The Latest Breaking News from Josep Borrell

First Thing: Biden and Trump rerun confirmed as both secure nominations

Primary results from Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state set up a 2020 rerun. Plus, EU official says starvation being used as a weapon in Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Middle East crisis: scores injured as aid warehouse is hit, says Unrwa – as it happened

UN agency says facility used to distribute ‘lifesaving items’ to people in southern Gaza

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2024

G20 Voices Broad Support For Two-state Solution In Mideast

G20 nations broadly back a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East, host Brazil said Thursday after a meeting of top diplomats, adding to pressure on Israel to accept an independent Palestinian state.

International Business Times · Feb 22, 2024

Navalny's widow to attend EU foreign affairs council meeting

Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who died in Russian custody, will attend the EU foreign affairs council Monday, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday, as Russian courts jailed dozens of people detained at events commemorating his husband. For many years, Navalnaya insisted…

France 24 · Feb 18, 2024

Kremlin accused of ‘covering tracks’ as whereabouts of Alexei Navalny’s body remain uncertain

Outrage over jailed opposition leader’s death grows with detention of over 350 people in Russia who attended vigils

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024

Hamas leader Haniyeh blames Israel for Gaza ceasefire delays

Haniyeh says Hamas demands a ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal and ‘lifting of the unjust siege’ on Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2024

Which countries have stopped supplying arms to Israel?

As civilian casualties continue to mount in Gaza, global calls for countries to halt arms sales to Israel grow.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2024

World leaders warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive

Australia, Canada, New Zealand say ‘there is nowhere else for civilians to go’, urge Israel to ‘listen to its friends’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2024

Labour’s difficulties on Israel, Gaza and antisemitism

Letters: Readers respond to the crisis engulfing the party over remarks made by parliamentary candidates in Rochdale and Hyndburn

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

Trump Had a Point About NATO Free-Riding Off American Defense

It’s true that the U.S. pays too much of the continent’s defense bills even as it’s going broke.

Reason · Feb 14, 2024