Category: Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country believes it will win the war in Ukraine, nearly four years after he launched an invasion of the neighbouring nation, in comments made during his televised annual New Year’s Eve address.The Russian leader called on the country on Wednesday to “support our heroes” fighting in Ukraine, where […]

Robbers stole items worth up to $105bn from safe-deposit boxes held at a German retail bank in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia state, during the Christmas holiday, German police said on Tuesday.The German news agency dpa reported that it may rank among the biggest thefts in the country’s history.The thieves broke into a branch of Sparkasse bank […]

Starting on 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will replace the lev with the euro as its national currency.The Balkan country of 6.5 million people joined the EU in 2007 and formally began the process of joining the eurozone in 2018.Brussels and Sofia hope that joining the eurozone will boost the country’s economy and strengthen its integration […]

Romania found itself at the centre of coordinated foreign interference campaigns on social media, while Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk failed to consolidate his party’s position against conservatives in the presidential race.And while the Christian Democrats returned to power in Germany, right-wing billionaire Andrej Babiš was re-elected in the Czech Republic.Now, the EU is entering […]

The Caminando Fronteras group said that 3,090 people had died this year, representing a significant increase in deaths on the route from Algeria to the Balearic Islands.The Right to Life Monitoring 2025 report published on Monday indicates that of the 3,090 deaths, 192 were women and 437 were minors.Caminando Fronteras loggeda record of more than […]

United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy have expressed optimism that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is close following their talks in Florida, even as the thorny issue of territory remains outstanding.Addressing reporters after meeting Zelenskyy at the Mar-a-Lago estate and following an earlier call with Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

The latest attack comes as presidents Zelenskyy and Trump prepare to meet in Florida on Sunday amid ongoing efforts to end the war.Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, has come under a massive Russian attack with missiles and drones on Saturday, killing one person and wounding scores of people, a day before talks between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy […]

Civilian airports in Rzeszów and Lublin were temporarily closed in the early hours of Saturday. After several hours, air traffic at both airports was resumed.During the night, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Ukraine, causing anti-aircraft alerts over its territory.In response, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces scrambled Polish fighter jets and […]

Italian authorities arrested nine people suspected of financing the Palestinian movement. They allegedly sent money to support terrorist attacks.The Italian authorities have carried out a major operation coordinated by the Anti-Mafia District Directorate of Genoa against an alleged terrorist cell linked to Hamas. The State Police and the Guardia di Finanza applied precautionary measures against […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to meet with his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, in Florida on Sunday to discuss territorial disputes that continue to block progress towards ending Russia’s war on Ukraine.Announcing the meeting on Friday, Zelenskyy said the talks could be decisive as Washington intensifies its efforts to broker an end to Europe’s […]