Tag: Europe
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The UK has signed a new trade agreement with South Korea designed to increase exports and support key industries including automotive manufacturing, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, and services. The deal replaces a post-Brexit arrangement introduced in 2019. Trade between the two countries is already worth more than £15bn a year. The UK government said the…
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has released 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, following two days of talks with a U.S. envoy for President Donald Trump, according to a U.S. statement. The release comes as the United States agreed to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash, a key ingredient…
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The protective shield that covers the Chornobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine has been severely compromised following a drone strike in February, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed in a recent report. The strike, which left a hole in the “new safe confinement” built around the reactor, has rendered the structure incapable of performing its…
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The Swedish navy has observed Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea on an “almost weekly” basis, with sightings becoming an increasingly common occurrence in recent years. Sweden’s chief of operations, Captain Marko Petkovic, confirmed that Moscow has been “continuously reinforcing” its naval presence in the region. As tensions persist, Petkovic indicated that further increases in…
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In a controversial policy document released on December 4, the Trump administration has warned that Europe is facing the risk of “civilizational erasure” within the next two decades due to migration and the deepening integration of the European Union. The document, presented as a comprehensive strategy to maintain United States‘ global dominance, underscores a vision…
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Ukrainian authorities have arrested Ross David Cutmore, a 40-year-old British military instructor, on charges of espionage and plotting assassinations on behalf of Russia. The arrest follows allegations that Cutmore, from Dunfermline, was recruited by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct targeted killings and provide sensitive military information between 2024 and 2025. According to…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Friday, November 28, that his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned following an anti-corruption raid at his residence in Kyiv. Yermak, a close confidant of Zelensky and a powerful political figure, had been at the center of a growing controversy linked to a major corruption scandal. Although he…
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On Tuesday, November 25, NATO fighter jets were dispatched to track two Russian drones that crossed into Romanian airspace, marking the deepest and first daytime incursion into the country’s territory since the full-scale war in Ukraine began. The German and Romanian fighter jets, including Typhoons and F-16s, were deployed in pairs to monitor the unmanned…
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Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for accepting bribes to make pro-Russia statements during his time as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Gill, who was a member of the UKIP and Brexit Party groups in the European Parliament,…
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A new peace proposal to end the ongoing war in Ukraine has been revealed, outlining a controversial plan that would require significant territorial concessions from Ukraine and a shift in global alliances. According to drafts seen by Axios, AFP and the Associated Press, the plan, reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials, calls for Ukraine…
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