Europe
Swiss voters expected to shun enshrining neutrality in constitution
Switzerland will vote on a heavily debated proposal to tighten their country’s traditional neutrality on Sunday, amid fears that an expected “no”…
Spain: Protests after 87-year-old woman evicted from home by force
Thousands of people have continued to demonstrate in Madrid and other Spanish cities following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen. In the…
Zelenskyy calls for continued pressure on Russia at UNGA
Published on 23/09/2026 – 22:55 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used his speech at the UN General Assembly to call for continued…
Russian military helicopter violates Polish airspace
Polish fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday morning after a Russian Mi-8 military helicopter entered Polish airspace near Braniewo in the…
Russia pounds Kyiv with drones hours before Zelenskyy’s UN address
Published on 23/09/2026 – 14:12 GMT+2 Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, hours before Ukrainian…
EU budget talks face deadlock despite push for year-end deal
European affairs ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday for another round of negotiations on the EU’s next seven-year budget. Despite a shared ambition…
Trump signs Greenland deal allowing US to expand military presence
Published on 22/09/2026 – 18:32 GMT+2•Updated 19:21 US President Donald Trump has signed a new Greenland security deal with Denmark and the island…
‘Cherry-picking sanctions’ normalises Russia, Latvian PM warns
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has admitted that Riga “stood to the end” regarding its lone objection to take two wealthy Russian businessmen…
EU renews Russia sanctions but removes Usmanov at France’s request
The European Union has agreed to remove Uzbek-Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov from its sanctions list after fraught negotiations that saw France…
Zelenskyy calls on EU to keep Usmanov and Fridman on sanctions list
Published on 22/09/2026 – 14:50 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly called on the European Union and its member states to keep…