Czech Republic approves €1.4bn purchase of 44 Leopard tanks from Germany

The move comes just months after the NATO member announced that its military spending would increase to 3% of GDP by the end of the decade.

The Czech government ...

Bulgaria's black panther on the prowl mystery continues with latest sighting

A black panther was reportedly spotted in the Bulgarian village of Dupnitsa, sparking a police investigation and memes. The search for the elusive feline remains ...

Israelis stage 'day of disruption' against reservists call-up for Gaza City operation

The IDF said last month that Defence Minister Israel Katz had approved plans for an expanded military operation into Gaza City and that 60,000 reservists would be...

Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine in massive overnight attack

The large-scale attack comes as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy turns to European leaders for increased defence efforts and support.

Russia launched a ba...

Vladimir Putin thanks Kim Jong-un for supplying North Korean troops to fight Ukraine

The Russian president praised Pyongyang's support during a meeting between the two leaders in Beijing on Wednesday.

President Vladimir Putin has thanked the Nort...

China displays military strength in parade on the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII

Chinese leader Xi Jinping was joined by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to observe the military parade and remember the...

Trump says US conducted 'kinetic strike' on Venezuelan drug boat killing 11 narco-terrorists

The strike comes after Trump beefed up US naval presence in international waters near Latin America as his administration looks to combat the threats posed by dru...

Court annuls Istanbul congress of Turkey's main opposition party and dismisses officials

The decision followed a legal challenge seeking to nullify the CHP’s Istanbul congress on 8 October, claiming procedural violations.

A court annulled the Istanbu...

Man armed with knives injures five in Marseille before being shot dead by police

A local prosecutor said an investigation was in its early stages and that the motive of the assailant was not yet known.

A man who went on a stabbing rampage in ...

Far-right Polish MP announces relationship with intersex woman and quits party

Former MP Dawid Szóstak and model Michalina Manios confirmed they were dating and said they want to "focus on what's important."

A politician with Poland’s far-r...

China to build land-based 'Suez Canal' to connect Europe and Asia, bypassing shipping routes

China is quietly building alternative routes to help it export goods to Europe, without passing through its South Sea, to avoid tensions with the United States an...

‘Two more weeks’: What happened to Trump’s deadline for Russia's reality check?

After summits with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Trump said he would wait for two weeks to see if there is any progress towards peace in Ukraine. This is ...

NATO to strike back against Russian jamming after von der Leyen's plane loses GPS in Bulgaria

"We are all on the eastern flank now, whether you live in London or Tallinn," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday, commenting in the aftermath of th...

Israel starts calling up reservists as it continues military offensive in Gaza City

Gaza City is Hamas' political and military stronghold and, according to Israel, still home to a vast tunnel network despite multiple incursions throughout the war...

Alawites flee homes in Damascus suburb after threats from armed group

Residents in the al-Sumaria neighbourhood Euronews spoke to say the Syrian government has done little to protect them.

Many residents of a suburb in northwest Da...

Death toll after magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan passes 1,400, Taliban says

Rescue teams continued to scour the mountainous eastern regions impacted by the earthquake in a scramble for survivors.

The death toll from an earthquake that st...

Finland sentences Nigerian separatist leader to six years in prison

In 2024, the Nigerian military declared Simon Ekpa wanted as part of nearly 100 people sought on charges of terrorism. After his arrest in Finland, the Nigerian g...

For the first time in 14 years, Syria resumes oil exports with a shipment of 600,000 barrels

Before 2010, when the protests against Bashar al-Assad led to a civil war in the country, oil provided more than half of Syria's income.

The Syrian Ministry of E...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un takes his signature train to Beijing ahead of military parade

Kim left Pyongyang with an entourage of senior officials on Monday. What do we know about his famous armoured train?

As dozens of world leaders descend on Beijin...

French PM Bayrou's marathon talks unlikely to avert no-confidence vote

French PM François Bayrou is meeting political leaders to avoid a no-confidence vote on 8 September, but opposition remains strong, casting doubt on his success. ...

Loopholes in ship flagging system undermine sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea – report

As unchecked flagging of ships continues to enable global sanctions evasion, governance must be "radically improved," says a new report by the Royal United Servic...