A Turkish Navy soldier participates during the NATO Dynamic Mariner/Flotex-25 naval exercise in Barbate,southern Spain. European countries are expected to increase their expenditure on defence.

Europe gets creative amid Trump demands to end ‘freeloading’ on defence

Faced with the US president’s push to more than double the alliance’s spending targets,European diplomats are exploring a new method to count military investment.

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen,centre,reacts at the National Assembly during a session on Tuesday.

Victim or criminal? Le Pen appeal could deliver Trump-style shock to France

By disqualifying Marine Le Pen from the presidential race,the court has handed her an immense gift. Much like Donald Trump,she can position herself as a victim of an elite-driven conspiracy.

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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1,after the court decision.

French hard-right leader Le Pen banned from presidential run following conviction

In a ruling that potentially reshapes the European political landscape,a court has convicted the National Rally leader of embezzling European Union funds.

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Just Stop Oil protesters threw tinned soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s famous 1888 work Sunflowers,then glued themselves to the wall at the National Gallery in London in 2022.

After throwing soup at Van Gogh and painting Stonehenge,agents of chaos say they’re done

The group of protesters,which included women in their 80s,grabbed the headlines with disruptive stunts that saw them arrested 3300 times in three years.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speak to the media in Paris,France.

Russia wants crippling sanctions ditched for Ukraine ceasefire. Europe has other ideas

Speaking in Paris at the so-called Coalition of the Willing summit,British Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Vladimir Putin of “playing games and playing for time”.

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King Charles was hospitalised in London after experiencing side effects from ongoing cancer treatment.

King Charles hospitalised after side effects from cancer treatment

The 76-year-old monarch was “greatly disappointed” to cancel public appearances scheduled for Friday.

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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

‘Pathetic’:Leaked Signal texts aren’t just embarrassing for Europe – they’re a warning

The high-level message exchange leak shows US leaders’ view of all future collaboration with European allies as a trade.

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A map of debris over the crash site from the investigation in 2015.

The crime that killed 298 people – and the push to include it in Ukraine peace deal

Families of those who lost their lives over Ukraine 10 years ago want US President Donald Trump to ensure responsibility for the atrocity is included in any peace deal with Russia.

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Authorities are looking into how a fire at a power station could shut down the world’s fifth-busiest airport.

British government wants rigorous probe into Heathrow’s 18-hour power shutdown

Flights resumed a day after a fire knocked out power and shut Europe’s busiest airport,causing global travel chaos.

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Then Prince Charles,right,pose for a photo with US President Donald Trump and wife Melania,during a trip to London to attend the 70th anniversary of NATO in 2019.

‘I love King Charles’:Trump keen on US joining the Commonwealth

British media are reporting rumours King Charles may extend an invitation to the United States to join the group of former British Empire countries.

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