Thirteen Islamic State-linked women and children have returned to Australia after years in Syria, sparking political debate.
Saxony’s Minister-President Michael Kretschmer warns that Germany is in a ‘downward spiral’ that could end in disaster, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. He calls for concrete improvements in energy policy and competitiveness.
At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight, including five in the central city of Dnipro, according to BBC News.
Banksy has installed a new statue in central London using a low-loader and a team of experienced professionals, according to BBC reports.
Uganda’s proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 has drawn comparisons to laws in Russia and China, according to critics who argue it is designed to suppress dissent. The bill, which could jail individuals for up to 20 years for promoting 'foreign interests,' is moving quickly through parliament.
European NATO allies are pushing back against a reported US threat to suspend Spain from the alliance, according to Katya Adler.
Britain’s Prince Louis celebrated his eighth birthday on Thursday, while Prince Harry weighed in on the Ukraine conflict, urging U.S. leadership. According to CNN and The Guardian.
The European Union has given preliminary approval to a €90bn loan for Ukraine, according to officials, following the resumption of Russian oil flows through a pipeline into Hungary and Slovakia.
The European Union is expected to sign off on a 90-billion-euro ($106bn) loan for Kyiv after a months-long standoff over the stalled operations of a war-damaged pipeline transporting Russian oil via Ukraine to Europe, according to Al Jazeera.
The European Union is expected to approve a €90bn loan to Ukraine after months of deadlock, according to the BBC.
The European Union's top court has ruled that Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws violate EU rules and infringe its values of equality and minority rights, according to the BBC.
British boxer Lawrence Okolie has failed a doping test ahead of his scheduled heavyweight fight against Tony Yoka in Paris, according to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada).
European Union officials have said they expect progress this week on key dossiers regarding Ukraine and Israel after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose government had blocked the initiatives, was voted out of office.
Germany will raise pensions by 4.24% starting July 1, 2026, the largest increase in four consecutive years, according to the federal government.
Thousands of Parisians were evacuated as a World War Two bomb was detonated in a controlled explosion in the northern suburb of Colombes, according to the BBC.
Rat poison has been found in a HiPP baby food jar in Austria, according to police, who urged vigilance after a customer reported the discovery.