Finland considers ban on concealing faces at protests
06 May 2026 16:29 Finland’s parliament has received a bill proposing stricter rules on the use of masks…
Poland calls on NATO to accelerate defence spending increase
06 May 2026 14:37 Poland has called on NATO member states to accelerate plans to raise defence spending…
Greece pulls nine crew to safety after cargo vessel sinks
06 May 2026 11:53 Greece has evacuated all nine crew members — eight Turkish and one Azerbaijani —…
Death toll rises to eight in Tehran mall fire
06 May 2026 09:12 The number of people killed in a fire at the Argavan shopping centre in…
Belarus summons Armenian diplomat, issues protest over “unfriendly actions”
05 May 2026 21:19 Belarus’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Armenia’s chargé d’affaires in Minsk, Artur Sargsyan, in a…
Japan’s child population drops for 45th year to record low of 13.29 million
Japan’s child population has fallen for the 45th consecutive year, dropping to a record low of 13.29 million…
FT: Slovakia counts hospitals as NATO defence spending to clear 2% threshold
05 May 2026 17:33 Slovakia is counting the construction costs of two new hospitals toward its defence spending…
Netanyahu meets Gaza Board of Peace chief in Jerusalem
05 May 2026 15:32 Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has met in Jerusalem with the head of…
Brussels labels Iran missile, drone strikes on Gulf states “unprovoked”
05 May 2026 15:41 The European Union has strongly condemned what it described as “unprovoked missile and drone…
Belarus responds to Armenian speaker over “province” remark
05 May 2026 11:36 The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has rejected comparisons to a “province” in reference to its…
Lithuania moves to deepen strategic ties with Armenia as EU alignment grows
Lithuania is preparing to conclude a strategic partnership agreement with Armenia, expanding its presence in the South Caucasus…
Tehran accuses UAE of aligning with “aggressors”
04 May 2026 13:45 Tehran has sharply accused the United Arab Emirates of siding with Iran’s adversaries, escalating…