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Watch: Antony Blinken attends tenth EU-US Energy Council meeting

Antony Blinken attended the tenth EU-US Energy Council meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, 4 April.

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Russia’s Lavrov: West Trying to Drive a Wedge Between Moscow, Beijing

The West is trying to drive a wedge between Russia and China by talking about their unequal relations and Moscow's dependence on Beijing, Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday. Lavrov, speaking to the Argumenty i Fakty news website, also said the European Union's hostile…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023

Russia Rejects US Claims its UN Council Presidency is a Joke

Russia’s UN ambassador on Monday dismissed US and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool’s joke and announced a meeting to be chaired by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on defending the principles of the UN Charter, which Moscow is widely accused…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023

Italy sees 2023 deficit on target despite higher rates, Eurostat setback - sources

Italy estimates a 2023 budget deficit broadly in line with its previous goal of 4.5% of national output, people familiar with the matter said, as Rome works to finalise new projections to be published next week.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

Apple is trolling the EU over USB-C on the iPhone 15 again

It seems like their insistence on limiting charging speeds could land them in hot water

T3 · Apr 3, 2023

Pacific trade deal ‘will make mockery of UK’s climate ambitions’

CPTPP membership will result in more deforestation and endanger animal welfare, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Italy's Meloni sees no risk of losing EU recovery funds

Italy is determined not to lose any of the money it is entitled to from the European Union post-pandemic recovery funds, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

France to draw up draft end-of-life bill after citizens back assisted dying

Macron instructs government to look at whether euthanasia or assisted dying should be permitted

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Why Brexit is to blame for holiday traffic chaos at Dover

The Man Who Pays His Way: We asked for a hard EU frontier in southeast Kent, plus tougher passport controls

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

No 10 concedes that post-Brexit checks played role in traffic chaos at Dover

PM’s spokesperson acknowledges ‘new processes’ after home secretary was ridiculed for blaming ‘bad weather’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023