Category: Europe

NATO, Romania Downplay Concerns Over Partial U.S. Troop Withdrawal BUCHAREST — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Romanian President Nicușor Dan sought to calm concerns over the partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Romania, emphasizing that the move would not weaken the country’s defense or NATO’s eastern flank, according to Euro News. Speaking Wednesday at […]

Russia Tightens Grip on Pokrovsk as Ukrainian Forces Struggle to Hold Line Russia said Wednesday its troops were advancing through northern Pokrovsk, claiming to have surrounded pockets of Ukrainian resistance in a bid to seize the city; a crucial transport and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, according to Reuters. The Russian Defense Ministry […]

France Arrests Afghan Man Suspected of Aiding Islamic State Affiliate French authorities have arrested a 20 year old Afghan man suspected of maintaining ties with the Islamic State’s Khorasan branch, known as IS-K, a group notorious for its violent reach across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, according to AFP. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) […]

BUDAPEST — As the European Union inches toward its most ambitious enlargement in decades, Hungary is charting its own course, opposing Ukraine’s accession while championing the entry of the Western Balkans, Moldova, and Georgia, according to “Euro News”. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, long seen as the EU’s contrarian voice, has pledged to veto the opening […]

KYIV — Russian forces have deployed approximately 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the strategic city of Pokrovsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, according to Euro News. Despite Russian claims of progress, Ukrainian officials insist that advances have been slow and costly, both in manpower and equipment. “The situation in Pokrovsk […]

ANKARA — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared Thursday that Berlin supports Türkiye’s path toward European Union membership, underscoring Ankara’s strategic importance in Europe’s shifting geopolitical order, according to “Hurriyet Daily News”. On his first official visit to Türkiye as chancellor, Merz met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, announcing plans to launch a strategic […]

Former Russian president and close Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev has reignited fears of nuclear confrontation with a stark warning aimed at Belgium. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Medvedev declared that “Belgium will disappear” should Russia test its nuclear-armed underwater drone, the Poseidon, near the country’s coast, according to “OE24”. His remark came in […]

AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands awoke Friday to an election cliffhanger that has gripped the nation and much of Europe with only a few thousand votes separating Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party (PVV) and the centrist, pro-European D66, led by 38-year-old Rob Jetten, according to “Hurriyet Daily News”. With nearly all ballots counted, Wilders’ PVV held […]

EU’s New Trade Deal with Ukraine Faces Resistance Over Farm Imports The European Union’s new trade agreement with Ukraine took effect Wednesday, promising deeper economic integration and tariff free access for Ukrainian goods, yet facing fierce opposition from within the bloc, as Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia continue to block Ukrainian agricultural imports. Adopted on October […]

KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will need Europe’s financial lifeline for at least two to three more years as the country braces for a prolonged fight against Russia’s invasion, according to “Hurriyet Daily News. Speaking Tuesday, Zelensky urged European leaders to ensure a steady flow of economic support, arguing that sustained aid could […]