Business BAE records sales boost and beats estimates as military spending rises The defence group recorded a 14% year-on-year jump in sales and predicted a further increase as Europe bolsters its military capabilities. 19/02/2025
USA Trump says Ukraine 'never should have started' war with Russia Top US and Russian officials met for four hours Tuesday before US President Donald Trump suggested that Kyiv was to blame for the conflict. 19/02/2025
Europe News Europe's seat at the table still uncertain after diplomatic flurry Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa have met with Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, who has made it clear that Europe would be excluded from the negotiating table. 18/02/2025
Europe News European leaders stress support for Ukraine, disagree on peacekeepers An informal summit in Paris among European leaders concluded without any concrete announcement, as the idea of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine remains highly divisive. 17/02/2025
Saudi Arabia US-Russia talks will 'yield no results,' says Zelenskyy The Ukrainian president has repeatedly said that peace negotiations will not succeed without his country's involvement. 17/02/2025
Europe News European leaders meet in Paris as US pushes for peace talks on Ukraine European leaders are gathering in Paris as Donald Trump is pushing for an accelerated timetable to strike a deal between Ukraine and Russia. 17/02/2025
Europe News Russia's opposition remains leaderless a year after Navalny's death "Alexei Navalny gave his life for a free and democratic Russia," EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said on the anniversary of his death. 16/02/2025
Europe News Zelenskyy says 'security guarantees' are needed before any Putin talks Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will only agree to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after a common plan is reached with US President Donald Trump. 15/02/2025
Europe News Ukraine peace talks: Europe's seat at the table in doubt After Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to "immediately" start negotiations on Ukraine, Europe wonders if it will have a seat at the table. 13/02/2025
Russia Four Russian nationals behind 8Base ransomware arrested, says Europol A complex international operation involving 14 coordinated law enforcement agencies led to the arrest of four Russian nationals behind the 8Base ransomware group. 12/02/2025
Europe News NATO allies need to spend 'considerably' more to deter Russia: Rutte NATO allies are currently negotiating an upward revision to the defence spending target, despite several countries failing to reach the current 2% of GDP threshold. 12/02/2025
Russia 109 fishermen rescued from drifting ice floe in Russia Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations sent out rescue teams to retrieve the stranded fishermen. 12/02/2025
Europe News 'Perfect storm' of crises threatening EU's security, economic model The multipolarisation of the international order is challenging the EU's liberal vision with Donald Trump's return to the White House likely to accelerate the trend, a key report found. 10/02/2025
No Comment Baltic States join European electricity grid The Baltic States are celebrating their accession to the European energy network, marking the end of electricity transmission with Russia. 10/02/2025
Europe News Zelenskyy congratulates Baltics after switch from Russian power grid The switchover to the European electricity network, which Baltic leaders said held geopolitical and symbolic significance, came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union. 10/02/2025
Europe News US officials to visit Europe to discuss ways to end Ukraine war Less than a day before that announcement, US media reported that Donald Trump had had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss steps towards a negotiated solution. 10/02/2025
Europe News Baltic states connect to EU electricity after ditching Russian supply The Baltic states connected to electricity supplied via Finland, Sweden and Poland after disconnecting from Russia, which had supplied them electricity for decades. 09/02/2025
Europe News Russian city's mayor says over 70 flats damaged in Ukrainian attack A Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don damaged 76 apartments overnight, the city's mayor said. 09/02/2025
USA Trump claims multiple calls with Putin to end Russia's war in Ukraine The US president revealed he has spoken to his Russian counterpart about ending Moscow's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, citing a good relationship. 09/02/2025
Ukraine Ukraine's president says North Korean troops have returned to battle Ukraine's claim came just days after South Korea's intelligence service stated that North Korean troops had been pulled back from the front lines. 08/02/2025