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      Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00
  
  
    Europe’s image as a principled, reliable, rules-based actor is being destroyed – not by autocratic Russia or adversaries with dictatorial regimes, but by its own refusal to enforce international law when the perpetrator is an ally.  
  
 
  
  
      Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:22
  
  
    While Orbán casts the outcome as settled, other European leaders want the US president to harden his stance towards Moscow ahead of the Alaska talks  
  
 
  
  
      Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:22
  
  
    The report sent a "chilling message" that the United States will overlook abuses if doing so suits its political agenda, Amnesty International USA said  
  
 
  
  
      Wed, 08/13/2025 - 10:48
  
  
    The Ukrainian president is expected in Berlin today  
  
 
  
  
      Wed, 08/13/2025 - 09:41
  
  
    The three European powers told the UN that they are "committed to use all diplomatic tools at our disposal to ensure Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon"  
  
 
  
  
      Wed, 08/13/2025 - 06:00
  
  
    Spoiler: If Merz's first 100 days are any indication, prepare for the worst  
  
 
  
  
      Wed, 08/13/2025 - 06:00
  
  
    Cancelling or postponing ETS2 due to political pressure would set a dangerous precedent, undermining investor confidence and damaging the credibility of EU climate policy at home and abroad.  
  
 
  
  
      Tue, 08/12/2025 - 17:26
  
  
    The individuals "will have to leave the country voluntarily or by force", Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, adding  that Poland "cannot allow anti-Ukrainian sentiments to be stirred up"  
  
 
  
  
      Tue, 08/12/2025 - 15:21
  
  
    Belgium’s governing coalition is divided over Gaza – with parties trading blows, the PM on holiday, and a stormy parliamentary debate on Thursday.  
  
 
  
  
      Tue, 08/12/2025 - 12:56
  
  
    The Commission’s argument is simple: foreign companies, often Chinese, receive so much state support that EU competitors cannot keep up  
  
 
  
  
      Tue, 08/12/2025 - 10:57
  
  
    The Ukrainian army said in a statement on Tuesday that there had been fighting around the village of Kucheriv Yar in the Donetsk region, acknowledging Russian gains  
  
 
  
  
      Tue, 08/12/2025 - 10:30
  
  
    Sometimes, genuine peace is only possible after military victory. Anything less risks turning a temporary truce into a prelude for an even bigger war.  
  
 
  
  
      Mon, 08/11/2025 - 18:29
  
  
    European leaders are urging Washington to reject any land-swap deal with Russia and ensure the EU is included in the talks  
  
 
  
  
      Mon, 08/11/2025 - 17:16
  
  
    Aid groups warn the loss could leave 1.4 million African women without contraception  
  
 
  
  
      Mon, 08/11/2025 - 16:59
  
  
    The deal is deemed a highly unusual arrangement in international tech trade  
  
 
  
  
      Mon, 08/11/2025 - 15:45
  
  
    The Eagle S is believed to belong to the Russian shadow fleet – old tankers used to skirt restrictions on Russian oil exports  
  
 
  
  
      Mon, 08/11/2025 - 14:12
  
  
    EU foreign ministers are to hold talks on Monday to discuss Friday's US-Russia summit, with many fearing any deal made without Ukraine could force unacceptable compromises  
  
 
  
  
      Mon, 08/11/2025 - 13:34
  
  
    Almost 200 journalists have been killed in the war Israel launched in response to Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack, according to press freedom campaign group Reporters Without Borders  
  
 
  
  
      Mon, 08/11/2025 - 10:52
  
  
    At least 145 of the 193 UN members now recognise or plan to recognise a Palestinian state, including France, Canada, and Britain, according to an AFP tally  
  
 
  
  
      Mon, 08/11/2025 - 10:50
  
  
    Authorities said that hot, dry winds on Sunday and a heatwave would make the work of firefighters more difficult  
  
 
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