EU Council approves first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest
The Council approved the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest, moving EU-backed defence industrial cooperation into the funding phase. The projects are intended to strengthen Europe's defence readiness and industrial capacity and to support capabilities in drones and counter-drone systems, maritime and seabed defence, space, air and missile defence, and protection of Europe's eastern flank. The Council said the projects are designed to bring European countries together on defence initiatives that are too large or too complex for individual states to develop alone. The five selected projects are now eligible for EU funding through the European Defence Industry... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 28 Sep 2026 22:30 LONDON
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Azerbaijan pardons French national as EU sanctions row widens
Azerbaijan has pardoned French national Martin Ryan and ordered his release from prison, after he was convicted earlier this year on spying charges that he and France denied. The decision was signed by President Ilham Aliyev and came as part of a wider pardon covering 20 people. It follows hours after the European Union agreed to lift sanctions on two Russian billionaires, a move that has drawn criticism from Ukraine.Ryan had been serving a ten-year sentence in Baku, according to the supplied report. The timing has intensified attention on the overlap between detainee cases and sanctions diplomacy, even though the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Sep 2026 16:04 LONDON
Belgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic ties after Qatar-hosted talks
Belgium and Rwanda have restored diplomatic relations after an 18-month rupture, in a development that Qatar says was helped by talks it hosted in Doha. The two countries said in a joint statement on Tuesday that they were resuming ties after expelling each other's diplomats over the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The move marks a notable thaw in a dispute that had widened beyond the Great Lakes region and into Europe.Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said the first talks between the two sides took place in June 2025 in Doha and helped create the conditions... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Sep 2026 10:30 LONDON
