Category: Europe

Völklingen, Germany — August 28, 2025: A 34-year-old police officer was fatally shot after an 18-year-old trainee suspect seized his service weapon during a violent struggle following a gas station robbery in the Saarland town of Völklingen, prosecutors confirmed Thursday. According to investigators, the confrontation erupted when officers, including a police cadet, caught up with […]

Kyiv, Ukraine — August 29, 2025: Kyiv awoke in mourning Friday after one of the most devastating overnight strikes in months left at least 15 people dead, including four children, and wounded nearly 50 others, reported by Al Jazeera News. Explosions thundered across the capital in the early hours as waves of Russian drones and […]

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday sharply criticized Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza, calling the strikes “beyond the principle of proportionality” and warning that the mounting civilian toll threatens hopes for a two-state solution, reported by Arab News. Speaking at a political conference in Rimini, Meloni reaffirmed Italy’s recognition of Israel’s right to […]

France is once again teetering on the edge of political chaos after Prime Minister François Bayrou stunned the country by announcing he would submit his fragile government to a vote of confidence on September 8. With the arithmetic in the National Assembly stacked heavily against him, Bayrou’s move is widely seen as a last throw […]

On Ukraine’s Independence Day, President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his call for direct talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, insisting that “the format of talks between leaders is the most effective way forward” even as Moscow ruled out such a meeting, reported by Hurriyet Daily News. The appeal came against the backdrop of war on multiple […]

Bulgarian authorities have seized almost 70 inflatable boats this year at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey, in what officials describe as a targeted effort to disrupt human smuggling networks feeding dangerous English Channel crossings, reported by Euro News. The boats, produced by unidentified Turkish manufacturers, are shipped disassembled and hidden in trucks under […]

Ukraine unleashed one of its most extensive drone barrages on Russia over the weekend, forcing a reactor at the Kursk nuclear power plant to halve its output and igniting a massive fire at a key fuel export hub on the Baltic Sea, Russian officials said Sunday. The attacks underscored the war’s expanding front as Ukraine […]

The Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, has resigned after failing to rally cabinet support for sanctions against Israel, deepening turmoil within the Netherlands’ fragile caretaker government, reported by the Guardian . Veldkamp, a former ambassador to Israel and member of the centrist New Social Contract (NSC) party, stepped down late Friday after a stormy cabinet […]

BUDAPEST/BRATISLAVA — Hungary and Slovakia sounded the alarm Friday over possible energy disruptions after a Ukrainian strike hit a key Russian oil facility, threatening to halt crude deliveries for several days, reported by Al Jazeera News. The attack targeted the Unecha oil pumping station in western Russia, a vital hub on the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, […]

KYIV — NATO chief Mark Rutte called Friday for binding security guarantees to anchor any future peace with Russia, arguing that Ukraine must never again face the prospect of invasion without ironclad protection, reported Hurriyet Daily News. Standing beside President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Rutte said Western partners were working to define “robust” commitments that […]