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French officials arrest multiple suspects in Louvre crown jewel heist

Multiple suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris last weekend, French officials said Sunday.Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, including one man who was taken into custody as he was about to…

Donald Trump called Hungary’s Orbán to discuss Russian oil imports

Published on 25/09/2025 – 11:58 GMT+2 Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discussed Hungary’s Russian oil imports in a phone call yesterday evening, Hungary’s Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, has confirmed. “The Prime Minister also spoke with President Donald Trump recently, and they discussed several matters, including the state…

Hungary rebuffs Trump’s call to cut Russian oil imports 

Hungary is under increased pressure from the US and from the EU to phase out Russian fossil fuels, but Budapest is standing its ground, while the EU offers financial help for the transition. On Wednesday Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó rejected the calls from Donald Trump asking Hungary to phase…

The new age of weaponisation lays bare Europe’s weaknesses

When Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union speech earlier this month, she set the tone from the minute she took the stage. “Europe must fight for its place in a world in which many major powers are either ambivalent or openly hostile to Europe,”…

European consumers want a reliable, easy-to-use and free digital euro

Published on 25/09/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 Most Europeans expect the upcoming digital euro to be secure, easy to use, and free of charge, according to a new survey by the European Consumers Organization (BEUC). The poll gathered responses from more than 10,000 consumers across 10 eurozone countries. If a new…

France says UN recognition of Palestinian state is a blow to Hamas not a gift

EXCLUSIVE: A French official pushed back on claims by President Donald Trump that recognizing a Palestinian state amounts to handing Hamas a victory, insisting the initiative advanced at the United Nations this week is designed to marginalize the terror group and revive the two-state solution.In an exclusive interview with Fox News…

EU Commission dismisses call to stop financing of Libyan Coast Guard

Published on 24/09/2025 – 17:24 GMT+2 The European Commission has dismissed a call from 42 civil society organisations for it to stop financing the so-called Libyan Coast Guards whose agents are deployed on the country’s coast to prevent migrants’ boats from setting sail. Some 42 European civil society organizations have…

Weak spots: Which European countries are at most risk of blackouts?

The worst possible place to open a frozen food business in Europe? It’s probably Albania. The country has been ranked as the worst blackout-affected country in Europe and Eurasia in a study by global cable manufacturer Wiringo. On average, Albania experiences around 40 outages per year, which translates to about…

EU to propose tariffs on Russian oil amid pressure from Trump

The European Commission is working on a new proposal to impose tariffs on the Russian oil that still enters the single market via Hungary and Slovakia amid mounting pressure from Donald Trump to cut off all energy ties with Moscow for good. The extra duties are meant to increase material…