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Huge Russian attack on Ukraine days after ‘Spiderweb’ drone raid
Friday’s massive bombing was Putin’s biggest attack since Kyiv’s daring drone assault took out dozens of strategic bombers at Russian airfields.

Britain is wide open to Russian undersea sabotage

EU officially retires its ‘no cherry-picking’ Brexit line

Merz’s coalition agrees on policy program aimed at boosting Germany’s economy

The EU’s water crisis by the numbers

Germany’s power subsidy plans are probably illegal. That’s unlikely to matter.

Power outage disrupts Cannes film festival
Berlin braces for clash with Brussels over power subsidies plan
A leaked memo reveals unease in Germany’s economy ministry.
Everything you need to know about the UK-EU Brexit reset summit
Three achievements are likely: a security pact, a declaration on global issues, and a “common understanding” of future topics to be negotiated.
Portugal to demand EU put pressure on France over power connectors
Cross-border power links need to be beefed up, Lisbon says after huge blackout, calling it a Single Market issue.
It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset
British negotiators are sitting down for a week of intensive talks with their EU counterparts ahead of a looming summit.
The mechanics behind Spain’s mega-blackout
People rarely think about Europe’s criss-crossing energy system. We tell you how it works, what went wrong (and right) on Monday and what happens next.
Spanish grid operator rules out cyberattack in its facilities after power cut
There has not been any type of intrusion in the electrical network control systems,” authorities say.
99 percent of Spain’s power supply restored after blackout, authorities say
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to meet the National Security Council as Spain seeks to figure out what happened.
Freak disappearance of electricity triggered power cut, says Spain PM Sánchez
“This has never happened before,” said Sánchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.
Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal?
And what does it mean for Europe, its power grids and its electricity?
Portuguese leaders postpone election debate due to power cut
With most of the country without power, both leaders agreed to postpone their televised clash.
Stay home, Spanish PM urges citizens as Iberian power outage continues
Portugal also remains in the dark following mass power outage south of the Pyrenees.
Ed Miliband buys off his critics on Chinese forced labor … for now
The U.K. energy secretary has U-turned on government rules for buying solar supplies — but politicians and human rights campaigners want him to go further.
Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and they’ll use them
Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, “We’ll take decisions to protect ourselves.”
Von der Leyen to attend UK energy security summit
Commission president’s visit comes as the U.K. and EU explore closer ties.
US Mideast allies face ‘worst-case scenario’ with Trump aid cuts and tariff whiplash
The withdrawal of aid by the U.S. and Europe could feed extremism and lead to a surge in emigration, experts warn.
EU-UK defense deal in sight at May summit
The two sides are preparing to sign a defense pact in London next month — but wider Brexit negotiations will take longer to wrap up.
Facing Trump tariff threat, Germany’s new government bets big on boosting economy
Friedrich Merz’s new administration promises tax cuts, energy price reductions and a blitz of public-private investment funds.
UK looks to shore up safety of undersea pipelines amid Russia threat
There is “a real fragility” in energy infrastructure security, one expert warned.
Can Keir Starmer bring down bills before bills bring him down?
Downing Street is worried about rising energy bills. Every option for bringing them under control could bring political pain.
Trump forces Canada to rethink trade and energy flows
Tariff threats prompt provinces to tout “east-west” corridors, rather than “south” to the U.S.
How ‘France First’ doomed a nuclear CEO
For Emmanuel Macron, it wasn’t enough that Luc Rémont turned around France’s state-owned nuclear firm. He wanted a CEO who put French industry first and built local reactors faster.
Record online shopping fueling Europe’s textile waste problem, watchdog warns
Cheap clothes and online retailing means people are buying — and discarding — more garments than ever before.
Trump eyes Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. Problem: It’s occupied by Russia.
Ukraine isn’t dismissing the U.S. president’s latest plan to provide a semblance of long-term security — but says Russian troops must first leave a city near the plant.