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Spain hits back at Trump in escalating row over euthanasia

Spain hits back at Trump in escalating row over euthanasia

Madrid is irked by the State Department’s move to investigate the assisted suicide of a 25-year-old Spanish woman.

April 1, 2026 3:05 pm CET
„Ami go home“ oder Bündnis mit Trump?
Energy crisis? Keep calm and carry on, says UK (for now)
‘Volatile’ world requires Britain to get close to EU, Starmer says
UK to host Strait of Hormuz summit this week
Brussels unveils emergency change to EU carbon market to prevent soaring prices
With gas prices on the rise, Trump officials discuss feared $150 oil
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Iran war risks private credit crisis and AI bubble bursting, Bank of England warns

U.K. central bank warns negative supply shock increases the odds of ‘vulnerabilities crystallising at the same time.’

April 1, 2026 11:47 am CET

Italy’s World Cup fiasco sparks political fury

Fallout from Bosnia defeat was the first thing on the parliamentary agenda Wednesday morning.

April 1, 2026 11:44 am CET

Trump says he’s considering pulling out of NATO

Top U.S. officials have stepped up warnings to military allies, who are refusing American requests to help out with the Iran war and its consequences.

April 1, 2026 11:14 am CET

‘Not a very good arrangement’: Rubio warns US will rethink NATO after Iran war

Donald Trump’s top diplomat complains that European allies are not helping America out in the Middle East.

April 1, 2026 9:48 am CET

Preparing for a Covid-style crisis  

An energy shock that once felt distant is starting to look very real as the war in Iran spirals … and the EU is considering a Covid-style …

April 1, 2026 6:10 am CET

Trump says he expects US to leave Iran in ‘2 or 3 weeks’

The president will address the nation Wednesday evening on the war.

April 1, 2026 5:59 am CET

Hungary’s unfair election: Why Viktor Orbán is so hard to beat

The prime minister’s rivals say his total control over the state and the media allows him to influence elections in his favor.

April 1, 2026 4:00 am CET

Kidnapping of US journalist in Iraq linked to Iranian militants

The State Department said it had warned the journalist that she was at risk.

April 1, 2026 12:51 am CET

‘Beyond what we could imagine’: Europe’s coming energy crunch

Germany’s Friedrich Merz warns the economic fallout from the war in Iran is on track to rival that of the Covid pandemic or the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

March 31, 2026 10:02 pm CET

Iran threatens to strike US-owned tech companies in the Middle East

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened Tuesday to target American tech and defense companies operating in the Middle East if the U.S. and Israel continue to target …

March 31, 2026 8:02 pm CET

Le Pen hammers Trump as Iran war triggers spiraling energy crisis

The French far-right chief says “these strikes were carried out blindly,” in a fierce rebuke of U.S. preparation for Middle East turmoil.

March 31, 2026 7:57 pm CET

Irish lawmaker urges Stripe to flout US sanctions on UN investigator Albanese

United States sanctions against U.N. official Francesca Albanese cut her off from most financial institutions.

March 31, 2026 7:17 pm CET
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Europe hardens opposition to Trump’s Iran war demands

Even America’s staunchest allies are closing their skies and restricting information sharing thanks to rising pushback to the monthlong conflict.

March 31, 2026 7:17 pm CET

EU diplomats meet in Ukraine to pledge support for Russia war crimes tribunal

The Kremlin’s crimes cannot go “unpunished,” High Representative Kaja Kallas says.

March 31, 2026 7:17 pm CET

Top Brussels official urges Europeans to work from home and drive less

Energy commissioner says the oil crisis triggered by Iran war will bring lengthy upheaval, in a speech reminiscent of the Covid pandemic.

March 31, 2026 6:40 pm CET
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EU staff banned from using AI-generated content in official communications

It’s a stark contrast to the approach taken in Washington, where U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently used AI-generated content to get his point across.

March 31, 2026 6:25 pm CET

City of London braces for energy shock to turn into a full-blown meltdown

Financial markets have worried about a crash for years. What’s coming could be worse.

March 31, 2026 6:01 pm CET

Removing EU flags is ‘betrayal,’ French minister tells far-right mayors

Several new mayors have made a point of pulling down EU flags and replacing them with extra French Tricolores.

March 31, 2026 5:36 pm CET

Italy blocks US use of Sicily air base for Middle East war

The Italian government didn’t allow airplanes taking part in the Iran war to use the base, but Rome insists that doesn’t mean the bases are closed to other U.S. uses.

March 31, 2026 4:17 pm CET

Israel to halt arms purchases from France

The decision was made because of France’s recent criticism of Israel, a government official says.

March 31, 2026 3:35 pm CET

Trump says Strait of Hormuz is the world’s problem: ‘Go get your own oil!’

NATO partners, including the European Union, have largely refused to help secure the strait.

March 31, 2026 3:23 pm CET

King Charles confirms first US state visit

The announcement came as Donald Trump renewed his attacks on the U.K. warning it will now have to fight for itself.

March 31, 2026 3:02 pm CET

Wolf bites woman in face near Hamburg IKEA during first attack in decades

The endangered predators have steered clear of humans since being reintroduced to Germany in 1998, though one did attack Ursula von der Leyen’s pony in 2022.

March 31, 2026 2:56 pm CET

Amazon, Microsoft dodge UK cloud market dominance designations

Both companies have made a range of commitments to the competition authority that address the fees customers pay to change between different providers.

March 31, 2026 2:27 pm CET
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