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MEPs push to finance Ukraine defence through Russian frozen assets
Published on 10/09/2026 – 11:45 GMT+2 More than 100 MEPs have called on European Union leaders to reopen talks on using Russia’s frozen assets to support Ukraine, as Kyiv flags a €23 billion shortfall in defence funding and EU countries remain reluctant to…
Timeline: How a Russian drone nearly hit Zelenskyy’s plane in Moldova
Published on 10/09/2026 – 10:31 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane was preparing to leave Chișinău for Oslo on Tuesday afternoon when Moldova’s military detected an unmanned aerial vehicle in the country’s airspace. What initially appeared…
At least two killed in Russian attacks as Zelenskyy travels to Canada
Published on 10/09/2026 – 9:51 GMT+2 As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Canada for talks with leader Mark Carney, Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange fire. At least three people were killed in Russian overnight attacks. Ukraine’s Armed…
Video. Ex-Spanish minister: Ceuta was a ‘hybrid attack’ to ‘weaken’ the EU
The mass entry of around 80,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco was a “hybrid attack” on an “external border of the European Union”, Spain’s former foreign minister Arancha González Laya has told Euronews. The goal was to “use…
Live – Drone nearly hits Zelensky’s plane as Riga debates Russia threat
Published on 10/09/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2 On today’s show: Maria Tadeo reports live from the Rīga Conference in Latvia, where this year’s focus is squarely on the Russian threat. She interviews Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, whose country borders…
August 2026 was world’s joint hottest month on record
Published on 10/09/2026 – 6:00 GMT+2 August was the hottest month on record, tied with July 2023, according to data published on Thursday by the European climate observatory Copernicus. Last month, the global average air temperature reached 16.96°C, which is…
Spanish intelligence and police warned of Ceuta crossing a day before
An urgent memo from the National Intelligence Centre (CNI), declassified on Wednesday and dated 29 July, confirms that the agency was aware, at least 24 hours in advance, of the possibility of a migrant crossing linked to Morocco’s Throne Day celebrations…
Broken gadget? The EU’s repair directive makes manufacturers fix it
Every year, Europeans throw out millions of tonnes of electronic waste, much of it repairable. The EU’s Right to Repair Directive, passed this summer, applies across all 27 member states and pushes manufacturers to make repairs easier than replacement. Under…
Hungary takes one more step to normalise relations with Brussels
Published on 09/09/2026 – 16:01 GMT+2•Updated 16:04 The Hungarian government has formally notified the European Commission of the reforms it has passed to address the EU’s rule of law concerns, in a move that could unlock €4.2 billion in cohesion funding and…
EU to give cities greater powers to restrict short-term rentals
Published on 09/09/2026 – 16:06 GMT+2 European cities will have greater powers to restrict short-term rentals such as Airbnb under EU plans unveiled on Wednesday aimed at tackling rising housing costs in popular tourist destinations. The European Commission…