In private bilateral talks, Putin welcomed offers by several BRICS leaders to mediate in Ukraine, even as he told them his forces were advancing on the battlefield.

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights makes reference to reports aware from several EU countries, highlighting a spike in anti-Muslim hatred -- as well as anti-Semitism -- after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, speaking in Rome, said it would be "very, very serious" if the North Koreans were preparing to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine.

Although rarely seen in public, the billionaire and one-time prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is widely viewed as the main powerbroker in EU hopeful Georgia.

Viktor Orbán, who faces the most acute threat to his 14-year rule as an opposition party led by a political newcomer has surged in the polls, spoke to supporters on the anniversary of the revolt against Soviet domination that was crushed by the Red Army.

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His expertise from Hungary applies in Slovakia.

Interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said the perpetrators were "highly likely" members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

“It was a rational and wise decision of Tusk not to run for president,” one expert said.

The Guadiana River flows through Spain and Portugal and along its border.

Both left-wing parties maintain a highly critical stance towards Israel.

Weimer's comments come when the party is facing renewed accusations of anti-Semitism.

“The EU budget will continue to be an important catalyst for European competitiveness. But we must make it simpler,” he said.

We do not tolerate any restriction of competition, said Margrethe Vestager.

Discussions around EU enlargement in the region of almost 18 million people stretch back 20 years, with Brussels blowing hot and cold during that period.

Austria's Gewessler says the EU's pro-renewables group, which today represents more than half of the bloc's citizens, was first formed to combat aggressive lobbying by pro-nuclear countries.

For most members of the European Parliament, there seems to be a collective sense that this composition represents the best possible outcome, given the competing political forces involved.

The pharmaceutical industry has highlighted the need for an urgent revision of Greek public hospitals' pharmaceutical budget. Clawbacks reached an all-time high for the first half of 2023, raising concerns about ongoing patients’ access.

“Health preparedness actions and the overall resilience of health systems must be seen as an investment and not a cost,” writes Lahbib.