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Irregular border crossings into the EU fall by 26% in 2025, says Frontex

Irregular migrant crossings at the external borders of the European Union declined sharply in 2025, falling by 26% compared with the previous year, according to the EU border agency Frontex. The agency reported nearly 178,000 detected attempts to cross EU external borders irregularly during the year,......

European military mission in Greenland amid tensions with Trump

A European military mission is set to begin this week in Greenland, an Arctic territory under Danish sovereignty, amid renewed geopolitical tensions following statements by former US President Donald Trump, who has once again expressed interest in the strategic island. France, Germany, Sweden......

UK open to deeper alignment with EU single market, says prime minister Starmer

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday that Britain is willing to pursue closer alignment with the European Union’s single market if doing so clearly benefits the national interest. His remarks signal a potential shift toward strengthening economic ties with the EU in the post-Brexit era. Speaking......

Kosovo and Serbia need to normalize their relationship, says Kosovo’s prime minister

Kosovo and Serbia must move toward a normalization of their relations, Kosovo’s outgoing prime minister Albin Kurti said on Wednesday, as the country approaches key parliamentary elections. Speaking in an interview, Kurti stressed that dialogue with Belgrade remains essential, despite long-standing......

EU officials defend sovereignty after US sanctions on Thierry Breton

European officials have strongly defended the bloc’s sovereignty following U.S. sanctions targeting former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other EU figures involved in tech regulation. “None of these sanctions will silence the sovereignty of European peoples,” stated......

Russia intensifies attacks as northern incursion and EU response reshape the war front

Russian forces have opened new pressure points on Ukraine’s front line, pushing across the border in the north and unleashing heavy airstrikes across the south. The renewed offensive has triggered emergency evacuations near Sumy and widespread damage in Odesa, while the European Union reinforces......

Putin reaffirms Russian demands and accuses the EU of failed ‘robbery’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated that Moscow will not back down from its conditions for ending the conflict in Ukraine, asserting that the European Union’s attempts to seize Russian assets abroad have backfired. Speaking at a televised news conference, Putin accused Western governments......

Western powers step up pressure as sanctions cut into Russia’s oil revenues

Russia’s oil trade is under growing strain after a new wave of Western sanctions targeted companies, traders, and vessels linked to its so-called shadow fleet. Britain and the European Union unveiled coordinated measures aimed at curbing Moscow’s circumvention of energy restrictions and tightening......

Ukraine extends its reach with drone strike on Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has carried out a long-range drone operation that struck a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, marking the first known attack of its kind so far from Ukrainian territory. Intelligence sources said the Qendil, an Aframax-class tanker sailing under......