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EU to discuss training mission for Ukrainian forces next week

European Union defence ministers will discuss options to set up a military training mission for Ukrainian forces at an Aug. 29-30 meeting in Prague, the bloc's foreign policy chief said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Free movement in West Africa: the culture of mobility still matters despite challenges

For the last 40 years countries in West Africa have tried to meet their commitment to letting people move more freely between them. This has been driven by the regional body, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The Conversation

South African citrus: new EU rules are unjust and punitive

In mid-July 2022 the European Union imposed new restrictions on South African citrus imports. The new phytosanitary requirements were meant to address False Codling Moth, a citrus pest that is native to South Africa and for which there is zero tolerance in the EU.

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Draghi says Italy must remain at heart of EU, international alliances

Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Italy must remain at the heart of the European Union and not isolate itself, in an apparent warning on Wednesday to the centre-right alliance that is expected to win an election next month.

Reuters

Ukraine war: six months on the only way to resume negotiations is to increase cost to Russia

August 24 is Ukraine’s independence day – the day when, in 1990, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic approved the Act of Declaration of Independence at a special session. Thirty-four years on, this historic day also marks six months since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression…

The Conversation

EU report: Drought-hit Europe could face 3 more dry months

A European Union report warns that parts of already parched Europe could face three more months of warmer, drier conditions, exacerbating a major drought

The Independent UK

Privacy Complaint Targets Google over Unsolicited Ad Emails

Google has breached a European Union court ruling by sending unsolicited advertising emails directly to the inbox of Gmail users, Austrian advocacy group noyb.eu said on Wednesday in a complaint filed with France's data protection watchdog. The Alphabet unit, whose revenues mainly come from online advertising, should ask Gmail users…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran Presents Amendments to EU Proposal for Reviving Nuclear Deal

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is pressing the US to respond to the proposal to complete the Vienna talks on Iran's nuclear deal.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Eurostar blow for UK passengers with Brexit and Covid aftermath blamed

Cross-Channel passenger rail services have not called at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since March 2020 when trains were halted at the start of the pandemic

Wales Online

Ben Wallace says UK can ‘certainly toughen up’ visa conditions for Russians

The Defence Secretary said he does not like watching oligarchs’ wives “enjoying themselves in Greece or the South of France”.

The Independent UK

As Ukraine War Drags On, Europe’s Economy Succumbs to Crisis

It was meant to be Europe's stellar year. A post-pandemic spending euphoria, supported by copious government spending was set to drive the economy and help fatigued households regain a sense of normality after two dreadful years. But all that changed on Feb. 24 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Normality is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Military Carries Out Strike in Syria on Iran-Linked Targets

The US military said early Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. There was no immediate acknowledgment by Syria's state-run media of the strikes hitting Deir Ezzor. Iran as well did not acknowledge the attack. Opposition war…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: Boris Johnson visits Kyiv as Zelenskiy warns Russia over ‘nuclear blackmail’ – as it happened

UK PM seen next to Ukraine’s president on day country marks independence from Soviet rule and six months of war with Russia

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 182 of the invasion

Ukraine braces for Russian strikes as it marks independence from USSR and six months of war; attacks would elicit ‘powerful response’, Zelenskiy warns

The Guardian - AU

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A multimillion-dollar superyacht once owned by a Russian oligarch has gone to auction

The yacht can accommodate 12 guests in six cabins, as well as a 20-person crew. An infinity pool, full-service spa, luxury cinema and a gymnasium are just a few of the vessel's luxuries.

The Conversation

Ukraine celebrates Independence Day, with a new level of meaning as it fights back against Russia

I stood on Kyiv’s main boulevard, Khreshchatyk, one year ago, on Aug. 24, 2021, celebrating along with thousands of Ukrainians who were watching the Independence Day parade.

The Independent UK

Moving beyond GDP is key to tackling the economic crises we face

Gross domestic product remains the predominant measure of progress across the world, it might be time to change it, write Paul Allin, Diane Coyle and Tim Jackson

Evening Standard

Eurostar says trains will not stop in Kent before 2025 due to Brexit and pandemic

Trains have not called at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since the pandemic

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The Independent UK

Italy's Meloni slams energy policy as campaign heats up

Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has led her first election campaign rally in the Adriactic port city of Ancona

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s Yandex to sell off news service as state tightens grip on online media

State-controlled social media platform VK to buy news and blogging services of country’s largest internet firmRussia-Ukraine war: latest news

The Independent UK

Eurostar stations in Kent to stay closed for at least two years – partly due to Brexit

Europe-bound trains won’t stop at Ashford and Ebbsfleet International stations for at least ‘two to three years’

Radio France Internationale

Macron says EU ready to support Ukraine 'for the long term'

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Tuesday that the EU's support for Ukraine as it struggles against Russia's invasion would continue "for the long term".

The National (Scotland)

Report reveals how many times key UK and EU Brexit bodies have met

MEETINGS of key bodies set up to “smooth” the relationship between the EU and UK after Brexit are taking place “rarely”, a new research…

The Independent UK

World struggles to get Iran and US to return to nuclear deal both say they want

Both Tehran and Washington scrambling to present any return to the JCPOA as a win

Reuters

Europe facing its worst drought in 500 years - study

Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping, electricity production and the yields of certain crops, a European Union agency said on Tuesday.

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