Erdogan surprises Dutch prime minister with a revolver and bullets
Erdogan handed out unusual gifts following the NATO summit in Ankara.
“Meet Putin in Moscow? That’s tough with all those Ukrainian drones there”
During a press conference with Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky—who mistakenly addressed the U.S. president as “Putin”—the Ukrainian president made it clear that there was no way he would travel to Moscow at Vladimir Putin’s invitation.
1,747 more deaths than usual during "truly exceptional" heat wave in Belgium
The June heat wave caused an exceptionally high excess mortality rate in Belgium: 47.8 percent, accounting for 1,747 additional deaths. According to Sciensano, the Belgian National Institute for Public Health, this is the highest mortality rate during a heat wave since analyses began in 2000.
Trump allows Zelensky to build Patriot Missiles himself
U.S. President Donald Trump has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States will grant Ukraine permission to manufacture its own Patriot air defense systems to defend itself against Russian attacks.
Increasing disturbances caused by youth in Knokke
No seaside resort in Belgium is more fashionable than Knokke, just across the border with the Netherlands, but its status as a fashionable seaside resort is increasingly threatened by the disturbances caused mainly by young people from Brussels and northern France.
Denmark immediately dismisses Trump’s obsession at NATO Summit
During the NATO summit in Ankara, Donald Trump once again caused tensions by stating that Greenland should fall “under the control of the United States” rather than Denmark. In doing so, the U.S. president reignited a long-standing and highly sensitive issue, just as the alliance is already under pressure from discussions about defense spending, Iran, and the division of roles between Europe and the U.S.
Le Pen's ankle monitor could come off thanks to legal loophole
Marine Le Pen is, in principle, eligible to run in the 2027 French presidential election after an appeals court upheld her conviction in the case involving the misuse of European Parliament funds but reduced the length of her ineligibility.
“Choosing between God and the Kremlin”
According to the Estonian public broadcaster ERR News, Estonia is fed up with Russian influence on its territory and has issued an ultimatum to the Orthodox Church.
“Putin could attack a NATO country in 2027”
Fear of an imminent Russian threat appears to be growing in many countries. And that is also translating—primarily due to some pressure from U.S. President Trump—into increased defense spending. Following the NATO summit in Ankara with the leaders of the 32 NATO countries, the Ukrainian president warns that Russia could indeed attack a NATO country in the near future.
Rutte supports Trump: "New attacks on Iran were absolutely necessary"
Speaking to the press from the NATO summit at the presidential complex in the Turkish capital of Ankara, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte shared his views on the heavy attacks the United States carried out against Iranian targets last night.