Andros, the second largest island in the Cyclades after Naxos, has a long maritime tradition. For many decades, the island’s economy has relied on men who loved the sea and travelled to the ends of the......
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed an agreement with allies for a European-backed anti-ballistic missile shield as an alternative to the US Patriot system – but the Ukrainian president stressed that Kyiv......
Ukraine and nine other countries including the UK, Germany and France are to build a shared protection programme for Europe against ballistic missiles, using Kyiv’s experience in fighting Russia’s full-scale......
Published on 13/07/2026 - 18:48 GMT+2 The United Kingdom has joined the European Union's €90 billion loan for Ukraine, which is designed to cover the country's financial......
The creation of the anti-ballistic missile coalition comes in the wake of a growing threat of ballistic missiles on Europe. The declaration states the coalition serves in a 'purely defensive' manner.
The EU has sanctioned VK Company for aiding the repression of critics of President Vladimir Putin and his war against Ukraine. The company says its services remain "available to users as normal".
Updated: 13/07/2026 - 14:56 GMT+2 Four people were injured after a Russian strike hit Odesa on 13 July 2026, according to Ukraine's State Emergency...
While the White House has signalled a desire to work more closely with Ankara, some members of Congress have raised concerns about plans to allow Turkey to rejoin the fighter jet programme.
The World Health Organisation recorded 2,815 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine between the February 2022 full-scale invasion and the end of 2025, with the vast majority involving violence with heavy weapons....
For more than four years, Russia has been waging a full-scale war against Ukraine and providing aid to soldiers of the aggressor state is widely regarded as an extremely controversial and morally repugnant......
Bulgaria succeeded in its opposition to blacklisting Patriarch Kirill and Vagit Alekperov, as both contentious names were removed from the EU sanctions package that remains under negotiation.
From 17m agoMorning opening: Focus on UkraineJakub KrupaFrench president Emmanuel Macron is going to host the Coalition of the Willing in Paris later today amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances in strikes......
Published on 13/07/2026 - 10:02 GMT+2 France's foreign minister has announced he will summon the Russian ambassador to explain Moscow's involvement in a "vast cyber...
Published on 13/07/2026 - 8:49 GMT+2 The official death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose to nearly 4,500 on Sunday, as the government reported more......
Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn writing on another stifling day in Brussels. The political agenda is also hot – today we preview a clash on Israeli settlement trade, a push for further sanctions on Russia, and an expected reshuffle in Ukraine’s government....
The EU’s foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday to consider proposals to restrict or ban trade with Israeli settlements, but some countries are privately accusing the European Commission of dragging its feet....
In today’s newsletter: Andy Beckett takes your questions – and mine – about where UK politics is at and where it’s headed, from leadership churn and policy choices to electoral reform and more
Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down on Sunday as Ukraine’s prime minister amid predictions she would become Kyiv’s ambassador to the US. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said there would also be......
France is gearing up to host a meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing” ahead of this year's 14 July celebrations, with at least 25 heads of state or government due to meet in Paris on Monday to discuss......
Russia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week.Ukraine’s drone forces chief, Robert Brovdi, said on Sunday that his units......
