Europe

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.

Divergent foreign policies and clashing national interests among EU members put a European army out of reach in the near term, analysts said.

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.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed that there have been no new deaths reported since May 2, with the number of fatalities still at three.

UK lawmakers are weighing online safety measures for children, including a possible ban on social media use for under-16s, with decisions expected this summer.

Moscow said that the strikes will ’target decision-making centres and command posts’ of the Ukrainian drone operation.

The Institute for the Study of War stated that Ukraine is ’starting to regain more ground than it is losing for the first time since 2023.’

A couple in Munich are alleged to have collected sophisticated technology suited for military purposes for Chinese Communist Party.

Pope Leo XIV called for ‘robust legal frameworks’ and independent oversight of the development of artificial intelligence, which he says threatens humanity.

Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Lithuania are pressing Brussels for faster tools against unfair trade and Chinese overcapacity.