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Europe
EU Weighs Response After Germany Blames Russia for Foiled Drone Attack
BRUSSELS: The European Union is considering how to respond to an attempted drone attack at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport that Berlin…
Iceland Votes on Resuming European Union Membership Negotiations
REYKJAVIK: Icelanders went to the polls on Saturday to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations to join the…
Oil, Uranium and Critical Minerals: Why Kazakhstan Matters to Europe
The European Union’s efforts to diversify its energy sources and critical raw material supply chains are giving its relations with…
Türkiye Emerges as Europe’s Key Black Sea Partner
In the Black Sea, which has turned into the frontline of European security since 2022, the country that sets the balance is…
Europe Faces a Critical Test of Energy Security
Europe Faces a Critical Test of Energy Security as Fuel Buffers Continue to Erode Europe is once again confronting a…
Europe’s ‘Return Hubs’: A Test of Migration Control or a Challenge to Human Rights?
The European Union’s latest push to establish offshore “return hubs” for rejected asylum seekers marks one of the most significant…
Western Europe Records Hottest June on Record as Climate Change Intensifies Heatwaves
BRUSSELS: Western Europe experienced its hottest June on record this year, with unprecedented temperatures fueling deadly heatwaves, widespread wildfires, drought…
Europe Steps Up as NATO Adapts to a New Defense Balance
European members of NATO have moved quickly to reinforce the alliance’s collective defense posture following the United States’ decision to…
NATO Chief Faces Diplomatic Test as Trump Demands Loyalty Ahead of Alliance Summit
BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte faces one of the toughest diplomatic challenges of his tenure as he prepares for…
Europe’s Overtourism Crisis: Why Big Business, Not Tourists, Is Becoming the Focus of Public Anger
Europe’s long-running struggle with overtourism is entering a new phase. While anti-tourism protests have often appeared to target holidaymakers, a…