"This conflict could continue for some time", warns British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirms UK government's first charter flight finally took off this afternoon from Oman's capital Muscat after a significant delay. #Iran

Asked by Reuters if he thought US/Israel has clear idea for an end-state on Iran, NATO chief Mark Rutte said: "From my conversations with senior American military and political leaders, it's my absolute sense that they know what they are doing."

EU foreign affairs chief: Iran is trying to spread the war to the wider region. "One day there's war and the next day there's democracy" is not usually how it goes in the Middle East, warns @kajakallas.bsky.social #Iran #MiddleEast #Trump

I have just held a call with President Pedro Sánchez to express the EU’s full solidarity with Spain. The EU will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.

NATO spokesperson: "We condemn Iran’s targeting of Türkiye. NATO stands firmly with all Allies, including Türkiye, as Iran continues its indiscriminate attacks across the region." #Iran #NATO #Turkey

Spanish Prime Minister following Trump's threats: "We will not be complicit in something that is bad for the world and that is also contrary to our values ​​and interests, simply out of fear of reprisals" #Iran #Trump #tariffs

Trump threatens to cut trade with Spain and calls Starmer ‘no Churchill’ ft.trib.al/sOGqOP9

France and Ireland confirm they will charter planes to bring citizens back from the Middle East. #Iran

Rutte: Iran posed a threat to Europe as well as Middle East. "We are all better off" with Khamenei gone and Iran's nuclear and ballistic threat "beaten and degraded", says NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte #Iran

BREAKING: PM to chair COBR this morning in response to strikes to Iran. The U.K. did not take part in military action. Government spokesperson: “Iran must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and that is why we have continually supported efforts to reach a negotiated solution…”

Zelenskyy: Each of you understands what fills Putin's wallet with money and allows him to drag out this war...The time has come to fully ban all participants in Russia's aggression from entire Europe." #Ukraine #Russia #EU

EU could reconsider using Russian assets to fund Ukraine if Hungary blocks €90 billion loan, suggests @kajakallas.bsky.social Orban is angry Ukraine hasn't repaired a pipeline supplying Hungary with Russian oil. Kallas says she could see why that might not be Ukraine's priority

New Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten says, with 66 seats, his minority government "will frequently seek cooperation with other political parties". "We cannot do this alone", @minister-president.bsky.social concedes. #RobJetten #Netherlands

Far right frozen out in Netherlands as centrists form new government Rob Jetten is the country's youngest ever PM, writes @georgvh.com www.channel4.com/news/far-rig...

On the direction of EU foreign ministers, the Council fo the European Union has officially designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation #Iran www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

UK and France offering a nuclear umbrella to the rest of Europe is an "open debate" says @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu #security #nuclear #europe

King of Denmark is due to land in Greenland this morning to underline the island's territorial status. Danish Prime Minister warned last week that she does not think Trump has given up his wish to takeover Greenland. www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/prog...

Finance ministers add Turks and Caicos Islands to EU blacklist. The EU said the OECD had raised concerns about the financial reporting systems used by the British Overseas Territory www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Important meeting organised by Friedrich Merz to take stock of the situation in Ukraine and the latest developments in the peace negotiations. We welcome all efforts to reach a sustainable peace. The recent agreement to exchange prisoners is a welcome step forward.

NATO defence ministers are meeting in Brussels following announcement of Arctic Sentry, a mission in part designed to placate Trump over Greenland www.channel4.com/news/nato-la...

Zelenskyy says Russia used the Trump-requested pause on energy infrasturture attacks as time to build up missile and drone stocks to fire on Ukraine during the current coldest days.

European defence without the US is a pipe dream, says NATO Secretary General. It would cost billions more and without the US nuclear umbrella, "good luck". I don't mind Trump publishing our text messages, says Mark Rutte. #Daddy #NATO #Trump #EU #Defence

EU leaders meeting in Brussels despite Trump withdrawing tariff threat and offering negotiations over Greenland

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Trump rules out taking Greenland "by force" but doubles down on taking ownership of it through "immediate negotiations" with Denmark. #WEF26 #Davos

The time for flattery has ended, says former NATO boss and ex Prime Minister of Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. It's time to "stand up against Trump" Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells @channel4news.bsky.social #Greenland #Trump #NATO #Davos www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SJC...

