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A Reuters investigation finds Ukrainian and Western officials worried that NATO's weapons, tactics and procurement cycles are lagging behind the fast-moving, drone-heavy battlefield in Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Canada become the EU's first associate member, a status not defined in the bloc's treaties, as Ottawa seeks closer ties with Europe amid tensions with Washington.
The European Commission has unveiled plans to simplify EU tender rules and let public bodies weigh security and supply-chain risks, not just price, in a push to reduce reliance on Chinese imports.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday carrying a US proposal to end the war in Ukraine, before a planned first-ever visit to Kyiv. Russian missiles hit airports near the Ukrainian capital hours before the delegation's onward trip.
De Nederlandsche Bank has shifted gold worth roughly €10 billion from New York and Ottawa to the Bank of England, citing rising geopolitical unrest and a need for faster access in a crisis.
Swedish authorities are seeking to expropriate land near a naval installation after concluding it is owned by a Russian national with reported ties to the Kremlin.
As Brussels rewrites its tobacco tax and product rules, watchdogs say industry access to EU officials has surged and undisclosed meetings with Philip Morris International have prompted calls for a parliamentary inquiry.
A Polish court sentenced Igor Rogov, once a coordinator for the exiled opposition group Open Russia, to seven years for spying for Russia's FSB. His wife received three years for helping him.
A total solar eclipse crossed northern Spain on Wednesday evening, drawing crowds of eclipse chasers, astronomers and tourists to towns along its path. It was the first total eclipse visible from mainland Europe since 1999.
Record-low water levels on the Danube have uncovered wartime German warships, unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle. The drought is also disrupting shipping and power generation across the Balkans.
A counter-disinformation group found accounts tied to the Russian military helped spread far-right narratives during the mass migrant crossings into the Spanish enclave, reaching hundreds of thousands of people within hours.
The European Commission has issued two binding directives requiring Google to give competing AI assistants equal access to Android and share search data with rival platforms. The decisions, issued on 16 July 2026, are the most significant test yet of the EU's Digital Markets Act.
A wildfire that broke out on Sunday in the historic Fontainebleau forest, 60 kilometres southeast of Paris, has consumed more than 2,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people. Two people are in custody on suspicion of arson as France endures its third heatwave of the summer.
The European Court of Justice has permanently confirmed a record antitrust penalty against Google for using its Android operating system to shut out mobile rivals. The ruling ends eight years of litigation and leaves the company with no further right of appeal.