Western officials confirmed that a joint NATO operation disrupted a covert Russian effort to test methods for disabling critical undersea data cables, highlighting growing concerns over Europe’s subsea infrastructure vulnerability.
The UAE state visit to Berlin has exposed sharp tensions over Emirates airline routes, pitting Lufthansa against Gulf aviation ambitions, triggering inter-regional rivalries among German states, and increasing internal pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
A major Russian aerial attack on Kyiv killed at least five people overnight, while a separate drone strike targeted a border crossing with Moldova, officials confirmed, underscoring the broadening scope of Russian bombardments across Ukraine.
An effort by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas to create a high-level advisory group on defence has been abandoned after resistance from member states, raising questions about her ability to drive the agenda in Brussels.
French billionaire Olivier Bouygues has gone on trial in Orléans over allegations of illegally hunting protected species, in a case described as unprecedented in French legal history.
Russia’s president has authorised a temporary halt to hostilities as American envoys undertake high-stakes diplomatic missions to both capitals in an effort to advance peace negotiations.
The United Nations has adopted a resolution encouraging more accurate cartographic depictions of Africa, overcoming opposition from the United States, which dismissed the effort as part of a broader ideological agenda.
Global bond yields are climbing sharply, but stock markets are proving surprisingly resilient — and analysts say robust corporate earnings and strong economic growth may explain why.
With the 2027 presidential election on the horizon, tensions between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella are testing the unity of France’s National Rally as both figures navigate competing ambitions and a shifting political landscape.
The US Mint has placed a sitting president’s image on a circulating dollar coin for the first time, marking a significant break with a convention rooted in American democratic tradition.