Tech News

Hackers probed Europe’s fridge systems weeks before cyberattacks

The attacks exposed basic security weaknesses in connected refrigeration systems, but experts warn that similar vulnerabilities could put everything from supermarket equipment to hospital and data centre infrastructure at risk.

7 November 2026

Russia

Iran official delivers secret Khamenei message to Putin in Moscow trip

Iran’s Security Council chief, Mohsen Rezaei, went to Moscow to deliver a personal message from Ayatollah Khamenei and discuss building a pipeline to import Russian gas.

6 November 2026

EU News

Inside the EU’s battle to bar Russian war veterans from Europe

Ukraine has shared the names of more than half a million Russian soldiers, but fewer than 1% have been added to the EU’s Schengen security database. Brussels is now exploring ways to overcome the legal hurdles amid growing concerns over Russian security threats.

6 November 2026

EU News

Poland warns: Don't negotiate with Russia over Eastern Europe's head

Poland has warned that Eastern Europe's security interests must not be sidelined in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, as it pushes back against efforts to resume Russian gas imports.

6 November 2026

Europe News

One killed in strikes on Ukraine as blaze reported at Russian refinery

Ukrainian authorities said on Friday that one man had been killed in a morning attack on the Rivne region. Three others were also reportedly injured in strikes on Kyiv Oblast overnight.

6 November 2026

Europe News

Poland arrests six suspected of espionage and arms smuggling to Russia

The charges against the group of six also include violations of regulations governing the international trade in goods and technologies of strategic importance for national defence and international security.

5 November 2026

Europe News

Drone strike sets Ozon warehouse ablaze in southern Russia

A fire broke out at an Ozon warehouse in Adygeysk, southern Russia, on Wednesday. The Russian e-commerce giant said the facility had been targeted in a drone attack.

5 November 2026

Europe News

Finnish court jails Russian captain over Baltic Sea cable sabotage

The Russian captain was ordered jailed for three years and six months and the crew member, an Azerbaijan national, for two years and 10 months.

5 November 2026

Russia

Russia plans ticket fee to bankroll struggling aircraft industry

From 2027, passengers would pay 500 roubles on domestic flights and 1,000 on international flights to fund the lease and operation of 258 Russian-built aircraft, as sactions over Moscow's all-out war in Ukraine continue to bite.

5 November 2026

Russia

Hockey nations refuse to play Russia as Germany mulls exit as host

Finland, Norway, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Denmark and Sweden have said they will not face Russia at the 2027 championship, after a court ruling overturned a four-year ban on Russian national teams. Germany’s federation said the ruling “fundamentally changes the situation” for it as host nation.

4 November 2026

Europe News

More than 50 trapped under rubble after Russian strike on aid centre

Russia pummelled Ukraine on Monday and Tuesday after a rare truce ended at the weekend, with the strikes dampening hopes for a breakthrough at US-led negotiations set for next week in Abu Dhabi.

4 November 2026

EU.XL

50 million Europeans can’t heat their homes. How is the EU helping?

Europe enters winter with its gas tanks emptier than at any point since 2011, and EU ministers have offered few binding answers on how to shield households from another energy shock. Watch the video!

4 November 2026

EU News

Georgia PM offers no way out of EU deadlock - and blames Brussels

Kobakhidze said he remains “very committed” to EU accession but offered no plan to restart negotiations, accusing the European Commission of “blackmail” and refusing to repeal two laws among the main sticking points in the dispute with Brussels.

3 November 2026

Europe News

European troops to rehearse post-war Ukraine deployment in Poland

The force, which was set up in 2025 and already has an operational headquarters in Paris, is not a NATO operation and has little US involvement.

3 November 2026

Europe News

Deadly Russian attack on aid distribution kills at least 26

Zelenskyy said the Zaporizhzhia attack showed Russia was "sending an entirely opposite signal" and that it was "counting on more killings."

2 November 2026

Europe News

Brussels still 'traumatised' by Brexit, EU foreign policy chief warns

The EU and UK are meeting for a summit on 20 November, and both sides agree they need greater cooperation – but differences remain on how to get there.

2 November 2026

Europe News

Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine's Kherson region after truce ends

The ceasefire enabled a humanitarian mission to the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky and for hundreds of stranded citizens to leave.

2 November 2026

Europe News

Ukraine and Russia say air raid alert apps hit by cyberattacks

The cyberattacks came as the longest truce of the war, limited to Ukraine's eastern Kherson region, ended on Sunday after Russia refused the offer of an extension, according to Kyiv.

2 November 2026

Europe News

Russia arrests minor after US embassy warns of security threat

Russian state media published a statement from the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Sunday announcing that a minor had been detained in relation to the threat.

1 November 2026

Europe News

Bulgarians head to the polls in tense presidential runoff

The vote puts together two candidates with sharply contrasting views on how Bulgaria should engage with Russia and the war in Ukraine moving forward.

1 November 2026