EU greenlights €90 billion Ukraine loan and new Russia sanctions after reluctant neighbours relent, as Denmark records a preventable train collision

World | April 23, 2026

EU moves forward with a massive loan and sanctions after Hungary and Slovakia drop objections, while a Danish head‑on train crash injures 17.

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