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Published on 09/07/2026 – 15:53 GMT+2 The United States has approved the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, despite previous doubts over a planned deployment. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “On the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Ankara, we agreed with the American government that American Tomahawk missiles will be purchased by us and stationed in Germany,” Merz told MPs in a statement to parliament. The move will “close an important strategic gap in our defences,” he said. “At the same time we will work on developing our own European systems and stationing them…
Italy ordered the expulsion of two Russian military attaches accused of spying on Thursday, with its foreign minister condemning “serious and unacceptable acts of interference” by Moscow. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The expulsions came two days after police announced the arrest of two former Italian intelligence agents who media reports said gave Russia secrets on military aid to Ukraine. “The Italian government has decided to expel two military attaches from the embassy of the Russian Federation in Italy, involved in espionage activities uncovered by the Rome public prosecutor’s office,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote in a post on X. The minister named…
Updated: 09/07/2026 – 13:48 GMT+2 Jamie Shea, former NATO security adviser, says NATO 3.0 is going to be “much more a European show and less an American show” than it used to be. According to Shea, the US “is going to do a lot less in terms of holding up the collective defence than allies were used to during the Cold War”. … More
Updated: 09/07/2026 – 10:52 GMT+2 “NATO is working well” — Speaking exclusively to Euronews’ Shona Murray as part of our special report live from Ankara, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal shares his views on Trump, Russia, European defence and whether NATO is entering a new era. … More
Updated: 09/07/2026 – 11:38 GMT+2 Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR representative in Brussels, believes it is key for the EU to ensure “nobody is returning to a possible situation of harm” when implementing the recently approved Pact on Migration and Asylum. … More
This week’s NATO summit in Ankara was the most anticipated for some time. After five years of war on the continent, and two years of rancour from a confrontational White House, it was the moment for Europe to prove it’s serious about its own defence. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At Tuesday’s Industry Defence Forum, European allies heralded $50 billion (€43 billion) of deals for defence production and procurement, covering submarines, Patriot missile defence systems, interceptors, ammunition, all presented as proof that the alliance is on a credible path to spending 5 percent of its GDP on defence by 2035. Among the headline…
Published on 09/07/2026 – 10:17 GMT+2 The FIFA World Cup quarter-finals are about to begin, and as the pressure on each team ramps up, so too has the misinformation surrounding the tournament. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT AI-generated images, false claims and fake news reports have all spread online over the past couple of weeks, many with racist overtones aimed at European teams that have already been knocked out of the competition. For example, one TikTok video allegedly shows the Netherlands’ manager, Ronald Koeman, launching into a racist rant after Morocco knocked his team out on penalties on 30 June. The clip amassed…
In today’s newsletter: Europeans leave the NATO summit with loaded guns plus strong statements from US President Donald Trump, EU ambassadors may go into overdrive over the 21st package of sanctions against Russia, and a European Parliament vote is set to rile up the political right.
Published on 09/07/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:12 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Shona Murray reports from Ankara after the NATO summit, where allied leaders agreed record defence spending commitments as Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran over, announced fresh US strikes and confirmed Ukraine would receive a licence to produce Patriot missile interceptors. Former NATO official Jamie Shea joins us to assess the summit’s outcomes, the future of transatlantic security, the renewed conflict with Iran, support for Ukraine and President Trump’s latest remarks on Greenland. Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR Representative in Brussels, discusses the humanitarian consequences of the renewed…
Published on 09/07/2026 – 7:04 GMT+2 Speaking during Euronews’ special coverage of the NATO summit in Ankara, Bolton said Trump’s latest comments on Greenland should be seen as part of his political style rather than an indication of US foreign policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trump repeated at the NATO summit that Greenland should come under US control, arguing the strategically important Arctic territory is vital to US security, while lashing at Denmark for not doing enough to fortify it. Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser during his first term in office, said the president has a long history of…