Europe

• Ukraine: Russia bombs hospital as naval ceasefire is negotiated 27 March 2025
  Russia and Ukraine have reached separate agreements with the USA on a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea, following peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Though indirect, the negotiations resulted in a promise to halt attacks on energy infrastructure and reopen critical trade routes.  Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the move but said…
• Turkey: over 1,400 arrested, protests continue 27 March 2025
  Protests have rocked Turkey for more than a week after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opposition figure and potential rival to President Erdogan. He was detained on corruption charges, which he and his supporters claim are politically motivated. Over 1,400 people have been detained since the…
• Ireland: turmoil as motion of no confidence in Speaker is tabled 27 March 2025
  Ireland’s political landscape is bracing for a showdown over Ceann Comhairle (Speaker) Verona Murphy, whose role is under fire amid a prolonged row over speaking rights in the Dáil. Since January, tensions have mounted, and now five main opposition parties have united to table a no-confidence motion, claiming bias and…
• Ukraine: Putin agrees to a partial ceasefire 20 March 2025
  Vladimir Putin has agreed to a thirty-day pause in strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure following a phone call with Donald Trump. The two leaders spoke for 90 minutes as the Trump administration works toward ending the conflict that began with Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. However, Putin refused the broader…
• Turkey: key opposition leader arrested 20 March 2025
  The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opposition leader, has been arrested days before he was to be selected as a presidential candidate. Along with 100 others, he has been charged with corruption and aiding a terrorist group. The arrest comes as part of a major crackdown nationwide in…