NATO chief Rutte warns allies to step up defence spending or be Russia's next target
Europe • Dec 11, 2025, 5:34 PM
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NATO chief Mark Rutte on Thursday urged alliance members to realise that they are Russia's next targets, urging them to step up defence efforts to prevent a possible war with Moscow "on the scale our grandparents endured". Rutte also argued that a peace plan in Ukraine would be a test of whether Russia "really wants peace".
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The US proposal for "free economic zone" in Ukraine's east 'is a trap', analyst says
Europe • 7:25 PM
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The US is pushing for a demilitarised "free economic zone" between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the east of the country as part of a settlement to end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Peter Zalmayev
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Austrian parliament passes headscarf ban for schoolgirls under 14
Europe • 5:58 PM
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Austria's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14. Rights groups consider the move as discriminatory in the context of growing anti-immigration sentiment in the country.
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NATO chief Rutte warns allies to step up defence spending or be Russia's next target
Europe • 5:34 PM
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NATO chief Mark Rutte on Thursday urged alliance members to realise that they are Russia's next targets, urging them to step up defence efforts to prevent a possible war with Moscow "on the scale our grandparents endured". Rutte also argued that a peace
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'Coalition of the Willing' moves to counter US shift on Ukraine
Europe • 3:31 PM
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As the US pressures Ukraine to accept a Russia-leaning peace plan, Zelensky is turning to Europe for support. The UK, France, and Germany are leading the 'Coalition of the Willing' to counterbalance Washington and coordinate military backing. With Europe
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'Putin is a murderer': Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza
Europe • 2:39 PM
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, who survived two suspected poisoning attempts and spent two and a half years in jail before being released in a 2024 prisoner swap, said Russian President Vladimir Putin was "
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How did English sparkling wine become the new champagne?
Europe • 2:26 PM
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The end-of-year holidays are now just two weeks away, and for many people around the world, late December is synonymous with bubbles. Here in France, the crème de la crème is champagne. But in this Entre Nous, we're focusing on another sparkling wine tha
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European leaders gather over Ukraine aid and Russian frozen assets
Europe • 2:01 PM
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Leaders of the “Coalition of the Willing” supporting Ukraine will hold a follow-up videoconference on Thursday, with President Zelensky participating, the French presidency said. European countries are struggling to make up for halted US aid, as overall
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Europe's new asylum and migration policies: Could Denmark’s model lead the way?
Europe • 10:55 AM
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As 27 member states of the Council of Europe sign a document calling for a new migration framework to reinterpret the European Convention on Human Rights and narrow the definition of 'inhuman and degrading treatment,' Michelle Pace, Professor of Global S
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'Transatlantic alliance not completely over: US, Europe bound by history, culture, trade, military'
Europe • 10:39 AM
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants the U.S. to be a partner in future despite a changing relationship, he said on Wednesday, adding he would tell President Donald Trump that a new migrant policy had roughly halved the number of asylum seekers in Germ
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Live: Double bomb attack in Kyiv kills serviceman, wounds four
Europe • 5:57 AM
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A double improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Kyiv on Thursday killed a serviceman and wounded four others, including two police officers, city prosecutors said. Meanwhile, the US is pushing for a demilitarised "free economic zone" between Russian
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Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Europe • 1:19 AM
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Iceland has become the latest country to boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, its public broadcaster RUV announced Wednesday, joining a growing wave of withdrawals triggered by the decision to allow Israel to compete. Iceland is now the fifth nat
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'The government resigns': Bulgaria’s PM steps down after anti-corruption protests
Europe • 12:42 AM
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Bulgaria’s prime minister announced on Thursday that his government was resigning after less than a year in office, bowing to pressure from sustained anti-corruption protests that had intensified in recent weeks.
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