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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday accused Ukraine of launching 91 drones on Putin’s official residence in the Novgorod region, which lies between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Lavrov added that the air defense system shot the drones down. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied the claim and accused Russia of derailing peace talks, following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida Sunday. “Russia is at it again, using dangerous statements to undermine all achievements of our shared diplomatic efforts with President Trump’s team,” Zelenskyy said on Monday, calling the accusations “a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks…
By Euronews Published on 30/12/2025 – 15:33 GMT+1 •Updated 15:52 Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa unveiled the country’s new banknotes at a ceremony in Damascus on Monday, removing images of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez al-Assad in a symbolic break with the past. The new currency, which enters circulation on 1 January, features denominations of 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 500 Syrian pounds following the removal of two zeros from existing notes. The redesigned bills display agricultural symbols including roses, wheat, olives, oranges and mulberries for which Syria is known, replacing political imagery. Al-Shara said the new…
Heading home this New Year or taking a winter holiday? Travel strikes have become a familiar part of the holiday season as workers target one of the busiest periods of the year in their fight for better pay and conditions. Some walkouts are planned months in advance, while others are announced just days or hours before. Check before you travel to avoid the chaos of last-minute changes. With New Year’s Eve almost upon us, here’s everything you need to know about upcoming train and airport strikes in Europe this December and January. If your flight or train is cancelled or…
Eurostar also urged passengers not to travel to stations, which include Brussels-Midi, Gare du Nord in Paris and St Pancras in London. British media reported there were traffic jams in front of the tunnel terminal in Folkestone, England and stations crowded with stranded passengers in London and Paris. Eurostar denied reports about stranded train passengers in the tunnel. “It is a broken shuttle (LeShuttle) that has now been moved out of the tunnel,” a spokesperson told POLITICO. The Channel Tunnel links Great Britain with mainland Europe. Under normal conditions, the journey from London St Pancras to Brussels-Midi takes about two…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisted Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is a key component of the country’s future security guarantees after holding talks with European leaders to debrief peace talks on Tuesday. Von der Leyen said that accession to the 27-member bloc, which Ukraine aspires to join, represents “a key security guarantee in its own right,” in a social media post following a call within the Berlin Format, which includes the leaders of Germany, France, and Poland, among others. “Ultimately, the prosperity of a free Ukrainian state lies in the accession to the EU,” she said.…
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“If we accept that, as a European Commissioner, you can be ostracized, blamed, and punished for carrying out the mandate entrusted to you, then we are heading down an extraordinarily dangerous path,” Breton said Tuesday on RTL. “If we allow this situation to continue, it would mean that those who succeed me and have to exercise their European mandate would be intimidated and prevented from doing so.” “The European Commission cannot show any sign of weakness… European institutions must respond with the utmost severity,” he added. Breton said he had spoken at length with French President Emmanuel Macron after being…
Published on 30/12/2025 – 13:12 GMT+1 Eurostar advised passengers on Tuesday to postpone their journeys after reports of a problem with the overhead power supply in the Channel Tunnel. “Due to a problem with the overhead power supply in the Channel Tunnel and a subsequent failed Le Shuttle train, we strongly advise all our passengers to postpone their journey to a different date,” a statement on the company’s website said. “Please don’t come to the station unless you already have a ticket to travel. We regret that trains that can run are subject to severe delays and last-minute cancellations.” The…
Do you share our anxiety about the state of the planet? As green journalists, we are all too familiar with what climate anxiety, climate doom, and even environmental existential dread feel like. These terms all describe the same thing: the negative feelings, such as stress, fear, anger and grief, that come up when we are confronted with the reality of a warming Earth. With almost daily stories of lives lost or ruined by extreme weather, it’s hard to escape the consequences of climate change. It’s easy to feel helpless and dejected. But as many experts agree, we can use some…
Published on 30/12/2025 – 13:03 GMT+1 George Clooney’s love affair with France just got official. The Hollywood star, along with his wife Amal and their eight-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, has been granted French citizenship, according to an official decree published in France’s Journal Officiel. The move formalises what Clooney had already been hinting at earlier this month, when he publicly praised France’s strict privacy laws and its resistance to paparazzi culture. “Here, they don’t take photos of kids. There aren’t any paparazzi hidden at the school gates,” he told RTL radio. “That’s number one for us.” Despite 400 days…