European governments are discussing a plan to increase defense spending to 3 percent of the GDP by 2030. On Thursday, Mark Rutte, the secretary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), urged allies to step up their military spending and shift to a “war mentality” in order to avoid another conflict on their soil like […]

According to UNHCR, Syrian refugees have applied for asylum in more than 130 countries. Several European countries have suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrian nationals in light of the new circumstances following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government. Meanwhile, in neighboring countries, the number of Syrians returning home remains limited and cautious. RELATED: […]

In a crucial moment for French politics, President Emmanuel Macron has announced his intention to appoint a new prime minister following the resignation of Michel Barnier. In a speech from the Élysée Palace, Macron emphasized the need to form a government that represents all political forces, in an attempt to build a consensus that can […]

They propose to guarantee European defence by strengthening the role of NATO. On Tuesday, foreign affairs ministers of major European countries discussed Ukraine and transatlantic relations in Warsaw, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict entered its 1000th day. RELATED: Ukraine Attacked the Russian Region of Bryansk With U.S.-Made Missiles Foreign ministers of Poland, Germany, France and Italy […]

‘If there is no peace, then there is no economy, no development, no progress in any social sphere,” the Serbian President said. On Thursday, Hungary and Serbia pledged to deepen their strategic cooperation in energy, infrastructure, and economic development amid regional security concerns and rising energy costs. RELATED: Hungary Reaffirms Support for Serbia’s EU Accession […]

The ruling Georgian Dream party won an absolute majority in Georgia’s parliamentary elections on Saturday with 53% of the vote, according to the first results on the 70 per cent of polling stations, for a total of 2,176, reported the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). RELATED: U.S Elections: Authorities Indentifies Potential Electoral Fraud on Voter Register […]

Europe is showing a trend of polarization between the left and right wings, with centrist parties being squeezed. Far-right parties, once confined to the political periphery, are gaining ground across Europe, be it at the EU level or in national politics. The latest case was in Austria, where the Freedom Party won the first-ever national […]

Several European political leaders have voiced their calls for concerted efforts to fight against climate change. Continuous rainfalls over the past several days in central and eastern Europe have claimed the lives of local residents, triggered evacuations and caused widespread damages and disruptions. Rivers and streams in some of those countries have been swollen after […]

The Czech Republic’s rainy storm this Saturday left 63,000 homes without electricity and forced an evacuation of a hospital in Brno, as authorities prepare to evacuate thousands of people in the northeast of the country, the area most affected by this cold front. RELATED: Flooding Hits Sudan & Chad Hit, Lesotho Impacted by Drought, UN […]

The global average temperature for January to August was 0.7 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the […]