The Prime Minister has pledged to explore closer ties with the EU, including rejoining, but as Georg von Harrach writes, it could be a risky move.

The potentially drastic drawdown of 25,000 or more U.S. troops comes amid warnings from NATO allies about a growing threat posed by Russia.

Mark Carney said Canada would not be joining the EU. But he set out a long wish list, some of which sound very much like wishful thinking, writes Georg von Harrach.

The US has announced that it has deployed weapons in space. It is seen as a warning to Russia and China, which accused Washington of preparing for war in outer space.

Outright support for a unified Ireland from a US President is unprecedented in modern times. But Andy Burnham says a referendum is “off the table”, writes Georg von Harrach.

Europol has warned that there appears to be a new pattern of museum theft - more violent, more targeted and involving a new generation of thieves, writes Georg von Harrach.

The Brandmauer (firewall) maintained by centrist parties against the AfD seems to be crumbling. The numbers simply do not stack up to do that this time, writes Georg von Harrach.

Giorgia Meloni has been continuously in office without a reshuffle - or an election - longer than any Italian leader since Benito Mussolini. She has bucked a post-war trend, writes Georg von Harrach.

Today, measures adopted by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) to address unsustainable Russian mackerel fishing in the North-East Atlantic officially enter into force.

Chancellor resigned as defence secretary in June over what he saw as inadequate ambition for military spending by Sir Keir Starmer’s government

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said a referendum for a united Ireland "is off the table".

Iceland has enjoyed its position between Europe and the US. But with Trump in the White House, many Icelanders are nervous, writes Georg von Harrach, ahead of the country’s EU referendum.

European countries are likely to struggle to hit the spending target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035, including the UK, writes Georg von Harrach.