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EU leaders blast Viktor Orbán over a Ukraine loan veto, accusing him of playing election games
EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month
Greek animal airlift evacuates pets and owners from Middle East war
A flight carrying dozens of cats, dogs and their owners landed in Athens on Wednesday as part of a successful government effort to evacuate pets from the war in the Middle East. Greece’s interior and foreign ministry worked together for days to coordi…
No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGermany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also called for de-escalation in the Middle East, welcoming what he said were signals by US president Donald Trump that combat action in Iran could co…
Thousands in Moldova cut off from water after Russian strike pollutes river
Moldova’s environment ministry declared an environmental state of alert for 15 days
Leo Varadkar: LGBTQ+ rights in Europe face ‘chill wind’ from east and west
Ireland’s former taoiseach warns of conservative Russian influence and says US is now ‘off the pitch’ under TrumpLGBTQ+ rights in Europe are caught in a “chill wind” from east and west as Vladimir Putin’s Russia exports its conservative agenda and the …
The Iran War’s Economic Threat to Europe and Asia
Inflation and its consequences for growth are a growing concern for countries where memories of the 2022 energy crisis are fresh.
Ukraine faces missile shortage due to war in Iran, says Zelensky
A long war in Iran would work in Putin’s favour as Kyiv will suffer a ‘depletion of resources’, the Ukrainian president said
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin delivers update on peace talks as war rages in Middle East
Orban has shown no signs of backing down in row over Russia oil flows
Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal
German chancellor Friedrich Merz described Orbán’s U-turn on the loan Hungary had agreed to in December as ‘a gross act of disloyalty’EU leaders fumed after Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, refused to drop his opposition to a vital €90bn (£78bn)…