European Union

With half the population overweight, and 18% obese, Belgium wants to make overeating as unpopular as smoking

Entry into office of new Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union and partial renewal of the General Court

Un projet de résolution indiquerait que les « actes hostiles » israéliens menacent la paix au Moyen-Orient.

Hamas says top officials survived last week's air strike in Doha that killed six people and triggered a wave of criticism, including from US President Donald Trump

Energy minister Katherina Reiche says the transition needs pragmatism and realism

Orbán used the Swedish example to argue that “laws and order are breaking down” in the country

The far-right Alternative for Germany almost tripled its vote share in comparison to 2020

US President Donald Trump has called on Nato countries to step up the economic pressure on Russia, and made new US sanctions contingent on their doing so. All allies must stop buying oil from Russia, Trump demanded on his online platform Truth Social. He also urged Nato countries to impose high tariffs on China as a bloc. Are his demands justified?

In local elections in Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia the CDU has maintained its leading position, securing 33.3 percent of the vote. The SPD and Greens suffered losses with 22.1 and 13.5 percent respectively, while with 14.5 percent the AfD almost tripled its share compared to the last local elections. Commentators assess the results of this first test of public opinion since February's federal election.

Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison. The court found the 70-year-old former president guilty of leading a conspiracy to remain in office after his election defeat in 2022, making him become the first former president in the country's history to be convicted of an attack on democracy.