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Representational image of Spain-Bangladesh flag. Photo: Collected

Spain eager to finance dev projects in Bangladesh

It has proposed that Spanish companies be allowed to participate in projects financed under its credit line

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Collected

UK to ban social media for under-16s in sweeping new proposal

A court sketch shows lawyer Petar Sekulic and Marius Borg Hoiby in room 250 of the Oslo Courthouse, Oslo, Norway, March 19, 2026. Photo: NTB/via Reuters

Stepson of Norway's crown prince given four years' prison for rape

A sign sits in a field, on the day of the vote on a plan backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) to limit population growth to 10 million inhabitants, near Hundwil, Switzerland, June 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Michaela Stache

Swiss reject population cap in referendum, avoiding EU clash and cheering business

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Nine killed, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks

A Tesla car burns during a protest against the upcoming G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains in France, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march

G7 logos are pictured on the pier ahead of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Baliboouse/File Photo

What is the G7 and what's on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Collected

Britain seizes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in English Channel

Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, June 16, 2024. Photo: Michael Buholzer/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

EU agrees launch of accession process for Ukraine and Moldova

Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's main opposition Tisza party, delivers a speech at a party rally in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, July 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

Hungary's Tisza party submits bill to overhaul public media

Ukrainian service member Anatolii carries an AS3 interceptor unmanned aerial vehicle, part of a modular American-made, AI-powered counter-drone system MEROPS, during training at an undisclosed location, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, April 10, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Ukraine's defence AI chief predicts 'new paradigm' of warfare

European leaders have had to rethink their transatlantic strategy with Trump in power August 2025. Photo: picture alliance/Newscom/DANIEL TOROK

Only 1 in 10 Europeans see US as an ally: Study

A fire burns in bins as anti-immigrant protesters clash with police at Antrim road, following a knife attack on June 8, which left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 10, 2026. Picture taken with a phone. Photo: REUTERS/Isabel Infante

Knife attack victim's family calls for calm after anti-immigrant violence in Belfast