EU diplomats to meet Board of Peace director over Gaza's future The European Union’s top diplomats are meeting with the director of the Board of Peace in Brussels The Independent UK · Feb 23
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Trump of Putin’s ‘games’ as war enters fifth year Russians are 'playing with Trump and playing with the entire world', says Zelensky The Independent UK · Feb 23
Ukraine war briefing: Russian embassy in Seoul raises ‘victory will be ours’ banner, drawing complaints Message seen as reference to Ukraine war could create unnecessary tensions, says Seoul; Russian strikes kill three on eve of war’s fourth anniversary. What we know on day 1,461 The Guardian - AU · Feb 23
Minister heads to US for talks as tariff hike looms US President Donald Trump has unveiled global tariffs of 15 per cent following a legal set back to the economic measure, sparking renewed concern. AAP · Feb 23
EU demands Trump to deliver on trade pledges after tariffs blocked The European Commission demanded the US honor its trade commitments after the Supreme Court struck down some of Trump's tariffs. A top EU lawmaker has since moved to pause ratification of last year's EU-US trade deal. Euronews · Feb 22
US tariff policy ‘hasn’t changed’ despite supreme court ruling, trade chief says Jamieson Greer also said US won’t pull out of deals with UK, EU and others after court declared Trump tariffs illegal The Guardian - US · Feb 22
Russia fires scores of missiles at Ukraine as Hungary threatens to block EU sanctions ‘Moscow continues to invest in strikes more than diplomacy,’ says Zelenskyy, as logistics and energy facilities targeted The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
Hungary blocks adoption of EU sanctions package until transit oil supplies resume No EU loans can be handed to Ukraine until oil deliveries to Hungary are resumed, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting with the Energy Security Council. Euronews · Feb 22
US will not back out of its tariff deals with UK and others, says Trump trade representative Promise comes as minister admits to ‘uncertainty’ about new 15% levy on imports from around the world The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
80% of Spanish apples contain residues of several toxic pesticides at the same time A study coordinated by PAN Europe across 13 countries has found that 85% of conventionally grown apples tested contained multiple pesticides at the same time. In Spain, the figure stands at 80%. The combined effects of these substances have not yet been officially assessed. Euronews · Feb 22
Experts warn of rapid loss of water in the Baltic Sea: 'A vibrant reef is turning into an underwater wasteland' At the beginning of February, the water level in the Baltic Sea dropped sharply. Experts tell Euronews it is a result of climate change. Euronews · Feb 22
France to summon US ambassador over comments on far-right activist’s death Official US social media accounts posted about rise of ‘violent radical leftism’ after killing of Quentin Deranque The Guardian - UK · Feb 22
Hungary threatens block EU sanctions on Russia over Ukraine pipeline dispute A unanimous decision from the 27-nation bloc is required for the sanctions to pass The Independent UK · Feb 22
Macron asks Trump to lift visa bans on French judge and former EU commissioner French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to lift “unjustly imposed sanctions” against several European citizens – including former European commissioner Thierry Breton and judge Nicolas Guillou, French media reported Sunday. Radio France Internationale · Feb 22
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22 China overtakes US as Germany’s top trading partner Friedrich Merz to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing, with goods worth €251bn traded between two countries in 2025
Euronews · Feb 22 American rights to free speech vs. European rights to set their own rules Europeans and Americans talk past each other while rivals watch. The EU can set its own standards, but in an interconnected economy, decoupling fantasies and grandstanding won’t help.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22 High energy prices threaten UK’s status as manufacturing power, business groups say CBI and Energy UK report finds 40% of firms have cut investment as electricity costs remain far above pre-Ukraine levels
Euronews · Feb 22 Milan-Cortina 2026: Can the Winter Olympics leave a sustainable legacy? The 2026 Games have utilised upgraded venues and multi-use developments designed for long-term community use.
The Independent UK · Feb 22 EU entry-exit system: ‘Just run that past me again …’ The Man Who Pays His Way: There seems to be no end to the questions and confusion about Europe’s digital borders scheme
The Guardian - AU · Feb 22 Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary and Slovakia in energy supplies dispute Ukraine foreign ministry says ultimatums should be sent to the Kremlin; one dead, 15 wounded in Lviv in ‘act of terror’: What we know on day 1,460
Fortune · Feb 21 Trump's sudden decision to hike his new tariff rate to 15% is 'something of an eff you' to the U.K., which thought it had a better deal for 10% "It also means some of America’s biggest trading partners, like the EU and Japan, will find themselves exactly back where they were last week."
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 21 Steam Deck shortage goes global — Valve's handheld console now out of stock in Europe, Canada, the US, and Japan The handheld console is still available in Australia, the U.K., Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. But will they run out of stock in the near future, too?
Radio France Internationale · Feb 21 French trade minister says EU has the tools to hit back at Trump over tariffs Brussels has the "appropriate instruments" to hit back at the United States for its latest round of 10 percent flat tariffs, France's trade minister Nicolas Forissier told the Financial Times newspaper on Saturday.
The Independent UK · Feb 21 Hungary says it will block a key EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume Hungary says it is blocking a major EU loan for Ukraine until Russian oil starts flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21 Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis? Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential