Regierungsdaten an Aserbaidschan weitergegeben? Während der aktuelle BND-Chef Martin Jäger Anfang der Woche vor Sicherheitsrisiken warnt, droht sein Dienst selbst zur Gefahr zu werden. Hans von der Burchard ordnet ein, wie die Affäre das internationale Vertrauen in Deutschland beschädigt. Im Kanzleramt rollen derweil die Dienstwagen zum Koalitionsausschuss an. Zwischen Union und SPD geht es erneut um Schmerzgrenzen, sei es beim Tankrabatt, dem Kurs gegen China oder der umstrittenen Zuckersteuer. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert, ob das Krisentreffen die ewige Blockade löst oder die Partner endgültig in die Sackgasse führt. Genau diese…

My grandfather had survived the Holocaust. On October 7, 2023, I was with him in Belgium when the images from Israel began to arrive. For our family, genocide was not an abstract word. It was part of the history that had shaped his life and made my own possible. Now, alongside him, I was watching the first images of another massacre of Jews. I felt horror, fear and helplessness. Nevertheless, there was something particularly painful about experiencing that moment with my grandfather. After everything he had survived, he had lived long enough to witness this. The attack by Hamas and…

The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on Earth, but for years it has been shrinking. The northern and north-eastern parts along Kazakhstan’s coast form the shallowest sector of the Caspian Sea, typically ranging between just three and six metres. But as water levels continue to fall, following decades of climate change and human activity, environmentalists are discovering clusters of under-water islands. The latest was spotted days ago near Kulaly Island during a recent aerial survey. Volunteer and environmental activist Daniyar Akimzhanov was part of the group that reported the discovery. He says that the newly emerged…

At the start of this year, the euro was one of the most popular trades in global markets. Investors expected the European Central Bank to keep raising interest rates while the dollar lost its shine, and in late January the single currency climbed above $1.20. Nine months later, that confidence has drained away. The single currency recorded four straight weekly losses and earlier this week fell to as low as $1.116, its weakest level against the dollar since May 2025. Behind the fall are two crises arriving at the same time: an energy shock Europe cannot control and a French…

Russia’s hybrid attacks across Europe — cyberattacks, sabotage, drone incursions — have been ramping up in recent months. But European governments are quietly preparing for something much worse. On today’s show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss how EU ambassadors have been meeting in recent weeks to discuss what to do if a potential Russian hybrid attack were to result in mass casualties. Next, Britain’s minister in charge of relations with Europe, Hamish Falconer, is making his first official visit to the European Parliament. Zoya was able to catch him on the phone to ask him more about EU-U.K. relations…

Published on 07/10/2026 – 6:05 GMT+2 Spain’s government approved urgent measures to tackle the housing crisis on Tuesday after violence erupted in Barcelona and tens of thousands took to the streets demanding a quick resolution. The angry protests followed nationwide demonstrations over the weekend. All were triggered by the eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her Madrid home last month. The approved steps were similar to those Parliament rejected last week. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s coalition government lacked a majority and suffered a bruising legislative defeat when right-wing opposition parties voted down emergency decrees to address the housing…

“We’re very uncomfortable about [the] emergency security protocol,” the diplomat said. “We already have mechanisms in place. If there is a crisis, we have the Integrated Political Response (IPCR) that worked very well during the pandemic and other crises.” Putin doesn’t care Established under the scope of the Lisbon Treaty, the IPCR allows the holder of the EU’s rotating presidency, at the request of an affected country, to call emergency meetings involving experts from NATO, the U.N., or other international bodies. In the event of a major hybrid attack, the onus remains on the affected country to decide on the…

Published on 06/10/2026 – 16:07 GMT+2•Updated 22:30 European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said she would take “all appropriate steps” against an MEP who sparked protests and criticism from fellow lawmakers in Strasbourg on Monday after throwing an Israeli flag to the floor. Although Metsola did not name the MEP, the lawmaker was identified as Rima Hassan. Her office confirmed that she had removed an Israeli flag during an exhibition commemorating the victims of the 7 October 2023 terrorist attack in Israel. According to parliamentary sources, she confronted Israeli artist Yaron Bob, who created the exhibition, accusing him of presenting a…

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Published on 06/10/2026 – 16:17 GMT+2 Representatives from the European Commission and member states plan to discuss the suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in Siberia, Russia, as national authorities scramble to get a clear picture of the situation. A meeting of the Health Security Committee, which evaluates serious cross-border health threats, will take place on Wednesday morning in Brussels. The meeting was already scheduled, but the item has been added to the running order. “I can confirm the incident in Russia will be on the agenda of the Health Security Committee,” a Commission spokesperson told Euronews. The case revolves around…