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Ukraine on its own? Support wavers as Kyiv faces battlefield stalemate

As a nation enters a third winter of fighting for its very existence, it must wait – one ocean away – on a domestic partisan feud. Republicans in the US Senate have shrugged off Joe Biden's plea not to gift a win to Vladimir Putin and have blocked aid for…

France 24 · Dec 7, 2023

EU States Make Last-ditch Effort To Back Spending Rules Reform

EU finance ministers will try to hammer out an agreement over dinner on Thursday to reform bloc-wide spending rules after months of bitter divisions, especially between France and Germany.

International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023

Ukraine recap: western divisions an ominous sign for Kyiv as the aid funding tap begins to dry up

For the past week or so it has felt as if Ukraine’s fate is more likely to be decided in Washington and Brussels than on the battlefield as US president Joe Biden struggles to get his US$111 billion (£88 billion) package of aid through the senate and EU members quibble…

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023

Europe's talks on world-leading AI rules paused after 22 hours and will start again Friday

European Union talks on comprehensive artificial intelligence regulations were paused after 22 straight hours

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

EU To Resume Negotiations On World's First AI Law On Friday

The European Union failed to clinch a deal Thursday on a sweeping law on artificial intelligence after nearly 24 hours of negotiations, but vowed to continue talks the next day.

International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023

French workers clock-up less hours per year than EU average: report

A new study has found that working hours in France are significantly shorter than most European countries, especially when compared with northern EU nations such as Germany.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 7, 2023

EU warns of elevated terrorist risk over Christmas due to Israel-Hamas conflict

The European Union's home affairs commissioner has warned that Europe faces a “huge risk of terrorist attacks" over the Christmas holiday period due to the fallout from the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 7, 2023

Visualised: how all of G20 is missing climate goals — but some nations are closer than others

As world leaders gather at Cop28, these charts show how far away the major economies are from their targets

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

Nearly 20,000 children deported to Russia, Ukraine’s human rights commissioner says – as it happened

Ukraine human rights commissioner says more and more children are being deported each day

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023

Islamophobia and antisemitism are equal scourges – and the EU is finally recognising that

Anti-Muslim hate surges in Europe after terror incidents. Yet for too long, officials have treated tackling it as an afterthought, says Brussels-based commentator Shada Islam

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023