Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused European governments of fuelling the war in Ukraine, arguing that officials in Brussels and several European capitals are responsible for prolonging the conflict while rejecting meaningful dialogue over Russia's security concerns.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 27 October 2026, covering a local ceasefire for humanitarian operations in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, fresh attacks affecting civilians, and the latest military, diplomatic and international developments surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war.
Serbia is voting on Sunday as a mass student protest movement seeks to unseat long-time populist leader Aleksandar Vučić in the biggest challenge to his rule for more than a decade.
Greece’s parliament has passed a bill banning under-15s from using social media from 1 January 2027, as the country steps up efforts to protect children online. The new law will require platforms to enforce age restrictions.
France has reported its first known human case of Shamonda virus following the death of an infected patient, authorities said on Thursday (22 October). The virus, typically found in livestock, is believed to have been transmitted by a biting midge.
Azerbaijan is seeking international investment in a 3,000-kilometre green energy corridor to Europe, with banks, investors and energy companies gathering in Baku on Thursday to discuss financing for the ambitious project.
If you tried to visit a government website in Europe on Wednesday and found it down, you weren’t alone. Agencies across the continent pulled their sites offline after serious security flaws were discovered in PHP, the programming language quietly running behind most of the world’s websites.
From the Strait of Hormuz to the Caspian and Black Sea, the world’s energy, transport and digital networks are becoming strategic targets. Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye have an opportunity — and a responsibility — to develop a new model of regional infrastructure security.
Azerbaijan exported 18.4 billion cubic metres of natural gas in the first nine months of 2026, with Europe taking the largest share, according to operational data shared by Baku’s Energy Ministry on Thursday.
Marine Le Pen benefits from a fragmented opposition. The consequences could reach beyond the presidency, into Ukraine, NATO and the commitments that hold European security together.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is voting in general elections on Sunday (4 October) that could shape the country’s stalled path towards European Union membership, as well as the competing influence of the United States and Russia in the Western Balkans.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 30 September 2026. These are the top five stories making headlines in Europe.
Russian strikes hit Kyiv and Ukraine’s Black Sea region of Odesa overnight into Tuesday, damaging infrastructure and civilian sites, while Moscow said it had also targeted vessels carrying military cargo.
Finland and Sweden deployed fighter aircraft on Thursday after a group of Russian military planes was detected over the Gulf of Finland, the Finnish Air Force reported on Friday (25 September).
Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic have been strategic partners for more than a decade. In an exclusive interview, AnewZ's Orkhan Amashov posed some questions to the Czech Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marie Chatardová, about how the two countries' relations continue to evolve.
Iran has confirmed holding indirect talks with the U.S., mediated by Qatar, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, reiterating Tehran’s conditions for de-escalating tensions.
The European Union will disburse €3.3 billion ($3.8 billion) to Ukraine for missiles and drones, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to open the door to Canada becoming the European Union's first “associate member” in a push to forge new links among allies in “an openly hostile world”.
From new Asia-Europe trade routes to investment, energy and security cooperation, the Organization of Turkic States has grown far beyond its original focus on shared language and culture.
There are moments in history when societies discover that ideas they believed had been buried are not dead at all. They have simply been waiting for another political, economic or social crisis to bring them back to the surface.
European leaders are meeting in Finland for a high-level summit on Arctic security and cooperation as the region takes on greater strategic importance.
Sweden’s centre-left opposition has taken a slim lead in a closely fought election that could reshape the country’s approach to migration and the far right.
A record-breaking heatwave that swept across western Europe in late June has been linked to more than 10,000 excess deaths, according to newly released mortality data, highlighting the growing human toll of extreme temperatures across the continent.
Georgia’s busiest sea gateway has reached its capacity limit, adding urgency to plans for a major expansion of Poti port as the country seeks to strengthen its role in the Middle Corridor trade route between Asia and Europe.
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