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Venezuela could soon enter a ‘serious crisis’ if the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, insists on claiming that he won the 28 July national elections, without being able to prove it, by publishing all electoral rolls, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell...

In today's edition of Capitals, find out more about the surge in irregular migration in Spain this August, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni interrupting her holiday to discuss the country's future Commissioner with Salvini, and much more.

Germany's far-left Linke party said Sunday (18 August) it would replace its leadership duo later this year as it battles to overcome an "existential" crisis following a series of setbacks.

Russia on Sunday (18 August) denied a report that Ukraine's attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect talks with Kyiv on halting strikes on energy and power targets, and launched another series of air attacks, including on Kyiv.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev did not veto the new anti-LGBTI law banning any kind of educational programmes on 'non-traditional sexual orientation' in Bulgarian schools, ignoring calls from the Council of Europe and civil society activists to veto it.

The City of Prague has cancelled plans to award a contract to PORR for the construction of the Nová Palmovka building, which is to become the new headquarters of the EU's space agency.

Polish mercenaries fought arm-in-arm with Ukrainian forces in the Kursk offensive, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian state television, misquoting Polish Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak.

On World Humanitarian Day, the EU and its member states should consider addressing the double standards that put humanitarian workers at increased risk, writes Jean-Yves Terlinden.

Irregular migrant arrivals from Africa reached record levels in Spain in the first two weeks of August with increases of 126% in the Canary Islands and 143% in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, leaving regions crying out for help.

The Philippines and China accused each other on Monday (19 August) of ramming vessels and performing dangerous manoeuvres in the South China Sea.

By only focusing on firefighting without a prevention-focused holistic approach, it will be hard for the EU countries to face future wildfires, an expert from Greece, where thousands of hectares of forest were again burned in a couple of days, told Euractiv.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni briefly interrupted her summer holiday to meet Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini at the Masseria in Puglia to discuss the Italian candidate for EU commissioner,

The EU issued a statement on Israel/Palestine in support of the call by the Leaders of the US, Egypt and Qatar to conclude ceasefire and hostages release negotiations.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2075 of 26 July 2024 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran.

Dual Russian-American citizen Ksenia Karelina was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday (15 August) after a Russian court found her guilty of treason for donating money to a charity supporting Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine should negotiate an end to their conflict to avoid the war spilling over into Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally of Vladimir Putin, said in an interview with Russian state television.

Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday (16 August) in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian enclave.

Ukraine has chalked up a string of victories more than a week since blindsiding Russia with a lightning cross-border assault, but the risks are piling up as its troops make plans to hold territory and Russia recovers its footing.

The presidents of Brazil and Colombia called Thursday (15 August) for fresh elections in Venezuela -- a proposal quickly rejected by the opposition, who slammed the strongman for blocking a "political transition."

For many European countries, summer poses a growing number of threats, including wildfires, droughts and record heatwaves. In Greece, Athens' suburbs are facing wildfires for the first time, while in Spain some regions are on red alert for extreme heat. The EU has announced it is investing an additional 600 million euros in its Civil Protection Pool fund. Commentators discuss what action should be taken.