Europe

NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte called Bulgaria a ‘valued ally making important contributions to our shared security.’

The number of non-EU migrants on payrolls under 25 rose by 290,000 between 2020 and 2025 while British nationals under 25 on payrolls went up by just 11,000.

Ukraine struck a deal with Sweden to buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets, with Stockholm agreeing to donate 16 older models next year.

Temu is the second big tech company to be fined under the EU’s Digital Services Act, after Elon Musk’s X was fined $140 million in December 2025.

The judge ruled that every soldier had a constitutional and statutory obligation to defend their homeland’s borders; prosecutors say they will appeal.

The Dutch frigate is on a mission aiming to promote free passage and keep strategic waterways safe, according to the Dutch Defense Ministry.

Moscow said it was preparing to launch the strikes in retaliation for a Ukrainian drone attack on a university in Russian-controlled Ukraine.

Armenia is due to hold elections on June 7 in which ⁠Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party will seek to maintain its control of parliament.

The move, which will be effective from the middle of next month, makes Paris the first government in the EU to subsidize such medications.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Oslo is strengthening ties with several European military powers to avoid relying on a single security alliance.

The GCHQ director warned that Beijing has gained advanced capabilities across cyber and military domains.

The Geneva-based watchdog says earmarked funding raises conflict-of-interest concerns in a U.N. system built on expert independence.

The military has what it needs for any future conflict, the Pentagon said.

Britain’s former leader said it was a mistake for Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to back the U.S. in the Iran War, but that Labour should not seek to oust him.

In recent weeks, a number of Ukrainian drones directed at military operations against Russia have strayed into NATO Baltic airspace.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says, ‘If there are new episodes of improper behavior, we will act with the same firmness we always have.’

The senior official urged Europe to expand arms production and strengthen Kyiv as momentum grows for negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

The group of experts told the government they now expect Europe’s largest economy to grow only by 0.5 percent this year, down from 0.9 percent in November.

Rising energy costs could increase market volatility and make it harder for governments, businesses and households to repay debt, the ECB said.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will travel to London to sign the deal alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.