The Latest Breaking News from Josep Borrell

Emmanuel Macron heckled during state visit to Netherlands

French president also criticised for saying Europe should act independently from US over Taiwan

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023

US Lawmakers Urge EU to Declare IRGC a Terrorist Organization

A bipartisan group of 130 lawmakers urged the European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. In their letter to Borrell, the lawmakers urged the European official to resolve the issue urgently, noting that the IRGC had "freely and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2023

Israel Starts Calling Up Reservists after Deadly Attacks

Israel began calling up police and army reservists Saturday after separate attacks killed three people, including an Italian tourist, in Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank. Despite appeals for restraint, violence has surged since Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, with Israel bombarding…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023

EU lashes out at China for support of Russia in Ukraine war

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has lashed out at China for its support of Russia during the invasion of Ukraine and called it “a blatant violation” of Beijing’s United Nations commitments

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Russia pro-war blogger ‘killed in explosion in St Petersburg’

Russian news agency reports Vladlen Tatarsky died in blast that also injured at least 16 people

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2023

Russian missile strike kills at least six people in city near Bakhmut, Ukraine says

A Russian missile attack on Sunday killed at least six people in residential areas of the city of Kostyantynivka near Bakhmut, Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack targeted areas where "ordinary civilians" were living. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are…

France 24 · Apr 2, 2023

China could facilitate, not mediate, peace in Ukraine -EU's Borrell

China cannot be a mediator in the war in Ukraine as it leans too much toward the invader Russia but it could play the role of facilitator to reach a peace deal with Moscow, the European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Jordan Accuses Israel Of Violating Peace Treaty After Minister’s Paris Speech

Jordan accused Israel of violating the 1994 peace agreement after Israeli FM Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people

Zenger · Mar 26, 2023

Ukraine urges UN meeting on Putin’s nuclear weapons plan

Kyiv demanded an extraordinary meeting of the U.N. Security Council in its first official response to Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 396 of the invasion

Ukraine accuses Kremlin of holding Minsk as ‘nuclear hostage’ after Russia strikes deal to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023