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EU member states on Friday gave the green light to the signing of the Mercosur agreement, paving the way for a vast trade bloc taking in more than 700 million people across Europe and Latin America. France, however, plans to continue its fight against the deal in the European Parliament.

In a timid statement signed by 26 member states, Brussels has called for respect for international law in Venezuela but avoided condemning the US operation. We break in down.

If cooperation or Greenlandic independence fails, a preventive EU troop deployment could avert a US confrontation on the island, German Green MEP Sergey Lagodinsky argues in an opinion article for Euronews.

Jacques Moretti was detained on Friday, a national day of mourning, because prosecutors considered him a flight risk

In Iran, access to a stable, state-set currency exchange rate is reserved for a privileged few — and economic networks linked to the Revolutionary Guard sit closest to the front of the queue.

Donald Trump's pursuit of an American sphere of influence has left Europeans scrambling to deal with a fast-moving geopolitical shift.

Outrage at the US, close ties with Venezuela and mounting domestic challenges have prompted Pedro Sánchez to take a stand, says the Spanish journalist Maria Ramirez

Netherlands expected to join Ireland in prohibiting most consumer fireworks as other EU countries debate crackdown

Moscow says any Nato peacekeepers would be considered legitimate targets; US embassy and Kyiv flag ‘potentially significant air attack’. What we know on day 1,416

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French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday on X that Paris will oppose the Mercosur trade deal in a crucial vote in Brussels on Friday. If a qualified majority of member states back the agreement, as expected, it would mark a major setback for the French leader.