Europe

Big Tech: Trump increases pressure on Europe over digital regulations

29 Aug 2025
Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on the EU and other nations over digital regulations and taxes which he argues unfairly target American technology companies. Threatening new tariffs and restrictions on exports, he has…

Ukraine: Trump stirs more controversy, hopes for trilateral meeting

21 Aug 2025
Donald Trump has stirred controversy by suggesting Ukraine is to blame for confronting a nation ‘ten times’ its size, despite Russia being the aggressor in the ongoing war. He downplayed Russia’s responsibility for…

Europe: increasing number of mosquito-borne diseases

21 Aug 2025
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned that Europe is entering a ‘new normal’ of longer and more intense mosquito-borne disease transmission. Rising temperatures, extended summers, milder winters, and…

Trump warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin refuses to agree to a ceasefire

14 Aug 2025
Donald Trump has warned of ‘very severe consequences’ if Vladimir Putin refuses to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine during their meeting in Alaska on 15 August. While not detailing the measures, Trump…

Greece: wildfires threaten large city, European heatwave

14 Aug 2025
Fast-moving wildfires have reached the outskirts of Patras, Greece’s third-largest city, forcing mass evacuations, including a children’s hospital, and destroying thousands of hectares in the surrounding region. Entire villages have been emptied, homes…

France: Macron admits violence against Cameroon independence movement

14 Aug 2025
Emmanuel Macron has publicly acknowledged the violence committed by French forces in Cameroon during and after the country’s independence struggle from 1945 to 1971. A joint report by Cameroonian and French historians has…

Ukraine: Trump claims ‘great progress’ in talks with Putin

07 Aug 2025
Donald Trump has described talks on 6 August between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin as ‘highly productive’, claiming that ‘great progress’ has been made toward ending the Ukraine war. The Kremlin…

Greece: prime minister blocks full investigation into huge fraud scandal

07 Aug 2025
A major scandal has erupted in Greece, with European prosecutors accusing senior government officials, including ministers and MPs, of orchestrating a large-scale scheme to defraud the EU of agricultural subsidies. It is claimed…

Ukraine: Trump shortens Russia's peace deal deadline

01 Aug 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has shortened his previously declared 50-day ultimatum for Russia to reach a peace deal in Ukraine, now stating that Vladimir Putin has “10 or 12 days” to agree or…

Greece claims 'invasion' in Crete as it tries to halt asylum

01 Aug 2025
Greece has suspended the right to seek asylum for at least three months amid a sharp rise in migrants arriving via the Libya–Crete route. The controversial policy, described by Migration Minister Thanos Plevris…
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