BARCELONA — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday urged Europe to “dream big” and not only defend its interests, but become the moral leader […]
Category: Europe
News from Europe
Attack on oil pipeline in Italy threatened fuel supplies across southern Germany
BERLIN — An attack on an oil pipeline in northern Italy put the supply of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel to southern Germany at risk in […]
Defence for Children International ceases operations in Palestine
Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) has ceased its operations due to challenges resulting from Israel’s targeted criminalisation of Palestinian human rights organisations. As […]
Former Top Russian Defense Ministry General Sentenced To 19 Years For Corruption
A former top Russian Defense Ministry official was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in a snowballing, politically charged corruption investigation that […]
Trump: Iran Has ‘No Cards’ Other Than Hormuz ‘Extortion’
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
Vance Heads To Pakistan For Highest-Level US-Iran Talks In Decades
US Vice President JD Vance has departed Washington for Islamabad for their first peace talks of the war in what could be the most consequential […]
Electrification : Sébastien Lecornu présente des mesures, sans surprises
PARIS — En France, on n’a pas de pétrole, on n’a plus de budget, mais on a des idées… C’est en tout cas ce que […]
UK to host officials for Strait of Hormuz talks next week
LONDON — The U.K. will host a fresh round of talks with non-U.S. allies on how to unblock the Strait of Hormuz next week, a […]
Kingmaker Rasmussen pauses work with Frederiksen in Danish government talks
Danish Foreign Minister and Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Friday he will not negotiate a new government with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen — unless […]
Ukraine secures oil lifeline from Gulf states in exchange for military support
Ukraine will receive much-needed fossil fuels from Gulf countries in exchange for the defense assistance it is providing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Kyiv made […]
Differing definitions of data sovereignty cause confusion for compliance
Research by Omdia finds more than 100 countries have some form of data sovereignty or localisation laws but often even within countries there are contradictory […]
Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Shot Down Iranian Drones In Middle East
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
Pakistan Readies To Host US-Iran Peace Talks As Tenuous Truce Holds
Top US and Iranian officials are preparing to gather in Islamabad for what could be the most consequential diplomatic encounter between the two countries in […]
EU Anti-Poverty Strategy: we call for strong, decisive EU action
Joint statement by the Coalition on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy In May 2026, the European Commission is set to launch the first EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, […]
Putin announces 32-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Orthodox Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, following repeated calls by Kyiv for a pause in hostilities over the […]
How to watch the Hungarian election like a pro
Hungarians are heading to the polls on Sunday in an election that will potentially end Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. The race is being […]
‘Riding a fireball through atmosphere’: How Artemis II astronauts will return to Earth
The Orion spacecraft will fall over 120,000 metres in 13 minutes and travel to a special “splashdown” site off the coast of California.
‘We fear the epidemic will return’: Senegal’s harsh anti-gay law puts decades of HIV progress in jeopardy
Arrest toll mounts and gay men flee the country as new, harsher legislation cracks down on ‘promotion’ of homosexuality Amadou Diouf* has spent the past […]
Jan Morris by Sara Wheeler review – masterly account of a flawed figure
The journalistic adventurer and trans trailblazer is revealed as brilliant, prolific and deeply selfish Jan Morris had two stipulations before she would agree to sit […]
Wild animals and wilder friends: Viktor Orbán’s Brussels legacy
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. What’s the collective noun for Orbáns? An argument? A bother? A veto? Back in 2019-2020 there were two […]