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Who is Mayah Sommers? 'Young Queen Of Scots' Goes Viral After Fighting Against Europe's Migrant Assault Threat
Mayah Sommers is just 14 years old, but her name is already echoing far beyond Dundee. Dubbed the 'Young Queen of Scots' online, the teenager went viral after reports surfaced that she had confronted alleged migrant attackers with a blade and an...

EU Leaders Visit Moldova to Support European Integration and Counter Russian Influence
A woman runs past a government building decorated with the flags of Moldova and the European Union, in Chisinau, Moldova, May 31, 2023. AP/Vadim Ghirda On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, EU leaders – French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor...

European Union Opens First Migrant Resource Center in …
Uzbekistan 27/08/2025 European Union Opens First Migrant Resource Center in Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The European Union (EU), the Migration Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the...

Migrant riots have come to Switzerland
A stolen scooter, a police chase, and a fatal crash left a 17-year-old of migrant background dead. Within hours, Lausanne erupted in the worst rioting Switzerland has seen in decades. Two nights of violence tore apart Switzerland’s image as a...

Europe’s Population Is Falling, a Ruinous Trend That Threatens America, Too
Let’s start with a very simple truism: You can’t have prosperity without people. Human beings are the most valuable resource, because it is human ingenuity that creates, captures and cultivates all other resources. We as human beings are the...

Europe must become the protagonist of its own story
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer When it comes to Ukraine and the broader question of European security, Europe must stop striving for the “Best Supporting Actor” award and instead...
EU to propose removing US tariffs this week to meet Trump demand
(Bloomberg) — The European Union will seek to fast track legislation by the end of the week to remove all tariffs on US industrial goods, a demand made by President Donald Trump before the US will lower its duties on the bloc’s automobile exports....

EU doubts rationale of separating Ukraine and Moldova in accession talks – Politico
The flags of Moldova and Ukraine. Stock photos: Getty Images Ahead of a visit by the leaders of France, Germany and Poland to the Moldovan capital of Chișinău, several European diplomats have said that the idea of opening the first cluster of...
EU to fast-track the removal of all its US tariffs
The European Union said on Wednesday it will seek to fast track removal of all tariffs on US industrial goods by the end of the week, after the US and the EU established a written framework for the trade deal agreed to in late July. President...

European Commission approves twice-yearly HIV injection lenacapavir, paving way
The European Commission approves lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, for rollout across the EU. Sold as Yeytuo, it offers a breakthrough alternative to daily PrEP, addressing rising HIV cases across Europe. The European...

EU Approves Gilead's New HIV Prevention Drug
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) The European Commission has approved Gilead's lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, offering high-risk individuals a long-acting alternative and expanding access across Europe and low-income countries. The...

EU stresses empowered Rohingya voices for sustainable solutions
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 27 August, 2025, 12:13 European Union delegates pose for a photo after attending Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the Rohingya situation in Cox’s Bazar recently. | UNB photo The European Union has said it believes in...

People say it’s dark and dirty, but I love this troubled European city
I had no desire to visit Naples – but I was wrong to judge (Picture: Getty Images) In the latest instalment of Metro Travel Hot Takes, Sophie-May Williams makes the case for an Italian city with a bad reputation. A Neopolitan once told me they...

EU and USA, congratulatory messages for Moldova on Independence Day
The deputies from Comrat, Alexandru Tarnavschi and Mihail Jelezoglo, have requested the Executive Committee of Gagauzia to approve the election date for the Popular Assembly on November 16th. The move comes after the Popular Assembly failed to set...
European stocks set to rebound after several Fed updates & into NVIDIA earnings - Newsquawk Europe Market Open
US President Trump is considering quickly announcing a nominee to replace Fed Governor Cook with Stephen Miran and former World Bank President Malpass potential candidates, according to WSJ citing sources. The Trump administration is reviewing...

European and Iranian diplomats fail to agree on how to avoid reviving UN sanctions
GENEVA — Representatives of three European countries threatening to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program failed to agree with their Iranian counterpart on Tuesday on how to avoid the measures days ahead of a deadline, a diplomat...

EU tech laws imperilled by friend and foe
Good morning, and welcome to The Capitals. This is Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta. Got a tip, rumour or story idea? Drop us a line by email – or, for the more discreet, via Signal: @EddyWax.94 Today's edition is powered by AIJN European Fruit...

EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights Watch
The EU and Spain incentivised repression in Mauritania primarily against black African people attempting to get to Europe irregularly, says Human Rights Watch. A report out on Wednesday (27 August)To read this story, log in or subscribe Enjoy...

A family ripped apart by Europe’s migration crisis
Each morning Zahia leaves the home she shares with her four grandchildren in the Algerian coastal city of Bou Ismaïl and heads to her job cleaning a primary school. For the past year she has lived alone with them, after the death of both her...

Mauritania accused of widespread abuse against migrants with EU complicity, report finds
A new Human Rights Watch investigation details years of torture, rape, and collective expulsions by Mauritanian security forces, practices intensified by European funding and migration outsourcing deals. Mauritanian security forces have...