EU leaders including Charles Michel, President of the European Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, met for a round table on day two of an…
Continue ReadingEU leaders on Friday reached agreement on a "roadmap" aimed at putting in place measures within weeks to shield European consumers from soaring energy prices. The bloc’s 27 member states…
Continue ReadingThe European Parliament awarded the people of Ukraine on Wednesday its annual Prize for Freedom of Thought to honour their fight against Russia’s invasion. "They are standing up for what…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss said she was a "fighter not a quitter" as she tried to reassert authority over the fraught ranks of her Conservative Party on Wednesday, amid…
Continue ReadingSeveral regions of Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, were experiencing power cuts after multiple strikes targeted energy facilities, local officials and agencies said Tuesday. Many settlements in Zhytomyr region, west…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies, as she fights for her…
Continue ReadingThe French government is poised to wield a rarely used constitutional weapon to force its budget through parliament, where opposition groups have stymied the text for weeks with rival amendments,…
Continue ReadingThousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday (October 18) and commuters faced delays as unions staged a nationwide strike for higher salaries, as they remain in…
Continue ReadingEmbattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday (October 17) apologised for going "too far too fast" with reforms that triggered economic turmoil, but vowed to remain leader despite a…
Continue ReadingFrance was preparing for a day of major disruptions on Tuesday (October 18) after unions called a nationwide transport strike as they remain in deadlock with the government over walkouts…
Continue ReadingThe EU agreed to increase its military aid for Ukraine at a meeting on Monday, bringing the total spent by bloc to help Kyiv in its war effort to 3.1…
Continue ReadingThe bloodiest day of Iran’s protests to date came on September 30 in Zahedan, Iran. Security forces opened fire after Friday prayers, killing at least 66 people. People are calling…
Continue ReadingAfter Russia’s renewed blitz on 11 Ukrainian cities, western arms deliveries stepped up, with some authorities in Kyiv hailing this as a turning point. And, one month in, protests are still going…
Continue ReadingEmbattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday announced another drastic U-turn to her tax-slashing mini-budget last month which has prompted market turmoil, vowing to raise corporation tax after all.…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her finance minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive Conservatives plotted…
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