MEPs back plans for ‘return hubs’, raising fears of ‘human rights black holes’
European parliament votes in favour of sending refused asylum seekers to offshore hubs, in ‘historic setback for refugee rights’People with …
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Brussels opens investigation into Snapchat amid concern over children’s safety
European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitationBrussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat …
The deal was backed after months of delays caused by uncertainty over
The deal was backed after months of delays caused by uncertainty over the legality of tariffs imposed by Donald TrumpMeanwhile, …
EU healthcare workers say they ‘refuse to be instruments’ in deportation plans
Professionals from across Europe urge MEPs to reject plans, saying ‘climate of fear’ could stop people seeking careMore than 1,100 …
Moldova declares emergency after Russian attack cuts key power line
President urges people to reduce consumption after power line passing through Ukraine damaged by drones; Moscow spring offensive steps up. …
Tuesday briefing: With the horror of conflict throughout the globe, how likely is world war three?
In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, …
Russia setting up long-range drone bases in Belarus, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine president vows to respond to move that would draw Belarus more directly into the war; EU anger at Hungary …
Hungarian election candidate accuses ruling party of treason over alleged EU leak to Russia
Péter Magyar, who leads in polls, says Orbán government is ‘betraying Hungarian and European interests’Europe live – latest updatesThe candidate …
Politics live: new standards for datacentres being built in Australia; report warns of drone threat
Labor under pressure over fuel crisis as federal parliament returns. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or …
Owners from Great Britain travelling to EU warned over pet passport ‘dodge’
Bypassing animal health certificate system by using cheaper pet passport issued abroad could backfire, experts sayBritish pet owners who want …
‘We need to think much bigger’: trade minister calls for greater ambition in UK-EU reset
Exclusive: Chris Bryant says policy agreements are being done in bits and pieces but a greater vision is needed by …
Spain expected to adopt emergency tax cuts to counter impact of US
VAT tax on fuels will reportedly drop from 21% to 10%, as Ursula von der Leyen suggests EU may move …
EU leaders vow to support Cyprus in talks over future of British bases
Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases have become targets for Iran after outbreak of Middle East crisisEU leaders have pledged to stand …
Farage backs Tory attack on Muslim iftar event, saying public prayer ‘was a shock’ – UK politics live
Nigel Farage echoed Nick Timothy’s comments after he said public prayer for Ramadan was an ‘act of domination’Starmer claims Tories …
Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal
Hungarian PM is continuing to block the funding, which the EU says is urgently needed for military aid and support …
No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGermany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also called for …
EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing
Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and …
Row over university fees shows UK’s ‘reset’ with EU may not be so simple
Ministers go to Brussels for talks amid tuition fees standoff, almost 10 years after Britons voted to leave EUThis week …
Row over tuition fees cut for European students threatens Starmer’s EU reset
British negotiators ‘blindsided’ by Brussels’ demand for a reduction that could cost universities £140m a yearBritain is in a standoff …
Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96
Habermas’s political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to surviveThe influential German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen …