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Published on 13/09/2026 – 12:20 GMT+2•Updated 12:26 A sea of EU flags seemingly outnumbered Union Jacks during sections of the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms show on Saturday night, as the UK’s relationship with Brussels once again finds itself in the spotlight. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Footage of the event, which is part of a classical music festival held each summer in London, shows a swathe of swirling blue and gold flags across the crowd at the city’s Royal Albert Hall. The 12 gold stars of the European banner appeared particularly prominent during renditions of songs such as “Land of Hope…

Published on 13/09/2026 – 11:53 GMT+2 Russia launched over 450 drones across Ukraine in overnight attacks, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, while Kyiv struck oil refineries in Russia’s Tatarstan, according to Russian authorities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russia launched 453 drones of various types across Ukraine, 409 of which were neutralised by Ukraine’s Armed Forces. However, 13 locations were struck. Multiple attacks on the city of Stryi, in the Lviv region, which borders Poland, left a multi-storey residential building, an outbuilding near a school and buildings near a railway station damaged after being struck by Russian drones. In the city of Izyum,…

Swedes are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, in a closely fought election that could deliver fresh gains for the far right and potentially bring it into government for the first time. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is seeking another term in office, but his chances of staying in power could depend on the Sweden Democrats, the far-right party that already supports his minority government. Kristersson’s main challenger is his predecessor, Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson, with opinion polls pointing to an extremely tight contest between the country’s rival political blocs. The prime…

Published on 11/09/2026 – 7:45 GMT+2•Updated 8:40 Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, says Europe is finally beginning to recognise what Kyiv has long warned about: Russian aggression is increasingly manifesting itself through hybrid warfare, and it goes well beyond the Baltics. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Central European states … see and feel the manifestations of Russian aggressive acts embodied in hybrid operations,” he told Euronews on the sidelines of the Rīga Conference on Thursday. Budanov, a former military intelligence chief, said Russia follows a playbook that begins with “special information operations and propaganda” and culminates in…

Published on 11/09/2026 – 8:55 GMT+2 Brazil’s ambassador to the European Union has warned that the EU’s ban on imports of Brazilian meat risks undoing key aspects of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, fuelling a “reversal of expectations” in Brazil and mounting frustration among the country’s producers. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission suspended imports of meat and other food products from Brazil last week over concerns about antimicrobial ​substances used in production, in a move that impacts millions of euros’ worth of Brazilian exports. Ambassador Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva told Euronews that the ban targets “sensitive products” which Brazil…

The AfD’s lead candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state, Ulrich Siegmund, has sparked fierce criticism with remarks about the possible use of military equipment in a future “remigration and deportation offensive”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The background is the planned establishment of a production site of the Israeli defence company Elbit Systems in Sangerhausen. At a press conference, Siegmund drew a link between the production of armaments, domestic security and the migration policy his party is pursuing. Siegmund initially stated that the AfD did not fundamentally oppose the production of armaments. Arms production could, among other things, be important for domestic security, the…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) companies to slow down the development of the powerful technology, as concerns mount over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Superintelligence is the theoretical point when AI’s capabilities exceed human intelligence. His comments came a few days after AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who left OpenAI to join Anthropic, decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies and industry giants of “gambling with our lives” in the race to develop models capable of self-improvement. “We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI…

Across Europe, financial insecurity is becoming a long-term feature of people’s living conditions, with energy poverty further aggravating their vulnerability. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Around 29% of Europeans say they are living in precarious circumstances, with 73% of Europeans fearing they will not be able to afford fuel costs, according to an annual survey by Ipsos and Secours populaire français. The research interviewed 10,000 people aged 18 and over in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the United Kingdom and Serbia. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Middle East conflict have aggravated rising energy and fuel prices in Europe. Amid…

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic,” wading into a complex and politically charged subject during a two-day visit to a major tournament at his private Irish golf course. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin, Trump said he would love to see the reunification of the Republic of Ireland with the UK’s Northern Ireland. “I don’t want to cause any problems but I’d love to see it unified,” Trump offered when asked for his opinion on the issue by a reporter. “It’s going to happen eventually. It…

Previously undisclosed investigative files have emerged in connection with the attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, reports the newspaper Welt. The information is based not only on the documents themselves, but also on details from security circles. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the course of the investigation, the identities of the two suspects and details of their journeys to and from Germany apparently became known. The findings compiled in the process are said to have been crucial in prompting Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) to publicly hold Russia responsible for the attack…