
Bundestag Approves Voluntary Military Service for 18-Year-Olds
As Berlin reshapes its defence policy, it is also battling tensions over a major pensions reform that could strain its fragile coalition.

As Berlin reshapes its defence policy, it is also battling tensions over a major pensions reform that could strain its fragile coalition.

The chancellor secures 319 votes after days of turmoil over the long-term cost of stabilising pension levels.

After losing 25% of its economy to austerity policies, Greece has been suffering in poverty for a decade. Now, starting with a promising idea, the government in Athens aspires to rebuild the country.

Brussels officials insist the penalty imposed on X is about compliance, not restricting free speech.

Vilnius is preparing to deploy its crisis management policy, as smugglers’ balloons keep arriving from one of its hostile neighbours.

The country joins a growing international push to set minimum ages for social media use.

Newly uncovered factory documents show Moscow has been preparing for a decade-long surge in armored production, signalling ambitions far beyond the current war in Ukraine.

Political tensions are rising in Westminster after the deputy prime minister declined to dismiss the possibility of returning to the EU customs union, despite Labour’s official stance.

India faces growing U.S. pressure over its oil imports even as Moscow moves to deepen economic ties.

Beijing urges relevant parties not to “overreact or engage in groundless hype.”
The new police unit will deploy advanced systems to protect airports, military sites and key infrastructure, with a national coordination center to be announced this week.
Brussels’ scheme to use frozen Russian assets is faltering as the ECB rejects a backstop and key EU leaders push back.
Nearly 190,000 unaccompanied minors have arrived in Germany over the past nine years.
Ministers are restricting a centuries-old safeguard and shifting more cases to judge-only courts.
Two 13-year-olds, a Syrian and a German-Bulgarian, were released to their families despite seriously injuring a kiosk owner in a violent robbery.
The country’s president warned that the government may have to completely cut ties with its largest oil firm.
In an interview, Ribera also argued that Europe’s regulatory autonomy is at risk if the EPP-driven push for deregulation advances.
Reports say a former EU foreign policy chief, who now holds a significant post elsewhere, has been taken in for questioning.
The leak of an alleged plan by the opposition to raise taxes drastically sharpens the contrast between two choices in the April elections.
A senior German general says Washington abruptly ended routine coordination with Berlin as the US pushes a revised Ukraine peace plan.
Justice Secretary confirms two inmates are still on the run as this year’s error total hits 262.
Brussels only wants to hand Kyiv cash to be used on the battlefield rather than in the negotiation room.