A firefighting helicopter is dropping water over a forest near the village of Loumpa, Greece (Photo by Socrates Baltagiannis/picture alliance via Getty Images) More than 280 people have been arrested ...

Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson attends the Defence Contact Group meeting on February 12, 2026 at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Sweden announced a total ...

Belgium’s transport minister has vowed to propose measures to reduce noise pollution from Brussels Airport, as residents step up legal action over planes flying above their homes. One of the disputed ...

Sweden launched a new national Centre for Drowning Research as the country registers high numbers of deaths and injuries, with researchers now seeking to identify the groups most at risk and improve ...

Britain and Australia are stepping up cooperation on advanced radar technology, as the two countries deepen defence ties under the AUKUS security partnership. A statement of intent between UK defence ...

More than a year after the deadline, several EU governments still lack the structures needed to protect citizens from potentially dangerous uses of AI. The EU has forbidden uses of AI it considers too ...

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France has opened disciplinary proceedings against its ambassador to the Central African Republic over allegations of misconduct, following claims that he brought dozens of women into his official ...

Migrant deaths more than doubled in the Central and East Mediterranean in the first four months of 2026 even as crossings halved, a new report from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) ...

Bulgaria’s long-delayed National Children’s Hospital is facing renewed uncertainty after parliament rejected a proposal to guarantee state funding for its construction, highlighting the persistent ...

Latvia, a longstanding advocate of curbing food imports from Russia, once again decided to go it alone as Brussels struggles to widen restrictions on Moscow. The Baltic country first imposed ...

US President Donald Trump at Davos in January 2026 during the EU-US Greenland crisis. [Photo by Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images] Since US President Donald Trump’s return to the White House in ...