Europe

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the United States has not granted visa waivers for Bulgarian citizens traveling to America as requested.

French lawmaker and National Rally vice-president Edwige Diaz described “this human tragedy” as entirely preventable.

Some lawmakers said the bill repealing the 1685 royal decree should have included demands ​for reparations.

Japanese envoy to the U.N. Kazuyuki ⁠Yamazaki said his country has upheld international law and has been faithful to the U.N. Charter.

Pressure on European NATO members to take more responsibility for their own defense has mounted following ​criticism from President Donald Trump.

Andrew Bailey warned that attempting to bring inflation back to the bank’s 2 percent target ’too quickly‘ could ’cause undesirable volatility in output.’

The 21-year-old pleaded guilty last month to a range of terrorist-related offences, with the Austrian court told he wanted to kill ‘as many people as possible.’

A sharp drop in exports weighed on France’s economy, with overseas sales falling 3.8 percent in the first quarter.

The EU and NATO both vowed to stand with Bucharest in the wake of the incident, which comes amid heightened concerns about Russian activity in Eastern Europe.

Iceland had initially applied to join the bloc in 2009, after its banking sector collapsed during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Lavrov and Lazaro ’reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening constructive dialogue and practical cooperation' between Moscow and the Philippines.

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.

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.