EU is planning a "massive European investment surge in Greenland", @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu announces. If Trump moves ahead with his threat of tariffs, Europe's reaction will be "unflinching, united and proportional" #Greenland #Trump #Tariffs

Starmer: A trade war is in no one's interests #Greenland #Trump

Emergency meeting of EU leaders will be held "in the coming days", @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu confirms. #Greenland #Tariffs #Trump

As the repression intensifies, and the loss of innocent lives continue, we are monitoring the situation carefully. Europe stands with the people of Iran in their legitimate fight for freedom.

Trump announces US withdrawal from dozens of internatitonal organisations including Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and UN's Peacebuilding Commission www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

European Council President Costa draws parallels between Russia's war in Ukraine with Trump's threats towards Greenland. The EU cannot accept violations of international law whether in Gaza, Latin America, Ukraine or Greenland, @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu says

Erasmus+: UK to pay £570m to rejoin student exchange scheme Read more by @georgvh.com : www.channel4.com/news/erasmus...

UK to pay the EU to rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme. The UK will contribute £570 million for the first academic year 2027-28 #brexit

Discussion around European Convention on Human Rights based on "wrong evidence" and erroneous "careless correlation" between migrants and crinimality, @commissionerhr.coe.int Michael O'Flaherty tells @channel4news.bsky.social #C4News #ECHR www.channel4.com/news/uk-join...

President Trump has crossed the line by interferring in European politics, but may "wake up our survivial instincts" former EU ambassador to the US, @valedealmeidaeu.bsky.social, tells @channel4news.bsky.social. #C4News #Ukraine #Trump #EU www.channel4.com/news/lines-w...

Andrej Babiš stood for election on a Trump-inspired ‘Czechia first’ platform that has worried Ukraine and the European Union. Read @georgvh.com's article about the Czech Republic's billionaire prime minister: www.channel4.com/news/trump-i...

As peace talks are ongoing, the EU remains ironclad in its support for Ukraine. Our financing proposals are on the table. The goal is a strong Ukraine, on the battlefield & at the negotiating table. We reaffirmed to President Zelenskyy that the EU remains steadfast and committed to its principles

France is the latest in a line of European countries where the narrative on military service appears to have shifted since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Read @georgvh.com's article. www.channel4.com/news/conscri...

Military chief warns of ‘sacrificing’ French children for defence: Controversial comments made by France’s most senior military general in relation to Russia spark outrage, writes @georgvh.com

European Court of Justice rules non-alcoholic gin cannot be labelled as such because the word gin has a specific and defined meaning in EU law. "The fact that the legal name ‘gin’ is accompanied by the term ‘non-alcoholic’ is irrelevant"

EU's climate service now estimates global warming will breach 1.5°C in May 2029. When the Paris Agreement was signed, #Copernicus estimated it would not happen until March 2043. #COP30 #environment #globalwarming climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...

NATO allies now producing more ammunition than Russia, says Secretary General Mark Rutte. #Ukraine #NATO #defence

The European Union has agreed what it calls an ambitious new emissions target just days before COP30, but as @georgvh.com reports, environmentalists were quick to criticise the deal.

European Convention on Human Rights "must embrace this century", says @coe.int President @alain-berset.coe.int. We must ensure the #ECHR's "proper functioning", he said in a signal he is willing to open "dialogue" with the UK, Denmark, Italy about its use, particularly in migration cases

EU fears sale of Anglo American's nickel business to a Chinese state-owned company could lead to cut to Europe's supplies. Nickel is used in electronics, batteries and for making stainless steel. European Commission has launched an investigation on competition grounds.

🗣️ The Netherlands looks set for a swing back to the centre ground after an election that has seen the liberals making the biggest gains. But the far-right, though down, are by no means out. 📩 Read the full newsletter from @georgvh.com here: channel4news.substack.com/p/dutch-elec...

Voting is underway in the Dutch elections and polls suggest the party of anti-immigration and far-right veteran Geert Wilders could win again. @georgvh.com examines the tactics that have overshadowed the combative election campaign:

"Putin [may] try to open new fronts" if there is no ceasefire and plan for ending the war in #Ukraine, says Zelenskyy To Putin, it doesn't matter whether countries are in the EU or NATO, warned the Ukrainian President. #Russia

France could contribute to Trump's 'Stabilisation force' for Gaza by providing training, equipment, "or possibly even troops. At this stage, it's too early to tell", a spokesperson said this afternoon #Gaza #Palestine #GazaCeasefire #StabilizationForce #ISF