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Published on 09/06/2026 – 17:34 GMT+2 High Representative Kaja Kallas has urged Ireland to clarify whether its continued sales of alumina to Russia help build the missiles and drones that strike Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sold as white powder, alumina is the key raw material used to make aluminium, a lightweight metal commonly found in weapons on the battlefield. Kallas discussed the issue during a meeting on Tuesday with Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee in Dublin. Kallas also met with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. “Europe must close all loopholes, tighten sanctions enforcement and ensure our commitments are backed by deeds,”…
The European Commission has issued a veiled warning to the Albanian government over a €1.4 billion real-estate project linked to US President Donald Trump’s family, as protests over the plans for an ecologically protected area on the Adriatic coast enter their second week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Responding to a question by Euronews on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the EU executive urged Albanian authorities to “act without delay” in order to avoid jeopardising the country’s bid to join the EU, which will require it to align with the bloc’s environmental rules. “Albania should refrain from actions that could undermine the fulfilment of…
Kyiv has intensified diplomatic efforts in a bid to force Moscow into direct talks to end the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking in Estonia on Tuesday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is building a “clear diplomatic strategy to ensure that Russia does not believe the war can still yield any benefits for it.” He also pointed out that Ukraine’s defence forces have significantly strengthen their positions on the frontlines, which could be an important factor to push the Kremlin to the negotiating table. “Ukraine’s positions on the front line are strong. Russia is losing more than 30,000…
As the EU seeks to shield its market from a surge of low-cost Chinese imports, alarm is growing in Europe at a new phenomenon: Chinese companies advertising ways to circumvent the bloc’s tariff barriers. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Lithuania have jointly alerted the European Commission on “increasingly blurred and complex actions” to avoid EU custom duties. In an informal proposal drafted last month that refrains from naming any Chinese company, the four urged improvements to the EU’s anti-circumvention tool, which “would allow the EU to guarantee the legal effect and the effectiveness of its existing trade…
Published on 09/06/2026 – 12:49 GMT+2 Northern Ireland police said on Tuesday they had arrested a man following a “stabbing incident” in Belfast, with graphic online video prompting widespread condemnation and protest calls from UK far-right figures. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the arrested man was in his 30s, believed to be Somalian, and had been detained on suspicion of attempted murder following the “serious assault involving a knife.” The force said a man in his 40s was in hospital with serious injuries to his face, neck and back following the incident shortly after 10:30…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Baptiste Goudier Published on 09/06/2026 – 10:36 GMT+2 The impact of Trump’s tariffs on the EU market is already becoming tangible, with a negative trade trend second only to that with Iran. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the first three months of 2026, the EU lost 30% of the value (€) in goods exchanged with the US compared with the same period last year, according to Eurostat. In August 2025, the US pushed the EU into a trade deal, setting a 15% tariff on several goods. The Trump administration justified it by citing a more than €300bn deficit with…
Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Crimea, Ukrainian and Russian officials said, as part of Kyiv’s campaign to make Moscow pay an economic price for the full-scale invasion. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s General Staff said forces had struck Russia’s Krasnodar Krai region overnight, hitting the Grushovaya oil transshipment base near Novorossiysk. The complex is one of the largest transshipment hubs in southern Russia for oil and petroleum products. Russian regional authorities confirmed a Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at the facility, adding that there were no casualties. While they did not comment on the extent of damage, they…
By Gregoire Lory & Amandine Hess Published on 09/06/2026 – 10:00 GMT+2 New health risks, rapidly evolving and increasingly complex drug markets – this is the warning issued on Tuesday by the European Union Drugs Agency. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Its annual report, based on data from 27 EU member states as well as Turkey and Norway, highlights concerns not only about the availability of substances but also their growing variety, unpredictability and potency. This is particularly the case with new synthetic opioids. “New synthetic opioids are very highly potent substances,” Lorraine Nolan, Executive Director of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), told Euronews. “One…
Published on 09/06/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2 Around France there is grief and outrage. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The murder of Lyhanna, an 11-year-old girl from Fleurance in south-west France, sent a shockwave across the country. Hundreds and thousands of people gatherings in front of courthouses in more than 150 towns and cities to send a deliberate message. This tragedy is seen as a failure of a system that could have protected Lyhanna and many other victims but did not. “It’s not a failure of one court, one judge or one prosecutor – it’s the entire system that needs to be reconsidered,” says…
Published on 09/06/2026 – 5:27 GMT+2 Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, was suspended from his duties late on Monday after the court’s oversight body referred him for disciplinary proceedings over allegations of sexual misconduct. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Khan is facing allegations of sexual misconduct with a female aide, in a scandal that has dragged on for more than two years, while he has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing. He had already temporarily stepped down in May 2025 pending the outcome of the investigation. The process is unprecedented for the ICC, and the Assembly of States Parties (ASP)…