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Rioters rammed the home of a Paris suburb mayor, set the car alight and launched fireworks at his wife and young children as they fled during a fifth night of unrest over the police shooting of a teen of North African descent.

Konštrukta-Defence, the Slovak-owned arms company, and Ukraine’s KZVV company will co-develop new Howitzers, though this could be brought to an immediate halt if anti-Ukraine parties win September’s elections. Ukraine’s KZVV company wants a functional prototype of the tailor-made motorised cannons...

The South American trade bloc Mercosur opens a two-day summit Monday (3 July) with a deal with the European Union on the agenda, but few expect leaders to reach consensus on how to fulfill EU demands on environmental protections.

Czech authorities are investigating activities of a Russian cultural centre operated by the sanctioned Moscow state agency, Rossotrudnichestvo, which is still operating in the Czech Republic, according to Czech Television. The Russian cultural centre, also known as the Russian House,...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has had difficulty convincing her Polish and Hungarian counterparts to approve the agreement on migrants, as the two leaders, who typically have close ties with her, appear to want to focus more on national interests....

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has withdrawn new rules that would make it harder for trafficking victims to have their cases accepted months after introducing them. Braverman withdrew the new rules and plans to provide replacement rules by 10 July. Until...

The Belarusian embassy in The Hague was defaced in the night from Saturday to Sunday, as several windows were broken and graffiti critical of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was sprayed on the front of the building. The act of vandalism...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz clapped back at those accusing him of weak leadership, saying he provides orientation to the coalition despite not having a showy, head-on leadership style like US Western icon John Wayne. During an extensive interview with the...

Russia has brought some 700,000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, Grigory Karasin, head of the international committee in the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, said late on Sunday (2 July).

Bosnian Serb secessionist leader Milorad Dodik raised the political stakes on Sunday, saying he did not recognise the international High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina because he lacked legitimacy while announcing a referendum on the status of the Serb entity in Bosnia....

The European Union's ambassador to China expressed regret on Sunday (2 July) over the lack of "substantial progress" with Beijing on trade talks, as EU countries seek to reduce their economic dependence on the Asian giant.

Poland’s Civic Platform, currently in opposition, should either withdraw from the European People’s Party (EPP) or seek to replace EPP chief Manfred Weber, ruling Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński said on Sunday. Kaczyński commented on Weber’s latest statement...

The Austrian government wants the country to join the European Sky Shield initiative, an air protection group launched by Germany, sparking accusations from the far-right that the move violates the country’s military neutrality. Austria is not a NATO member and...

Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday (1 July), kicking off a first-ever mission to shed light on two of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter. “I can tell you, I’m so thrilled, I’m so excited to...

In this week’s edition: Turkey+ deal ideas, same-old NATO boss and enlargement brainstorming.

Mercosur countries cancelled trade talks with the EU meant to be held in Buenos Aires starting on Thursday and Friday (29-30 June) in what was seen as an attempt by Brazil's President Lula da Silva to buy time and present a counter-proposal to the bloc's most recent demands.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged the EU’s “unequivocal” support for Ukraine in Kyiv on Saturday (1 July) as Spain assumed the presidency of the bloc, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hit out at foot-dragging over pilot training by “some”...

More than 1,300 people were arrested in France during a fourth night of rioting and President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a trip to Germany as the funeral took place of teenager Nahel M, whose shooting by police sparked nationwide unrest.

Ukraine has been publicly cautious in counting gains in a counteroffensive it launched this month to reclaim territory occupied by Russian forces, and on Friday (30 June) its president and a US general acknowledged that progress is measured in blood.

EU leaders on Friday (30 June) tasked the European Commission to propose legal ways to make use of the Russian assets frozen in the bloc to finance Ukraine's reconstruction.