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October 6, 2025 1:58 PM

PM Orban says Hungary should not adopt euro as EU is ‘disintegrating’

Hungary should not adopt the euro currency as the European Union is "disintegrating" and Hungary should not tie its fate closer to the bloc, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday in an interview with economic news site EconomX. Hungar...

October 5, 2025 5:05 PM

Georgian PM says protesters aimed to topple the government, accuses EU of meddling

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Sunday that protesters who sought to force entry to the presidential palace had been trying to topple the government and accused the European Union of meddling in Georgian politics. Georgian riot pol...

October 3, 2025 10:25 PM

EU’s Von der Leyen urges European push on AI-driven cars

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Friday for a continent-wide push to develop self-driving cars, saying artificial intelligence could help revive the region's struggling automotive sector and improve road safety. Speaking ...

October 3, 2025 9:19 AM

Putin warns the US of escalation risk if it gives Ukraine Tomahawk missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin swiped back on Thursday at U.S. President Donald Trump for calling Russia a "paper tiger", suggesting NATO might be one and warning the United States that if it supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine it would trigger a...

September 30, 2025 6:45 PM

French firms to boost capacity to spy from the stratosphere

French companies are fine-tuning plans for stratospheric spy balloons and airships as competition heats up in the no man's land between the atmosphere and outer space, tipped as the next potential zone of tensions between world powers. Stratobus, ow...

September 30, 2025 6:47 PM

India-EFTA trade pact to unlock $100 billion investments, 1 million jobs over 15 years

On October 1, the landmark India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) will officially come into effect, marking a historic milestone in India’s trade diplomacy. Signed on March 10, 2024, in New Delh...

September 29, 2025 4:57 PM

Moldova’s pro-EU ruling party wins majority in pivotal vote

Moldova's pro-European ruling party won a resounding victory over its Russian-leaning rival in a key parliamentary election, results on Monday showed, in a major boost for the country's bid to join the EU and break away from Moscow's orbit. The surp...

September 29, 2025 11:30 PM

EU confirms it has reinstated sanctions against Iran

The European Union confirmed on Monday that it had reinstated sanctions against Iran, following a similar move against Iran by the United Nations. "Today, the EU reinstated sanctions against Iran in response to its continued non-compliance with the ...

September 24, 2025 2:50 PM

Europe must step up after Trump’s shift on Ukraine, Berlin says

Europe must "grow up" and step up its support for Ukraine after comments by U.S. President Donald Trump backing Kyiv to take back all of its territory from Russia, Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Wednesday. Speaking to Germany's D...

September 22, 2025 5:41 PM

Switzerland’s Gries Glacier melting at an alarming pace

Switzerland's 5.4 km-long Gries Glacier, a focal point for research, is retreating at an alarming pace as climate change accelerates an unprecedented ice melt across the country, the Swiss glacier monitoring service said. "This is a dying glacier," ...

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