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Türkiye Earthquake Damage Set to Exceed $100 Bln, Says UN Agency

Damage caused by a devastating earthquake in Türkiye will exceed $100 billion, a UN Development Program official told a press briefing on Tuesday ahead of a major donor conference next week. "It's clear from the calculations being done to date that the damage figure presented by the government and supported…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Massive farmers protest disrupts Brussels traffic

Hundreds of tractors driven by angry farmers protesting a plan to cut nitrate converged on Brussels on Friday

The Independent UK

Heaton-Harris says protocol deal ‘decisively takes back control from Brussels’

The Northern Ireland Secretary issued a robust defence of the draft agreement – but admitted it wasn’t perfect.

The Independent UK

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EU, NATO seek stronger Indo-Pacific ties

BRUSSELS -- The European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are considering holding meetings in April and May with foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific region, including Japan, to strengthen ties with democratic nations in the region, with China in mind.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Sunak’s ‘seismic’ deal resolves N. Ireland border problem – but DUP support remains elusive

The Northern Irish question has caused endless headaches in Belfast, London and Brussels throughout the Brexit saga. Now analysts say the deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck with the EU Commission this week offers genuine resolution of the problem. However, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)’s backing will be needed to…

France 24

Belgium PM tells Iranian leader to free aid worker

BRUSSELS - Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Wednesday urged Iran's president to "immediately" set free an aid worker held by Tehran in a case denounced as hostage diplomacy.

Bangkok Post

Germany: Skulls and bones, a sinister colonial heritage

It's a sinister heritage: tens of thousands of skulls and other human remains are stored in German museums and research institutes. Many were taken during the colonial era and researchers are now trying to source them in order to send them back to their countries of origin, mostly in Africa.…

France 24

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‘It was time to act as adults’: how Sunak charmed his way through a deal

Timing, trust and intense talks brought Northern Ireland deal over the finish line

The Guardian - UK

Brits back Ukraine joining the EU - even though UK quit bloc three years ago

A survey for the pro-EU European Movement UK revealed support for Kyiv joining the Brussels bloc - on the same day NATO's boss said Ukraine will join the alliance in the long-term

Daily Mirror

Serbia, Kosovo back normalising ties but need more talks -EU's Borrell

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo agreed on Monday to a Western-backed deal to normalise relations but more talks are needed on the implementation of the pact, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

Reuters

Sunak’s NI deal looks like a Brexit win, but his next steps are tricky

Fixing the detail with Von der Leyen was the easy part – winning over Tory hardliners and the DUP will be harder

The Guardian - UK

Sunak scraps Johnson’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

Brussels will end its retaliatory legal action against the UK.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland Protocol: Key questions answered

The controversial arrangements have created red tape on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Humza Yousaf unveils plans for regional assemblies and SNP presence in Brussels

REGIONAL assemblies on how to win independence will be set up for SNP members across Scotland if Humza Yousaf is elected party leader, he is…

The National (Scotland)

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Bangkok Post

From Brussels to Bangkok, demonstrations of support for Ukraine

In Brussels, they sang Ukraine’s national anthem in the rain. In Sydney, they gathered to pray. And in London, they hung paper angels from the ceiling of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, in honour of the children who have died in the war.

Reuters

EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions on anniversary of invasion

The European Union, after hectic last-minute haggling, has approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on the anniversaryof Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish EU presidency said late on Friday.

France 24

Ukraine's EU bid: 'What we've achieved in a year is unthinkable by normal standards'

Before February 24, 2022, few could have imagined that Ukraine would be awarded candidate status to join the EU in the space of just a few months. But the war on Ukraine has transformed the relationship between Kyiv and Brussels, evident not just in the various bilateral visits at the…

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ramps up pressure on Sunak to pass his EU-defying protocol bill

Ex-PM claims his legislation ‘fixes all the problems’ and refuses to say whether he would back compromise

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EU Commission Bans TikTok on Staff Phones

The European Commission has banned Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees' corporate phones for cybersecurity reasons, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, the first EU institution to do so. Owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, Tiktok is under scrutiny from governments and regulators because of concerns that…

The Independent UK

Fresh talks in Brussels over Northern Ireland Protocol amid delays in deal

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris will attend talks in Belgium on Thursday.

WEKU

After the Ukraine war, what comes next? NATO allies don't agree

The military alliance is publicly committed to preserving Ukraine's independence. But discussions on how to reach that goal are quietly contentious.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak won’t do Brexit deal without DUP approval, claim Tory hardliners

Brexiteers confident PM holding off on deal until unionists won over – but Tory moderates say DUP ‘can’t be allowed to hold veto’

Reuters

EU still has not agreed on anniversary Russia sanctions, more talks Thurs - sources

European Union countries did not reach agreement on Wednesday about new sanctions against Russia, and planned more talks to have the package ready for the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on Friday, diplomats said.

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden has heralded a new age of democracy in Kyiv. Sunak’s Tories are unfit for it

The US president voiced sentiments at odds with our illiberal government. His call for a rules-based order bathes them in the harshest light, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

France 24

'Putin is a global problem,’ Ukraine's foreign minister tells FRANCE 24

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed confidence that Ukraine would win the war against the invading force of Russia, in an interview with FRANCE 24. Speaking in Brussels a few days ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion, the top Ukrainian diplomat explained why he thinks President Vladimir Putin…

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