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In defiance of international law, President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia. Most governments have declared the move illegal.

The latest Transatlantic Trends survey finds that Europeans consider the EU equally important to NATO for safety.

The European Union believes sabotage is the most likely cause of leaks in two Baltic Sea gas pipelines between Russia and Europe, with EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen threatening the "strongest possible response".

Russian-installed leaders of Luhansk and Kherson ask for territories to be annexed; new EU sanctions designed to ‘make Kremlin pay’

The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation honoured Dr Radhika Batra, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Every Infant Matters, which provides last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children in India along with three others with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards. "Radhika Batra of India, Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda,…

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned Italy of consequences should it veer away from democratic principles, issuing a barely veiled threat ahead of Sunday's election that a rightist bloc led by Giorgia Meloni is expected to win.

The leaders made the remarks as they sat down to talks also centring on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the energy crisis it has provoked

The Assembly has been in a state of flux since February with the DUP taking protest action against the NI Protocol.

The leaders also had a ‘good discussion’ on relations between the UK and EU when they met at the United Nations General Assembly.