Iran reveals arrest of teenage French-German cyclist missing since June
Iran has arrested and detained a teenage French-German national on a Europe-to-Asia cycle trip who disappeared in the country on June 16, Iran's foreign minister told Le Monde…
NATO members delight Trump with defence boost pledge – apart from Spain
NATO countries have agreed to vastly ramp up their defence spending to satisfy US President Donald Trump.
Trump’s airstrikes ‘did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capability’, says US Defence Agency as NATO summit kicks off
US airstrikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to one initial US intelligence assessment.
EU, Canada sign defence deal on eve of NATO summit in The Hague
Canada and the European Union signed a defence and security pact as the transatlantic partners sought to better confront Russia, with worries over US reliability under President…
Macron and EU urge Iranian ‘restraint’ after US bombing raid
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Tehran to de-escalate and "exercise the utmost restraint" after US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a call with his Iranian counterpart…
EC says Chinese online giant AliExpress ‘must do more to protect customers’
Chinese online giant AliExpress must do more to protect consumers from illegal product sales, the European Commission said, an interim finding that could open the way to heavy…
Trump says EU ‘has not offered fair trade deal’ and quits G7 summit early
US President Donald Trump said the European Union had yet to offer a "fair deal" on trade, as Washington negotiated tariff agreements with friends and foes alike.
Germany says allies lift range ties on weapons for Kyiv
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany along with Ukraine's other key Western backers have lifted range restrictions on weapons they send to Kyiv to fight against Russia.
Albania’s PM Rama wins historic fourth term, opposition says vote ‘stolen’
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has secured an unprecedented fourth term in power after his Socialist Party seemed to have sailed to election victory, official results showed,…
UK PM Starmer inks tariffs deal with Trump
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have announced a "breakthrough deal" on trade that left in place a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from…
UK-India free-trade deal may offer EU an example of US tariffs relief
Britain and India have clinched a long-coveted free-trade pact after tariff turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump forced the two sides to hasten efforts to increase…
Trump ‘100% confident of EU trade deal’ after talks with Italy PM Meloni
US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have each expressed confidence that the US and Europe would be able to negotiate a trade deal before his…
Turkey’s Erdogan says protests at Istanbul Mayor’s jailing a ‘movement of violence’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said protests over the jailing of Istanbul's Mayor had become a "movement of violence" and that the main opposition party would be held accountable…
Arrested captain of ship in North Sea crash with US tanker a Russian, owner confirms
The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after a collision with a US-flagged oil tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the ship's owner…
Italian whippet proves top dog at UK’s Crufts
A whippet from Venice in Italy has been named best in show at the 2025 Crufts international dog show in the UK.
European watchdog warns China’s Deepseek AI on ‘further regulatory action’
Chinese artificial intelligence company Deepseek may face more actions from national regulators in the future, Europe's privacy watchdog has said.
Ukraine switches off power exports as Russian attacks hit home
Amid a continued Russian bombardment on Ukraine's energy infrastructure that has seen its top power producer DTEK lose 50 per cent of its capacity, Kyiv sharply increased…
Kremlin central bank chief takes aim at EU over Russian asset confiscation plan
The Kremlin has warned of "catastrophic consequences" should the European Union proceed with plans to confiscate Russian assets held in Western banks.
Russian oil terminals ‘legitimate targets’, Kyiv insists
Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, said Russian oil refineries were legitimate targets for its forces.
US wants Ukraine to stop hitting Russian oil refineries
The US has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, warning that drone strikes risk provoking retaliation and driving up global oil prices,…
Russians spaced out as rocket launch aborted while Musk’s Dragon flies
Just hours before US billionaire X owner Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 was successfully fired into space, Russia's Soyuz spacecraft launch was aborted at the Baikonur cosmodrome…
UK redefines ‘extremism’ as hate-crime surges
Britain instigated its new definition of "extremism" designed to counter a surge in hate crime.
Here’s looking at you: France checks out AI safety plans as Olympics near
France tested Artificial Intelligence-driven video surveillance technology that will be deployed during the forthcoming Olympic Games at a concert by English electro-pop band…
Red Army Faction member Klette appears in court
Daniela Klette, a member of Germany's notorious Red Army Fraction (RAF) militant group who was arrested recently, as reported by Brussels Signal, made an initial appearance…
UK Government reduces ‘love tax’ Spouse Visa threshold
The UK Government has bowed to pressure to cut a financial requirement that UK citizens with foreign spouses wanting to live in Britain needed to earn a minimum of £38,700…
UK Spouse Visas: reform petition hits 5,700 signatories in 48 hours
A storm has erupted following the UK Conservative Government’s move to ramp up the financial requirements Britons must fulfil if they wish to return to live in the UK with…
My UK immigration ‘love tax’ nightmare – plus update
Brussels Signal sub-editor Chris Nelson fears new immigration rules mean he will have to choose between living with his wife in the Philippines or his family in the UK