After 17 hours of at times heated debate, EU leaders agreed in the early hours of Friday morning to jointly raise €90bn (£79bn; $105bn) in zero-interest loans to keep Ukraine financially afloat for the next two years.
Kyiv had been clear: the…

After 17 hours of at times heated debate, EU leaders agreed in the early hours of Friday morning to jointly raise €90bn (£79bn; $105bn) in zero-interest loans to keep Ukraine financially afloat for the next two years.
Kyiv had been clear: the…

Greek authorities rescued 545 migrants from a fishing vessel off Gavdos on Friday in one of the largest operations in recent months, as arrivals from Libya to Greece’s southernmost islands continue to surge.
The Hellenic Coast Guard received a distress signal shortly after 3 am on Friday….

SYDNEY — In the first full day of opening since a mass shooting driven by antisemitism killed 15 people at Australia’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday, thousands of people returned to the waterfront Friday to commemorate the losses and try to heal…

In the midst of the Falklands War, British sailors hunting for ARA San Luis launched ordnance at the sonar and radar signals of whales, wrecks, and even flocks of seagulls — anything that might have been a submarine hiding…

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, but they failed to bridge differences with Belgium that would have allowed them…

At least 35 people were wounded in Zaporizhzhia, including five children, after residential buildings, infrastructure and an educational site were hit. Fires broke out and rescue teams worked through unstable structures.
Fighting…

Belgium was at the centre of EU politics on 19 December 2025 as leaders wrapped up a long Brussels summit after a night of talks. The main breakthrough concerned Ukraine, with agreement on an extra €90 billion in support for 2026…