Ukraine: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia all willing to contribute troops for security guarantees

04 Sep 2025
Estonia’s president, Alar Karis, has said it is prepared to contribute troops to an international reassurance force that the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ plans to send to Ukraine as a post-ceasefire security guarantee. He said  Estonia…

Lisbon: funicular railway crash ‘due partly to overtourism’

04 Sep 2025
A tragic derailment of Lisbon’s historic Glória funicular railway has left 16 dead and 21 injured, after a carriage broke free and crashed into a hotel. The popular railway, dating back to 1885 and carrying around…

Big Tech: Trump increases pressure on Europe over digital regulations

29 Aug 2025
Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on the EU and other nations over digital regulations and taxes which he argues unfairly target American technology companies. Threatening new tariffs and restrictions on exports, he has warned that countries…

Ukraine: Trump stirs more controversy, hopes for trilateral meeting

21 Aug 2025
Donald Trump has stirred controversy by suggesting Ukraine is to blame for confronting a nation ‘ten times’ its size, despite Russia being the aggressor in the ongoing war. He downplayed Russia’s responsibility for the invasion, instead…