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Canberra responds to Metsola’s EU ‘associate membership’ suggestion
In comments to Euronews, the Australian government has responded to European Parliament President Roberta Mestola’s hint that Australia and New Zealand could also be invited to be “associate members” of the European Union. While Australia’s relationship with…
Police fire shots in the air as migrants moved to new Ceuta facility
Published on 18/09/2026 – 11:31 GMT+2•Updated 12:50 On Friday, Spanish authorities began moving thousands of migrants to a new facility in Ceuta, with police struggling to maintain order as people fought to secure a spot at the new site after weeks of living…
Sweden’s Social Democrat leader Andersson asked to form government
Sweden’s parliamentary speaker has formally asked Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to try to form a government after her centre-left alliance won a narrow majority in Sunday’s election. In a post on Instagram, Andersson said she had accepted the…
Canada seeks to join €90bn support loan for Ukraine, Brussels confirms
Published on 18/09/2026 – 14:52 GMT+2•Updated 14:57 Canada is seeking to join the European Union’s €90 billion support loan for Ukraine, the European Commission said on Friday. “I can confirm that Canada has expressed an interest in joining the €90 billion…
Zelenskyy launches ‘Carpathian Eight’ alliance to boost investment
Published on 18/09/2026 – 14:54 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy launched a new regional cooperation framework with seven neighbouring countries on Friday in an effort to stoke regional investment. The initiative, dubbed the “Carpathian Eight”…
The world’s first laser fusion power station is being built in Germany
The race to develop the energy source of the future is gathering pace. Who will win? The US and China? Or Europe? German start-up Focused Energy, based in Darmstadt, aims to become the global leader in the construction of commercial laser fusion power…
Video. Video shows migrants running towards temporary camp in Ceuta
Police moved hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta to a temporary camp in the port area on Friday. During the transfer, crowds of migrants rushed towards the site, with police struggling to contain people jostling for one of the 1,700 places…
Macron to convene G7 on energy with warning about Russia
Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:18 GMT+2•Updated 16:20 Emmanuel Macron has condemned what he calls Russia’s “intent” to “intimidate” and to “undermine efforts to support the Ukrainians”. In his view, “the outcome will be the opposite”. The French president was…
Russia launches fresh attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv
Published on 18/09/2026 – 20:14 GMT+2 Russia has launched attacks on several areas of Ukraine, with two killed in Balakliia in Kharkiv and missiles launched at the capita, Kyiv. In a post on Telegram, the head of Balakliia’s military administration Vitalii…
Irish Finance Minister says Hormuz closure causing energy crisis
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Trump’s war with Iran are causes behind the turmoil in the energy markets, not Ukraine’s attacks on Russian diesel refineries. That is the message Irish Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (Tánaiste), Simon…