France’s appeal court is set to deliver a key verdict on whether Marine Le Pen and other members of her National Rally party misused European Parliament funds in the hiring of aides between 2004 and 2016. If, on Tuesday, the court upholds her 2025 conviction, which saw her barred from office for five years and … Read moreFrance’s Court of Appeal to rule on Le Pen conviction – what it’s all about
NATO leaders are meeting in Ankara, Turkiye on Tuesday and Wednesday. The summit gets underway as US President Donald Trump renews pressure on member states over defence spending. European nations are expected to respond with billions of dollars in new military contracts. At the NATO summit last year, members agreed to increase their target to … Read moreNATO summit begins in Turkiye’s Ankara: Who is attending, what is at stake?
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Syria for talks with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in the first visit by a leader from western Europe since Syria’s former dictator, longtime President Bashar al-Assad, was ousted from power in 2024. Macron was greeted at Damascus International Airport on Monday evening by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani. … Read moreMacron arrives in Syria for talks ahead of NATO summit in Turkiye
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has demanded that NATO allies put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organisation’s spending targets at its annual summit in Ankara, Turkiye. Rutte was speaking in Ankara on Monday ahead of a two-day summit starting on Tuesday. It comes at a crucial time for the alliance, with the … Read moreNATO urges members to deliver plans for reaching defence spending targets
Reuters Cars queue at a petrol station on the peninsula in early June amid already restricted fuel sales Russian-backed authorities have suspended fuel sales to the public in the occupied region of Crimea as Ukraine continues its attacks on the peninsula. Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Ukraine’s recent campaign against … Read moreFuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities
France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country including Paris for Monday as a heatwave pushes temperatures towards record levels. On Sunday temperatures in the south-western city of Bordeaux hit 40C (104F). Earlier, French authorities banned alcohol consumption in public places during the annual Fête de la Musique, a national music festival … Read moreHalf of France under red heat alert as alcohol banned at street music festival
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing whether to resign within days, according to media reports, amid mounting pressure from his own Labour Party following a decisive by-election win by his rival, Andy Burnham. Expectation is growing that Starmer could announce a resignation timetable as soon as Monday, the same day Burnham is sworn in … Read morePressure mounts on UK PM Starmer to quit after Burnham’s by-election win
Reuters Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismissed Donald Trump’s threat to renew strikes on Iran Negotiations between the US and Iran to reach a final deal to end the war are expected to continue throughout the night in Switzerland, a senior US diplomat engaged in the talks said. The US-Iran talks began on Sunday, after last week’s … Read moreFirst round of direct US-Iran talks since deal expected to continue through the night
The European Union is seeking to boost a $1.5 trillion hit on Russia’s economy by widening its sanctions web. The bloc is weighing new restrictions on another 80 entities and individuals supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters on Monday in Cyprus, following an informal meeting of EU defence ministers. … Read moreEU planning to add to $1.5 trillion sanctions hit on Russia
France and Germany have announced that they are to scrap a landmark project to jointly develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. The office of French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Monday that the project was being terminated. The development is a major blow to efforts to boost defence cooperation between European Union states, which has become … Read moreFrance and Germany scrap fighter jet in hit to European defence cooperation