
NATO’s Ankara Summit: From Spending Promises to Strategic Reality
The Alliance gathers in Turkey under pressure to convert its 5% defence pledge into weapons, industrial capacity, and a clearer answer to Washington’s demands.

The Alliance gathers in Turkey under pressure to convert its 5% defence pledge into weapons, industrial capacity, and a clearer answer to Washington’s demands.

The comments were prompted by an alleged arson at the Basilica of Saint-Michael in Bordeaux, reflecting growing criticism of the pope’s approach to mass migration.

Mark Rutte had one key message for NATO allies about Donald Trump: The U.S. president was right.

Two recent decisions by France’s Court of Cassation mandate the legalisation of births from surrogacy recognized abroad.

A video of a senior La France Insoumise official defending the party’s concept of a “New France” has gone viral.

Washington’s America250 festivities unfolded under crushing heat, tight security, and unmistakable Trump branding before ending with a moving celebration of the veterans and ideals that have shaped the United States.

A public transport bus in Lower Bavaria was delayed after the driver parked the vehicle to spread his prayer rug and pray to Allah, sparking concerns over service disruptions and religious freedom.

Right-wingers’ celebration of passing the Return Regulation “crossed a line,” the EP President said.

Migrants are reported to have choked, punched, and brain-injured a Belgian former international midfielder.

Two explosions near a Damascus hotel hosting French President Emmanuel Macron wounded 18 people.
Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers called for the deportation of the two men who verbally and physically abused their victims.
Tweet No More: Anti-’misinformation’ Labour politician ends her government department communicating on X.
Strasbourg ordered Poland to pay €5,000 in damages after finding a child was left in legal uncertainty because of the registration refusal.
Police say many victims were assaulted by partners or people they knew and trusted, often without realising they had been drugged until investigators contacted them.
Erdoğan’s recent address formalises Ankara’s proactive strategy of shaping its neighbourhood through military and diplomatic means, raising tensions with Greece while signalling long-term regional ambition.
Prosecutor says that “effective international criminal cooperation, both police and judicial,” made it possible “to identify, in a particularly short time, the person suspected of having carried out the attack” at a Ukrainian businessman’s address.
New sanctions targeting Russia’s military industry are being prepared as questions persist over whether economic pressure alone can end the war.
Kyiv observed a day of mourning as the death toll from a major attack on the capital rose to 30.
Birmingham Police have defended an officer’s actions after a viral video reignited claims of “two-tier policing” and prompted calls for greater transparency.
Ahmad Vahidi paid his respects before the body of Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
As U.S. pressure grows ahead of next week’s alliance meeting in Turkey, Canada could be preparing to launch a ‘resilience bank.’
The Eurobarometer poll invites no serious criticism of past policy choices and gives little space to the genuine concerns clearly demonstrated, time and again, by the public.