The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime minister Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Charlotte Higgins and Amy Hawkins in Kyiv Catching up with other news from across Europe, the head of Nato has said a Russian drone attack on a train close to Ukraine’s border with Poland would not deter Kyiv’s western backers. Continue reading...
14 Sep 2026, 14:01 GMTJennifer Rankin in Brussels and Charlotte Higgins and Amy Hawkins in Kyiv
Mark Rutte says attack that narrowly missed Boris Johnson and David Petraeus shows Vladimir Putin’s desperation Europe live – latest updates The head of Nato has said a Russian drone attack on a train close to Ukraine’s border with Poland would not deter Kyiv’s western backers. Mark Rutte said the strike on a passenger train showed how desperate Vladimir Putin had become. “He thinks that he can stops us from supporting Ukraine and that he can undermine our unity. He is wrong. Our answer is to increase support,” the Nato general secretary said. Continue reading...
14 Sep 2026, 13:21 GMTBethan McKernan Wales correspondent
Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summit Westminster’s time is coming to an end, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have said at a landmark summit aimed at putting the UK’s Celtic nations on the path to independence referendums. The Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth; the Scottish National party leader, John Swinney; Sinn Féin’s vice-president, Michelle O’Neill, and the president and leader of the opposition in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, met in Cardiff on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding recognising that “the political landscape across these islands is changing”. Continue reading...
14 Sep 2026, 13:21 GMTBethan McKernan Wales correspondent
Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summit Westminster’s time is coming to an end, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have said at a landmark summit aimed at putting the UK’s Celtic nations on the path to independence referendums. The Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth; the Scottish National party leader, John Swinney; Sinn Féin’s vice-president, Michelle O’Neill, and the president and leader of the opposition in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, met in Cardiff on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding recognising that “the political landscape across these islands is changing”. Continue reading...
Les dirigeants écossais, gallois et nord-irlandais, réunis lundi 14 septembre à Cardiff, ont revendiqué leur « droit à l'autodétermination » dans une déclaration commune et affirmé que l'avenir de leurs nations était « dans l'Union européenne ». Aussi bien l'Écosse que le Pays de Galles et l'Irlande du Nord sont actuellement dirigés par des indépendantistes. Une situation inédite depuis l'installation d'institutions autonomes dans ces nations du Royaume-Uni en 1999.
La France soumet, ce lundi 14 septembre 2026, une nouvelle version à l'Union européenne de son projet de loi interdisant l'accès aux réseaux sociaux pour les moins de 15 ans. Le Conseil constitutionnel avait considéré le mois dernier que le texte adopté par le Parlement portait atteinte à la liberté d'expression et de communication des concernés. Qu'est-ce qui change dans la nouvelle mouture présentée ce jour à Bruxelles ?
The pipeline disruption comes as Gulf oil exports have already fallen sharply and shipping routes face further threats. With no restart date announced, the impact on deliveries to Europe and Asia depends on how long the shutdown lasts.
The Sweden Democrats slipped to third after decades of growth, but their hardline positions have already reshaped the political mainstream Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – live Since the party was founded in 1988, the story of the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) has been one of such continuous growth that a triumph in Sunday’s general election seemed inevitable. In 2022, the party capitalised on electoral gains – and the desperation of right-leaning parties to form a minority administration – and almost made its way into government . A supporting role in prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s Tidö coalition earned the party, which has neo-Nazi roots, huge influence and mainstream acceptance by the political establishment. Continue reading...
Bukavu held a mass funeral on Monday, 14 September, for 26 children killed in a school fire and subsequent stampede three days earlier, as UNICEF and local authorities called for an investigation into the disaster.
The judiciary froze 182 bank accounts and confiscated property belonging to journalists, activists and public figures accused of acting in favour of "hostile governments". Tehran has executed at least 532 people since January, including 29 linked to the protests.
La Finlande a annoncé ce lundi 14 septembre « rejoindre » la dissuasion nucléaire « avancée », proposée par le président français Emmanuel Macron. C'est le dixième pays européen a rejoindre cette initiative destinée à renforcer la défense de l'Europe face à la menace russe.
The Hanish archipelago fell after hundreds of government-allied forces withdrew, adding to Houthi control of Mokha and Perim Island. More than 80,000 people have been displaced in two weeks of fighting, as the internationally recognised government vows to regroup.
The strike hit a Warsaw-bound train near to the border a short time after another train carrying various foreign dignitaries passed through the same track.
Дедалі нервовіші спроби Кремля забезпечити потрібний результат на парламентських виборах, свідчить про страх перед настроями росіян і результатами війни в Україні, пише західна преса.