BRUSSELS — The EU and the U.K. will start talks on British access to a new €5 billion fund that wants to provide late-stage funding […]
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Drone Hits Moscow High-Rise Ahead Of WWII Parade, Ukraine Reports Deadly Russian Missile Attack
A drone hit a high-rise apartment building a few kilometers from the Kremlin, Moscow’s mayor said, while the governor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region said a […]
EU trade chief to meet with Trump’s top trade official as tensions spike
BRUSSELS — EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday in Paris, as transatlantic trade tensions spike over Washington’s […]
Europe fears Putin’s ‘window of opportunity’ is now
BRUSSELS — European governments worry Vladimir Putin will see this as his moment to strike. Defense officials and lawmakers fear the Kremlin will consider the […]
Breaking Social review – Rutger Bregman leads an irresistible rallying cry for global activism
Fredrik Gertten travels the world meeting activists who have had enough of corruption, kleptocracy and structural inequality – while Bregman’s nuggets of wisdom are a […]
IAA in Schwierigkeiten: Richtungsstreit innerhalb Europas Industrie
Stéphane Séjournés Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) kommt nicht zur Ruhe: EU-Bürokraten haben sich dagegen gewehrt, Regierungen haben es kritisiert – und die größten Exporteure der […]
Blackout: Inside Germany’s far-left war on infrastructure
Blackout: Inside Germany’s far-left war on infrastructure An investigation reveals the scale of sabotage targeting energy and transport networks. By ALEXANDER DINGER, LENNART PFAHLER and […]
Vodafone launches its own first home router for fibre broadband, in Germany
The Wi-Fi 7 device can be set up, configured and controlled by smartphone – different Wi-Fi networks can be set up and usage monitored within […]
Looking Back on Progress with Helen Garrod
I was there (almost) at the beginning of Progress. In those first days in 1996 it was Derek Draper and Kate Dixon; then I turned […]
Merz shrugs off Trump clash over troops, trade
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tried to lower the temperature of transatlantic relations on Sunday by talking up his relationship with President Donald Trump […]
Inside Europe’s flying lab: Scientists study life in zero gravity aboard test aircraft in France
Scientists in France are using parabolic “zero gravity” flights near Bordeaux to run experiments on everything from human balance to fluid shifts in the body.
‘Live and let live’: Northern Ireland historian uncovers surprising era of tolerance of gay men
Public records and private papers reveal compassion and tacit acceptance before ‘moral panic’ took hold in the 1950s and 1960s Northern Ireland carved a grim […]
Trump Says US To ‘Guide’ Stranded Neutral Ships Out Of Hormuz Starting May 4
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
Left-wing Mélenchon announces 2027 run for French presidency
PARIS — Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced his fourth run for French president on Sunday, becoming one of the highest-profile candidates to formally join the race to […]
One crazy trick can rescue Keir Starmer
Labour has had its bad moments, devaluation in 1949 under Clement Attlee, devaluation again in 1967 under Harold Wilson, and the International Monetary Fund crisis […]
Poland’s president plans constitution rewrite
Poland’s nationalist President Karol Nawrocki on Sunday appointed a council to rewrite the country’s constitution. The members announced for the council include several figures associated […]
Forty Children On Bus In Ukraine Narrowly Escape Russian Drone Strike
A Russian drone struck close to a bus carrying 40 children in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, as the children were heading to a resort in western […]
Iranian Academic Tells Of Waiting In Line To Use Internet
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
US’s Rubio to visit Italy after Trump’s spats with Meloni, Pope Leo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Italy later this week, according to media reports, barely a fortnight after President Donald Trump […]
Madrid demands release of Spanish-Swedish activist detained by Israel
Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares accused Israel of conducting an “illegal detention in international waters” and called for the immediate release of an activist […]