Poland invests $2.5 billion into fortifying border with Russia and Belarus ( apnews.com )
Poland is investing about $2.5 billion to step up security and deterrence on its border with Russia and its ally Belarus, the prime minister said Saturday....
Severe flooding wreaks havoc across northern Europe ( www.euronews.com )
Severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall has inundated Voeren and Liège in Belgium, as well as parts of France and Germany....
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports ( www.nytimes.com )
China sends warships for massive drill with Cambodia ( www.dw.com )
China and Cambodia will deploy their ships near the Gulf of Thailand for the naval section of their biggest ever "Golden Dragon" military drills....
Zelensky calls for three-point action plan at upcoming peace summit ( kyivindependent.com )
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he anticipates the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland will yield an action plan addressing three key areas: free navigation to protect port infrastructure, global food security, and Ukraine's economic development....
'My ex took my children': Hope for divorced parents as Japan to allow joint child custody ( www.bbc.com )
The Japanese parliament has approved a change to a decades-old law, which will allow divorced couples to share custody of their children from 2026....
UK to get at least 25 new warships due to defence spending rise ( news.sky.com )
The defence secretary said 22 ships are "already in the system" and committed to three new ships for the Royal Marines, with the possibility of three more....
Afghanistan: Three Spanish tourists killed in shootout ( www.dw.com )
The attack on foreign nationals took place in Bamyan province of Afghanistan. Some foreigners visit the site with the remnants of massive Buddhist statues mostly destroyed by the Taliban in 2001....
Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact ( www.nytimes.com )
Two years into President Biden’s term, his aides began negotiating with Saudi leaders to have the kingdom establish diplomatic relations with Israel. But when the Israel-Hamas war began last October, the talks withered....
New Defense Minister Belousov to put Russia's economy on war footing ( kyivindependent.com )
Russian President Vladimir Putin's appointment of a new defense minister, Andrey Belousov, is seen as an attempt to streamline Russia's economy and mobilize it for the war effort....
Germany: Money-laundering probe into far-right AfD lawmaker ( www.dw.com )
Bavarian prosecutors are investigating suspected money-laundering activities by a far-right politician. The German parliament says it has lifted the political immunity of the AfD member Petr Bystron....
Protests at French prisons as search continues for gunmen who killed officers ( www.theguardian.com )
Prison officers complain of overcrowding and violence after two guards killed and inmate freed from van...
BSE: 'Mad cow disease' case found on farm in Scotland ( www.bbc.com )
A case of BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, has been identified on a farm in Ayrshire....
Wilders on verge of forming EU's latest hard-right government ( www.euronews.com )
Far-right anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is close to forming a four-way coalition, six months after coming in first in the Netherlands national elections....
‘We can be on the path to the EU or to Belarus’: Political thug culture grips Georgia ( www.politico.eu )
Intimidation is becoming a feature of daily life, even before a controversial new Kremlin-style law takes effect....
Europe eyes car chips as next battleground with China ( www.politico.eu )
Commission will start questioning its industry about competition with China and others on older-generation microchips....
Italy: Police arrest over 100 mafia members in mass raid ( www.dw.com )
The Calabrian 'Ndrangeta is known to be one of the most powerful crime organizations in the world. But now Italian authorities are trying to loosen its grip....
The conflict between Ecuador and Mexico brings new uncertainty to migrants crossing into the US ( english.elpais.com )
Human rights lawyers wonder who will issue vital documents now that Ecuador has closed its diplomatic missions on Mexican territory in protest over last month’s assault on the embassy in Quito...
France launches manhunt after deadly ambush on prison van ( www.dw.com )
Police are searching for fugitives they say ambushed a prison van to free a drug dealer known as "The Fly." At least two prison guards died and three more are seriously injured....
Cybercriminals claim hack of EU police agency, posting data online ( www.politico.eu )
Sensitive data from the EU’s police agency appeared for sale on a cybercrime forum....
French campaign urges men: 'Drive like a woman!' ( www.dw.com )
There is a perception in society that men are safer drivers than women, according to the Victims and Citizens association. But French road accident statistics suggest otherwise....
EU prosecutors threaten to sue Commission in spending spat ( www.politico.eu )
European Public Prosecutor’s Office says budget move means it may no longer be able to focus on its investigative operations....
US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine ( www.businessinsider.com )
A US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine....
Russian defence minister and long-time Putin ally Sergei Shoigu to be replaced ( news.sky.com )
Sergei Shoigu, who has served as defence minister since 2012, will be moved to another role as Vladimir Putin makes some changes to his top team. Parliament's approval of the new appointments are all but guaranteed, as there is virtually no opposition....
How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions ( www.politico.eu )
Centralizing the policing of sanctions could serve as a model for other EU countries....
