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Huge Russian attack on Ukraine days after ‘Spiderweb’ drone raid

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.

June 6, 2025 11:56 am CET
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
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Berlin braces for clash with Brussels over power subsidies plan

A leaked memo reveals unease in Germany’s economy ministry.

May 20, 2025 9:19 pm CET
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Starmer bets ‘sell-out’ on fish won’t spook Brits weary of Brexit

The giveaway on fisheries access, pounced on by critics, is a political risk for the British PM, who appears to be trading a hit to a relatively small part of the U.K. economy for wins elsewhere.

May 19, 2025 6:09 pm CET

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.

May 19, 2025 4:00 am CET

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.

May 18, 2025 1:46 pm CET

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.

May 5, 2025 4:22 am CET

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.

April 29, 2025 10:03 pm CET

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.

April 29, 2025 1:12 pm CET

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.

April 29, 2025 8:33 am CET

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.

April 28, 2025 11:26 pm CET

Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal? 

And what does it mean for Europe, its power grids and its electricity?

April 28, 2025 8:59 pm CET

Portuguese leaders postpone election debate due to power cut

With most of the country without power, both leaders agreed to postpone their televised clash.

April 28, 2025 5:43 pm CET

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.

April 28, 2025 1:06 pm CET
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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.

April 24, 2025 8:47 pm CET

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.”

April 23, 2025 4:40 pm CET

Von der Leyen to attend UK energy security summit

Commission president’s visit comes as the U.K. and EU explore closer ties.

April 17, 2025 5:24 pm CET

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.

April 17, 2025 4:01 am CET

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.

April 14, 2025 5:26 pm CET

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.

April 10, 2025 4:14 am CET

UK looks to shore up safety of undersea pipelines amid Russia threat

There is “a real fragility” in energy infrastructure security, one expert warned.

April 3, 2025 8:30 pm CET

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.

March 31, 2025 9:00 pm CET

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.

March 31, 2025 7:36 pm CET

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.

March 26, 2025 4:00 am CET

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.

March 24, 2025 4:09 pm CET

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.

March 20, 2025 5:31 pm CET
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