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Germany’s Merz rejects review of EU economic pact with Israel

Germany’s Merz rejects review of EU economic pact with Israel

European leaders are divided on whether to reexamine the EU-Israel Association Agreement in light of the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

June 24, 2025 3:03 pm CET
European Parliament presses air passenger carry-on baggage fees revolution
Trump’s revolution comes to Europe
How CAP reform can secure Europe’s food future and set a global standard 
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June 24, 2025 5:00 am CET
UK signs up to NATO’s 5 percent defense spending target
Canada signs defense pact with EU

Canada signs defense pact with EU

June 23, 2025 10:09 pm CET
Metsola’s return from Mideast up in air amid Iranian counterstrikes
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Hungary, Slovakia stall Russian sanctions over gas ban proposal

Still, diplomats privately express optimism that a deal can be reached.

June 23, 2025 3:06 pm CET

Russia hits Kyiv with huge attack while condemning US strikes on Iran

Just a day before Moscow’s attack on Ukraine’s capital, the Kremlin “strongly condemned” the airstrikes that Washington launched against Iranian nuclear facilities.

June 23, 2025 12:24 pm CET

Trump floats regime change in Iran, muddying the administration’s message

Top Trump officials said their strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites were limited, but they don’t have much control over the knock-on effects in the Middle East and their party.

June 23, 2025 5:55 am CET

Trump can pull the plug on the internet, and Europe can’t do anything about it

Trump is back — and with him, the risk that the U.S. could unplug Europe from the digital world.

June 23, 2025 4:24 am CET

Europe needs action — and fewer high-stakes summits with Donald Trump

It is increasingly hard for Europeans to find common ground with the Trump administration. But even saying it out loud carries the risk of worsening relations.

June 23, 2025 4:00 am CET

Iran reportedly moves to shut Strait of Hormuz after US attacks

The Iranian parliament backed a measure to close the critical shipping route in response to U.S. airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran, state media reported

June 22, 2025 5:33 pm CET

Pentagon officials say it’s too soon to know if Iran strikes were successful

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not specify how the administration would avoid getting drawn into a deeper escalation with Tehran.

June 22, 2025 4:56 pm CET

How Europe would fill an America-shaped hole in NATO

The likeliest replacement for the U.S. is a grouping of France, the U.K., Germany and Poland, but it would be much more vulnerable than an America-led alliance.

June 22, 2025 1:07 pm CET

Iranian hackers target Albania in retaliation for hosting dissidents

A group tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard targeted the capital of Tirana in retaliation for Albania hosting around 3,000 Iranian dissidents.

June 21, 2025 4:23 pm CET

Flagship EU defense plan may be illegal, German parliamentary report warns

The €150 billion SAFE plan may violate EU treaties and may not be economically effective, says the Bundestag report.

June 21, 2025 3:11 pm CET

Israel presses ahead with strikes as Trump’s 2-week deadline looms

Israelis see value in weakening Iran as Trump seeks negotiations.

June 21, 2025 10:11 am CET

Top Pentagon spy pick rejected by White House

Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angle’s name was put forward to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.

June 21, 2025 9:44 am CET
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Sanctioned Russian media still partnered with Facebook

Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook’s advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed. Russian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya — the organization that oversees …

June 20, 2025 6:25 pm CET

UK pulls embassy staff out of Iran as tensions flare

The British Embassy in Iran will operate remotely as Foreign Secretary David Lammy holds talks with Iran in Geneva.

June 20, 2025 5:47 pm CET
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June 20, 2025 5:00 am CET

Europe strains to give Trump an off-ramp on bombing Iran 

Germany, France and the U.K. prepare for talks with Iranian officials in Geneva. Can they stop Trump joining Israel’s war?

June 20, 2025 4:03 am CET

Iran regime change not our aim, Israel’s Herzog says

Israel’s main goal is the elimination of Tehran’s nuclear and missile programs — regime change is for the Iranian people to decide, Israeli president says.

June 19, 2025 8:25 pm CET

Starmer warns Trump to de-escalate in Iran

The prime minister said negotiations between the U.S. and Iran were the way to resolve tensions about Tehran’s uranium enrichment agenda.

June 19, 2025 6:29 pm CET

Spain’s top EU official privately tried to dilute Russia gas ban

Officials accuse Teresa Ribera of insisting on a loophole in the EU’s proposal that could one day allow Russian gas to return to the bloc.

June 19, 2025 6:18 pm CET

Cyber firms lick lips at NATO spending buffet

Defense alliance plans extra security budget boom — but who will benefit is still up in the air.

June 19, 2025 4:18 pm CET

EU Parliament creates official body to probe NGO funding

It’s the latest of a series of moves by right-wing forces to increase scrutiny of nonprofits.

June 19, 2025 12:25 pm CET

Putin’s abduction of Ukrainian children

The fate of Ukraine’s children is not just a humanitarian issue — it is central to the broader struggle against impunity and for justice.

June 19, 2025 4:54 am CET

There was no breakthrough on trade at the G7. Trump’s OK with that.

The lack of movement has left foreign leaders and domestic businesses on edge with a little less than three weeks until Trump’s July 8 deadline for striking trade accords.

June 18, 2025 10:45 pm CET

Trump on strike of Iranian nuclear site: ‘I may do it. I may not do it.’

The president said he recently spoke with Iranian leaders who floated a visit to the White House amid ongoing conflict.

June 18, 2025 7:02 pm CET
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