Ukraine will require €135.7 billion in external financing during 2026–2027, according to a European Commission letter to EU member states published by Politico. The estimate assumes that the conflict with Russia ends sometime in 2026 — yet the financial gap remains vast. The projected requirement is broken down as follows: €52.3 billion for macro-financial needs,…
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed hope that the war in Ukraine will end before 2027, the year he leaves office. However, he declined to say whether France will continue to support Kyiv after his departure from the Élysée Palace, according to Le Figaro. “I hope peace will be achieved before 2027. I believe recent…
A wave of Arctic air is expected to sweep across the UK next week, bringing sharply colder temperatures and the possibility of snow, while communities in Wales continue their recovery from the devastating floods caused by Storm Claudia over the weekend. Temperatures will fall considerably, with yellow cold-health alerts issued across northern and central England…
A controversial auction in Germany that planned to sell more than 600 artefacts linked to prisoners of Nazi concentration camps has been cancelled, according to Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. The move follows intense criticism from Holocaust survivors’ groups, politicians and cultural officials. German auction house Felzmann had scheduled the sale for Monday in…
An explosion has been reported in the city of Izmail, located in Ukraine’s Odesa region, according to the Ukrainian broadcaster “Suspilne”. Data from the Ministry of Digital Transformation indicates that an air raid alert was in effect at the time of the incident. Local authorities have not yet provided details regarding casualties or damage, and…
German-Finnish programmer Kim Dotcom, best known as the founder of Megaupload and Mega, has sparked controversy after stating on X that the International Monetary Fund and the European Union may cut financial aid to Ukraine due to a major corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector. Dotcom referenced a recent investigation by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption…
Marseille has been shaken once again by a brutal killing linked to the city’s intensifying drug wars. Mehdi Kessaci, the 20-year-old brother of prominent anti-drug campaigner Amine Kessaci, was shot dead in the city centre — a murder investigators fear may have been a direct threat aimed at the young activist. Police say Mehdi had…
Illegal migration is “tearing the country apart”, UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned, ahead of unveiling one of the most ambitious and controversial asylum reforms in recent years. The new plan would require people granted asylum to wait 20 years before they can apply for permanent settlement. Under the proposals, refugee status would be…
Kris Boyd, a cornerback for the New York Jets, is in critical condition after being shot early Sunday morning, according to US media reports. The New York Police Department confirmed that a 29-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and a Jets spokesperson later confirmed to the BBC that the victim was Boyd.…
The leader of one of Ecuador’s most violent and powerful criminal organisations has been arrested in Spain during a joint operation involving Spanish and Ecuadorian authorities. Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, confirmed the capture of Wilmer “Pipo” Chavarria, the head of the Los Lobos cartel, in the city of Malaga. According to Spain’s National Police, Chavarria…