Romanian far-right presidential frontrunner taken into custody after JD Vance’s rebuke of European elections
Calin Georgescu, a far-right populist candidate who won the first round of Romania's canceled presidential election last year, was taken...
Germany
‘Trump effect’ on display as UK’s Starmer boosts defense spending on eve of US visit
The United Kingdom took steps on Tuesday to ramp up its defense spending ahead of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s...
Germany’s new conservative leader looks to ‘achieve independence’ from US
Germany’s chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, said his "absolute priority" upon taking up the...
Economy, immigration, Elon Musk at center of German election; conservative candidate favored to win
Germans go to the polls Sunday as the conservative Christian Democrats, led by Friedrich Merz, are expected to oust current...
EU warns Trump against letting Putin divide the US and Europe: ‘Let’s not do him the favor’
A top European Union official is warning President Donald Trump against letting Russian President Vladimir Putin succeed in dividing a...
North Korea vows to expand nuclear forces, blasts US for ‘outdated’ denuclearization plan
North Korea on Tuesday vowed to expand its nuclear forces under Kim Jong Un and criticized the U.S. and its...
President Trump urged to confront Iranian regime over repression of Christians
Iran is reported to have launched a new crackdown against Iranian Christians this month following the re-arrest of two men.According...
Hegseth says he and Vance are ‘on the same page’ despite VP’s remark on US troops in Ukraine
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters on Friday that "the reality of U.S. troops in Ukraine is unlikely," but insisted...
Ukraine blames Russia for drone attack on Chernobyl’s protective shell, Zelenskyy says damage ‘significant’
An alleged drone struck the protective shell covering the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine early Friday, and Ukrainian President...
Car driver in Munich plows into crowd 1 day before Vance and world leaders gather for security conference
At least 28 people, including children, were injured on Thursday when a car driver drove into a crowd in Munich,...
Trump’s Gaza relocation proposal sparks heated debate among Palestinians: ‘no life left here’
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Palestinians should leave Gaza to rebuild their lives after months of war has triggered a...
Trump must not repeat his Kim Jong Un mistake with Iran, security expert warns
President Donald Trump’s revelation this week that he wants to negotiate with Iran raised eyebrows in the security sector. A...
Zelenskyy wants nukes or NATO; Trump special envoy Kellogg says ‘slim and none’ chance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week said that if the U.S. cannot guarantee a quick path toward NATO membership, then...
‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the "Mona Lisa" will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum...
EU military chief says it would make sense to put European troops in Greenland, Welt reports
The top European Union military official, Robert Brieger, said it would make sense to station troops from EU countries in...
