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EU accuses Russia of spreading misinformation ahead of elections

Russia is widely accused of having waged disinformation campaigns targeting elections in the United States, Europe and Britain over the last decade although Moscow had denied it uses disinformation to influence public opinion. A U.S. intelligence assessment in 2023 found Moscow was using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of elections worldwide

Far-right National Rally ahead of Macron in European Parliament Election, opinion poll suggests

"One in three voters could still change their minds before the election, especially on the left." The poll was conducted among 1,803 people between May 29 and 31. The extreme-right RN's top candidate, Jordan Bardella, is credited with 32.5 percent of voting intentions in the poll,

Revealed: The not-so-transparent funding of Europe's political parties ahead of EU elections

As the European Parliament gears up for critical elections next week, numerous European media outlets, led by the investigative platform Follow the Money, unveil a project representing the most comprehensive analysis of party financing within the bloc. The project has analysed the annual reports of over 200 parties, most of which are putting forward candidates in the upcoming elections. We look into the key revelations

EU grants Rs 2.25 crore for victims of natural calamities in Manipur

The provision of food and emergency shelter kits will be given priority, according to the EU, in order to assist those impacted whose homes and means of subsistence have been damaged by the storm

Ramification | Is the European Parliament turning right this June?

Europe is suffering from a declining economy, instability in the European Union, the Ukraine war, massive layoffs, a cost-of-living crisis, and fault lines in society, creating space and opportunity for the right-wing to resonate with the concerns of voters across the age spectrum

What is EU's Copernicus service that Iran sought to track Raisi's crashed chopper? How does it work?

Shortly after Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed on 19 May, the European Union (EU) responded to a request for assistance from Tehran by activating its rapid satellite mapping service to aid in the search efforts. Rescue operations were hampered by dense fog and low temperatures

Xi Jinping’s Europe tour: A visit that raises eyebrows, hypes uncertainty in Indo-Pacific

Paris’ recently growing military cooperation with Beijing shows that Asian powers need to fend for themselves; they cannot rely entirely on Europe

Operation Gladio: Is the NATO-CIA covert cocktail linked to Robert Fico's assassination attempt and Turkish coup fears?

As scrutiny intensifies following the assassination attempt on Robert Fico and renewed Turkish coup fears, questions arise about potential links to Operation Gladio

Underestimated threats: Lessons learnt from the attack on Slovak prime minister

Unquestionably, unassuming individuals can indeed pose a threat if they harbour malicious intentions or if they are coerced or manipulated by others into executing an attack

Slovak PM Robert Fico out of danger after surgery for gunshot wound, minister says

The shooting in the central Slovak town of Handlova, which Slovak media said was carried out by a 71-year-old man, stunned the small central European nation and drew international condemnation