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          A Challenger tank in Eastern Europe. Britain and the EU will sign a defence pact on Monday that will herald greater co-operation in the face of rising threats. Photo: Ministry of Defence

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          EuropeMay 19, 2025
          A distraught Palestinian child receives food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on May 8. Reuters

          UK rejects any Gaza aid distribution plan that endangers vulnerable civilians

          MENAMay 13, 2025
          French President Emmanuel Macron holds a map of Gaza during the 'Treasures rescued from Gaza' exhibition in Paris last month. Reuters

          Palestinian statehood needs a joint push at the UN next month

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          President Sheikh Mohamed has said he has high hopes for trade talks with the EU. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

          UAE to begin talks with EU over landmark trade deal

          NewsApril 10, 2025
          The ruins of an apartment building in the abandoned town of Marinka, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine. Reuters

          US issues stark warning to Russia and Ukraine as it presses to end war

          USApril 08, 2025
          Some in Europe have suggested Russian funds frozen in the Euroclear depository (pictured) should be used in negotiations to end the Ukraine war. AFP

          Europe’s struggle to finance Ukraine war exposes trickiness of sanctions

          CommentMarch 20, 2025
          From left to right, Xavier Bettel, Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Minister for Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Affairs; Maria Malmer Stenergard, Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs; Diego Martinez Belío, Spain's State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs; Ruben Brekelmans, The Netherlands' Minister of Defence; Florence Gaub, Director of the Research Division, Nato Defence College in Rome; Vanessa Ghanem, Arab Affairs Editor at The National News. ORF

          European ministers call for stronger defence and security co-operation

          EuropeMarch 19, 2025
          A British Challenger 2 tank on exercise in eastern Europe. The EU and UK, formerly a member of the bloc, are considering a defence pact in light of changes sweeping the world. PA

          Europe defence pact under discussion as UK considers coming in from Brexit cold

          EuropeFebruary 04, 2025
          European leaders pose for a group photo during the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, Hungary. AFP

          Europe's leaders call for unity in time for Trump's America

          EuropeNovember 07, 2024
          Moldovan President Maia Sandu's government has pledged to overhaul the nation’s justice system and bolster the economy. EPA

          Maia Sandu declares victory in Moldova election

          EuropeNovember 03, 2024
          Leader of the Social Democratic Party Vilija Blinkeviciute waits for the results of the second round of Lithuania's parliamentary election, in Vilnius on October 27. AP

          Lithuania's ruling party concedes election to Social Democrats

          EuropeOctober 27, 2024
          Boyko Borissov, leader of the GERB Party and former prime minister, talks to the press after voting in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections at a polling station in Sofia on October 27, 2024. AFP

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          EuropeOctober 27, 2024
          Moldovan President Maia Sandu casts her ballots for the presidential election and EU referendum in Chisinau on October 20. AFP

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          NewsOctober 21, 2024
          President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the UN in New York on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. PA

          UK PM Starmer heads to Brussels in bid to improve EU relations

          UKOctober 01, 2024
          Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer poses for a photo with Europe's leaders at the European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace. He has condemned the 'criminal empire' of gangs running illegal migration. Reuters

          Britain hosts show of European unity at Blenheim Palace gathering

          UKJuly 18, 2024
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          UKJuly 17, 2024
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