Governments, elections, EU geopolitics
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is meeting EU Home Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner in Brussels for talks on rejoining EU police databases, including Eurodac and the Schengen Information System.
Mark Smith, 60, is in hiding in Sweden after being ordered to leave by 17 October over post-Brexit residency rules, despite severe health issues and having lived there since 2017.
Student-led protests in Albania demand PM Edi Rama’s resignation amid violent clashes, with anger over economy, corruption, and EU bid.
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen attacked Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez over Spain’s migration regularisation at an EU summit, but leaders avoided linking migration to crime.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan called for greater NATO oversight in the Black Sea after drone strikes on commercial vessels, warning the region remains unsafe until Russia’s war in Ukraine ends.
EU leaders confront a funding shortfall for Ukraine and divisions over frozen Russian assets as Trump’s moves strain alliance resolve.
UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting urged the US to continue supporting Ukraine during a Washington visit, amid tensions over Starlink restrictions.
MI5 director general Ken McCallum warned that the UK faces a complex mix of terrorist threats, including far-right extremism, Iranian state plots and the potential misuse of AI, and called for greater resilience.
Andy Burnham warns that failing to secure a better EU deal would be a ‘major dereliction of duty’, urging MPs to pursue closer ties with Europe.
An investigation reveals how public procurement funds channelled to companies owned by Lőrinc Mészáros were used to finance pro-government influencers during Viktor Orbán’s tenure, while the arrest of a former minister deepens scrutiny of the previous administration.