Europe

Ukraine seeking prototype of European anti-ballistic missile defense system by mid-2027

Davyd Aloian, who oversees the Freyja project, said that an international steering committee tasked with estimating the research and development costs was due to convene for the first time soon.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.
ILLUSTRATIVE: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant wears a pin of the German and Israeli flag as he addresses a press conference with hie German coounterpart after signing a Declaration of Intent on the ARROW 3 missile defence project at the Defence Ministry in Berlin on September 28, 2023.

German police probe antisemitic motive in attack over Israeli flag pin

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (2ndR), outgoing German Health Minister Nina Warken, outgoing parliamentary State Secretary in the Digital Ministry Philipp Amthor and outgoing Secretary General of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Carsten Linnemann (R), July 23, 2026.

Germany's Merz picks first woman chief of staff in shake-up before state elections

A view of a wildfire spreading over the Burgohondo mountains, in Avila, Spain July 23, 2026.

Spain declares national emergency as wildfires near Madrid, Avila force thousands to evacuate


‘Shamir, His Way’ returns to Begin Center with panel on former prime minister's legacy

The Begin Heritage Center hosts a screening examining Yitzhak Shamir’s journey from underground fighter to prime minister.

Prime minister Yitzhak Shamir reviews honor guard at police staff graduation ceremony, outside Jerusalem Theater, 1991.

Berlin police detain man after antisemitic assault on Jewish family in Charlottenburg

Berlin police arrested a 31-year-old suspect after an antisemitic attack on a Jewish man and two children in Charlottenburg, amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany.

Police stand guard at the main train station of Giessen, Germany. November 29, 2025.

Europe does not view Israel as an apartheid state, EU ambassador tells ‘Post’ - interview

EU Ambassador to Israel Michael Mann admits Jerusalem ties are strained, but stresses it "would be completely misleading to imagine that we make harsher comments about Israel than other countries."

The 'Post's' Amichai Stein with EU Ambassador to Israel Michael Mann on June 18, 2026.

Germany recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in 2025, independent watchdog says

Germany recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in 2025, the highest level on record, according to RIAS. The report highlights rising violence, online threats, and a surge in Israel-related antisemitism.

 Presentation Of Annual Report On Anti-Semitism BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 4: The 2024 annual report made by the Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism e.V. (RIAS) which reports on collection and analysis of Antisemitic incidents in Germany lays on a table prior

Musk and Altman are generating the future: The trillion dollar IPOs that will erase Europe

Next generation technology infrastructure companies are going public and becoming liquidity magnets. The financial drama will stream billions into Israeli high tech as well, but it will harm Europe.

Elon Musk

Hamas operatives planned European terror attack for 2nd anniversary of Oct 7

Hamas operatives planned a European terror attack around the Oct. 7 anniversary, German prosecutors said, with arrests made across multiple countries in recent months.

 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.

Israel expects new air defense orders from Europe due to growing concerns over Russian threat

Asked whether European countries were interested in Arrow or David's Sling, he said there was also interest in the Iron Dome, a system designed to take out short-range threats.

A David's Sling interceptor launching during the Israel-Hamas war; illustrative.

Switzerland votes in referendum to set maximum population of 10 million people

"If [the population] goes above 10 million, it will become tight, and immigration should be restricted," said Helen Gulea, a 58-year-old in Zurich, originally from Kenya.

A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Swiss city of Lausanne ahead of a June 14 vote on a proposal from the right-wing Swiss People's Party to cap the population at 10 million inhabitants by 2050, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026.

US to drastically cut aircraft and warships assigned to NATO in Europe, officials say

The decision would limit NATO's ability to launch long-range strikes and conduct surveillance, the report said.

Newly acquired Polish F-35 Lightning II stealth strike fighters, named 'Husarz' in reference to the Polish "winged hussar" cavalry units, fly in formation accompanied by F-16 jets during a flypast over Westerplatte, as part of the celebratory event dubbed "Welcome to Poland", in Gdansk, Poland, June

'1873': How the first financial crisis made the world turn on the Rothschilds - review

The Rothschilds survived the 1873 financial crash, but the depression fueled antisemitic myths that would echo for generations.

James Mayer de Rothschild, founder of the French branch of the Rothschild banking dynasty, 1850.