Romania says a Russian drone has breached its airspace – the second Nato country to report such an incursion. Romanian fighter jets were in the air monitoring a Russian attack in Ukraine on Saturday and were able to track the drone near
Wednesday morning’s incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace led to jets being scrambled, an emergency government meeting being called – and concerns that Europe and Nato’s resolve against Moscow may not be up to the test. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk
France has been plunged into a new political crisis with the defeat of Prime Minister François Bayrou at a confidence vote in the National Assembly. The defeat – by 364 votes to 194 – means that Bayrou will on Tuesday present his
At least 15 people have been killed and 18 others injured after Lisbon’s famous Gloria funicular derailed and crashed, emergency services said. Portugal’s emergency medical service authority said that five of those injured were in a serious condition. The remaining thirteen, including
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the Chinese capital Beijing along with his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, to attend China’s largest-ever military parade. The “Victory Day” parade on Wednesday will see him rub shoulders with China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s
Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, has been killed in an air strike in Gaza City, Israel has said. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz congratulated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s security agency, Shin Bet, for the “flawless execution”
Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement has confirmed that its self-proclaimed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this week. The Iran-backed group said several other senior officials were killed when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces as part of a peace deal, arguing it does not reflect the realities of modern warfare. “Only those who do not understand the technological state of
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is taking part in a meeting in Washington, chaired by US President Donald Trump, to discuss plans for post-war Gaza, the BBC has confirmed. The Axios website reports that Trump’s son-in-law and former senior adviser, Jared
Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky believe there is a “viable” chance of a ceasefire in Ukraine but Vladimir Putin must “prove he is serious about peace,” Downing Street has said. The UK prime minister held a breakfast meeting with the Ukrainian