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FACT CHECK: A book blames seven Ukrainians for Nord Stream. No state confirms it
Seven Ukrainians , one rented yacht , two hundred fifty thousand dollars: that is the price journalist Bojan Pancevski attaches to the sabotage of…
OPINION: Washington walked out of the UN over a sentence about human rights
American deputy ambassador Dan Negrea walked out of the UN Security Council on July 27, 2026 , in the middle of remarks by French…
REPORT: Macron calls the Bordeaux fire the worst since World War II
French president Emmanuel Macron declared, on July 27, 2026 , that the wildfire ravaging the Gironde region near Bordeaux represents "the most serious situation…
COMMENTARY: Berlin rejects the EU's multiyear budget, leaves Brussels exposed
German chancellor Friedrich Merz met, on July 28, 2026 , Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin, where Ireland holds the EU's rotating presidency, to…
INVESTIGATION: After the Berlin Pride attack, a claim of responsibility still unproven
A man drove, on the evening of July 25, 2026 , into the crowd gathered for the Pride march in Berlin's Tiergarten , killing…
ANALYSIS: Finland shut its sky and sea near Russia, and nothing flew in
Finland closed a stretch of its airspace and territorial waters in the Gulf of Finland on July 28, 2026 , between roughly 8:05 and…
REPORT: Romania shoots down Russian drones and expels a diplomat
Romania shot down three Russian drones in three days, between July 24 and July 28, 2026 , a first for a NATO member state…
DECODING: Brussels summons Moscow over drones and a consulate strike
The European External Action Service (EEAS) summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires in Brussels on July 28, 2026 , following two separate incidents: repeated violations…
INVESTIGATION: The EU readies the largest sanctions package in its history
A Bloomberg report published on July 28, 2026 reveals that the European Union is preparing a plan to sanction more than 1,600 companies tied…