EU leaders enter showdown with Viktor Orbán over €50bn Ukraine package Member states hope to persuade Hungary to remove its block on funding at Brussels emergency summit The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 708 As the war enters its 708th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024
Scholz Vows To Do All For 'Huge' EU Aid For Ukraine German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Wednesday to rally European partners to cobble together support for Ukraine "so huge" that it would weigh on Russian President Vladimir Putin's calculations. International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024
EU Launches Red Sea Naval Mission to Protect Cargo Ships The European Union plans to launch a naval mission in the Red Sea to defend cargo ships against Houthi attacks in Yemen, aiming to protect trade and stabil... Top News · Jan 31, 2024
Houthis threaten more attacks against Western warships Unbowed after joint US-UK attacks on Yemen, the Iran-backed group warns of continued attacks in Red Sea. Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war – as it happened Deal to swap around 200 PoWs from each side comes after contested claim that Kyiv downed plane carrying Ukrainian soldiers The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2024
Europe is heading for perilous waters, and its leaders are dozing at the tiller Ukraine needs more help, the far right is on the rise and the Middle East crisis gets worse. Where is the European Union’s vision? The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024
Disinformation attacks targeted voters, media and LGBTQ+ groups, EU report finds Digital ‘warfare’ included manipulating voices and images of celebrities such as Margot Robbie and Nicolas Cage The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv and Kharkiv under missile attack – as it happened Turkey’s parliament to debate Sweden’s Nato bid; US Senate works on compromise for Ukraine aid but Maga Republicans refuse support The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
UN security council to hear calls for Israel to let more aid into Gaza UK minister to tell meeting that suffering in Gaza is ‘unacceptable and our priority must be to alleviate it’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 699 Riposte to Lavrov at UN security council for ‘pursuit of obliteration of Ukraine’; Turkish parliament due to debate Sweden’s Nato membership The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
EU foreign policy chief says Israel failed to engage with Brussels peace summit Josep Borrell says minister came to meeting with plans for an artificial island off Gaza and a railway to India The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024
EU Presses Israel On Two-state Solution After War In Gaza The EU's foreign policy chief on Monday insisted on an eventual two-state solution as he told Israel it couldn't build peace "only by military means" ahead of talks with Israeli and Palestinian top diplomats. International Business Times · Jan 22, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Don’t worry,’ EU foreign affairs chief tells Ukrainians as ministers focus on Middle East – as it happened ‘Looking for a solution in the Middle East doesn’t mean that we are not continuing supporting Ukraine,’ says Josep Borrell The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024 Middle East crisis: US officials reject Houthi claim they attacked American ship in Gulf of Aden – as it happened US defence official dismissed reports of attack against a US military cargo ship, Ocean Jazz, as Houthi propaganda
International Business Times · Jan 7, 2024 Gaza War Rages Into Fourth Month As Blinken Tours Middle East The Israel-Hamas war raging in Gaza entered its fourth month on Sunday as the army again pounded the besieged Palestinian territory and US top diplomat Antony Blinken was back in the region seeking to avoid a wider escalation.
International Business Times · Jan 7, 2024 Blinken In Jordan Seeking To Avoid Regional War The United States' top diplomat was in Jordan on Sunday as part of a Middle East tour aiming to ensure the Israel-Hamas war does not spread.
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2024 Israel claims Hamas command network completely dismantled in North Gaza Israeli military claims 8,000 militants have been killed in north as focus turns to southern Gaza
International Business Times · Jan 7, 2024 Israel Says Part Of Hamas 'Dismantled' As War Enters Fourth Month Israel said it had "dismantled" Hamas's military leadership in northern Gaza as its war against the Palestinian group entered its fourth month Sunday, with fears mounting that the conflict could spread into neighbouring Lebanon.
Top News · Jan 6, 2024 Hezbollah Retaliates with Rocket Attack on Israel Hezbollah retaliates with rocket attacks on Israel after the targeted killing of a Hamas leader. As tensions escalate, the region braces for further conflict.
Radio France Internationale · Jan 6, 2024 'Nobody will win from regional conflict' warns EU's Borrell during Lebanon visit The European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday warned against a regional conflict that would involve Lebanon, as border clashes intensified nearly three months into Israel's war with Hezbollah ally Hamas.
Radio France Internationale · Jan 5, 2024 French diplomacy in crosshairs as Middle East conflict unravels The Israel-Hamas war shows no signs of abating – three months on – as regional players are sucked into the fray despite a flurry of diplomatic responses. As Middle Eastern neighbours tread a fine line, France has warned Iran and its proxies to steer clear of the fight. RFI examines…
The Guardian - US · Jan 5, 2024 Unauthorised Jewish settlements surge in occupied West Bank, says watchdog – as it happened This blog is now closed
Al Jazeera · Jan 3, 2024 EU foreign policy chief says world must ‘impose’ solution to Gaza war Josep Borrell warns that the killing of a Hamas leader in Lebanon could lead to an escalation of the Israel-Hamas war.
Radio France Internationale · Dec 27, 2023 Tributes pour in for France's 'European visionary' Jacques Delors Tributes continued to flow on Thursday for the former European Commission head Jacques Delors, whose death was announced on Wednesday.