[FREE TO READ] Madrid balks at US president’s defence target, which alliance aims to agree next week

[FREE TO READ] EU agency warns potent forms of recreational drug flooding Europe put users at risk of severe damage to mental health

[FREE TO READ] Madrid’s stance threatens alliance unity amid preparations to meet Trump’s military spending demand in June

[FREE TO READ] Some large electricity generators were not doing their job to help control voltage, claims parent company’s chair

Andriy Portnov was ally of ex-president Viktor Yanukovych and fled to Russia during Ukraine’s 2014 revolution

Key to alliance’s anti-missile shield, Rota is among 38 bases across Europe at risk of a withdrawal by Washington

Prime minister tells the FT in an exclusive interview she will respect ‘first ally’ in White House while working to avoid transatlantic rift

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Madrid-backed military contractor Indra has attacked US defence giant’s ownership of Santa Bárbara Sistemas

Spanish premier says ‘our threat is not Russia bringing its troops across the Pyrenees’

[FREE TO READ] Prime Minister Luís Montenegro likely to lose confidence vote on Tuesday over consultancy he transferred to his family

Countries want to squeeze more electricity from ageing power plants to help meet global demand, but the strategy has its own challenges

Rivals to $5mn scheme have drawn Chinese, Russian and other wealthy investors, but raised concerns about money laundering

EU and Trump administration differ over blaming Russia in rival draft resolutions

Talks last year came as the British high street lender takes a robust approach to growth ahead of government exit

Hotel room wholesaler’s float viewed as key test of European market in 2025

[FREE TO READ] Marc Murtra’s emergence as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s corporate fixer has drawn accusations of crony capitalism

Mistral AI was hailed as a potential global leader in the technology. But it has lost ground to US rivals — and now China’s emerging star

UK banks are racing to roll out generative AI tools to personalise consumer services

Nationalist Vox party has seized on ‘visceral’ public reaction to mishandling of floods, says transport minister

[FREE TO READ] Rob Bauer calls on banks, pension funds and rating agencies to change outdated policies in face of rising threats

Political leaders, on the day and over the decades, failed to heed warnings — or issue them as the waters surged

Ryanair hit hardest as carriers ordered to stop charging extra fees for hand luggage and adjacent seat reservations