Europe

Hegseth Accused of More Chaos After Sudden Ukraine Aid Halt

May 9, 2025

Pete Hegseth was facing new claims of chaos in his running of the Pentagon on Tuesday in a bombshell report about his handling of aid to Ukraine. The embattled secretary of defense was revealed to have caused confusion on three continents with a verbal order to ground planes flying military supplies to Ukraine without anyone […]

80 years after VE Day a veteran says, ‘I hope people will see the futility of it all’

May 9, 2025

80 years after VE Day a veteran says, 'I hope people will see the futility of it all' toggle caption Marine Robbins/Armed Forces Retirement Home On May 7, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces. The next day, at the insistence of the Soviets, Germany signed a second surrender document in Berlin, which became […]

Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya

May 9, 2025

Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images The Trump administration is planning to deport migrants without legal status to Libya, a country long plagued by armed conflict, a U.S. official has confirmed to NPR. However Libyan officials — for both the factions controlling seperate areas of the divided country […]

Eurovision 2025: Lithuania Second Rehearsal – Eurovision News

May 9, 2025

Katarsis is the penultimate act to have their Second Rehearsals in Basel. The Lithuanian act are performing “Tavo akys“. “Tavo akys” was written by the lead singer from Katarsis, Lukas Radzevičius. Katarsis will perform in the Second Semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest on the 15th of May. Who are Katarsis? Katarsis is an experimental […]

How ordinary Poles are preparing for a Russian invasion

May 9, 2025

How ordinary Poles are preparing for a Russian invasion 1 day ago Share Save Will Vernon BBC News Reporting from Wroclaw, Poland Share Save BBC Ordinary Poles have been signing up for military training days anticipating a military attack At a military training ground near the city of Wroclaw, ordinary Poles are lining up, waiting […]

US withdraws from formal Ukraine peace negotiations

May 9, 2025

The United States will no longer mediate peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia after Vladimir Putin refused to sign up to a ceasefire. The State Department said it is changing “the methodology of how we contribute” to the talks and will no longer “fly around the world at the drop of a hat” for meetings. […]

Katy Perry’s Met Gala AI-Generated Deep Fake Stumps Fans Again (but Not Her Mom This Time)

May 9, 2025

AI-generated images of Katy Perry on the 2025 Met Gala red carpet went viral for the second year in a row and left fans stumped over her attendance The singer shared the images on Instagram and explained that she was not able to attend the biggest night in fashion due to an upcoming performance on […]

Starmer to promise ‘defence dividend’ from UK military spending

May 9, 2025

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is shown an interactive map during a visit to Leonardo, one of the biggest suppliers of defence and security equipment to the UK MOD, in Luton, north of London, Britain, May 2, 2025. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) – […]

Russia, Ukraine Swap 205 Prisoners Of War In Latest Deal

May 9, 2025

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues: Why EU and Ukraine trade will be less free going […]

Russia says it stands by three-day ceasefire plan after Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow

May 9, 2025

Strikes continue days before Russia's Victory Day ceasefire Image source, EPA For the second night in a row, Russia says Ukraine has launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow. The city's mayor says at least 19 Ukrainian drones were destroyed, while the Russian military says it shot down more than 100 across the country. Russia, […]