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Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Istanbul on Wednesday for a third round of negotiations, and agreed on a prisoner swap. A glance at the commentaries points to a deadlock and irreconcilable positions on the question of a ceasefire.

Germany joined France in telling the European Commission that weapons sales decisions belong squarely in the hands of capitals

After more than 50 attempts, Kosovo's MPs now have just two days to meet a court mandate to pick their new speaker

The suspension is the latest move in Germany’s broader migration policy shift and follows controversy over a programme admitting Afghans at risk under Taliban rule

Delegations from Iran, the European Union and the so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, arrived for talks at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul

Polish PM Donald Tusk aims to depoliticise the health ministry, pivoting towards patient-focused reform with the appointment of a hospital restructuring executive.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the EU blasting Zelenskyy’s anti-corruption misstep, a scoop on Hungary rejecting the EU plan for Ukrainian refugee transition, and the German-French alliance against Brussels on weapons export decisions.

Ireland’s ‘innovation paradox’ hurts a nation excelling in pharmaceutical manufacturing but failing to deliver those innovations to its own population.

Climate diplomacy remains one of the areas where dialogue is functioning. For the EU, preserving and using it strategically is key.

Czech police seek charges over far-right leader Okamura’s election posters, accused of stoking racial hatred with AI-generated imagery.

"The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and rescue the civilian population," the French president wrote on social media

This week may not bring a victory for democracy, but at the very least we can stop pretending Zelenskyy is someone he never was.