Ukraine kept pounding the Russian border region of Kursk with missiles and drones on Wednesday (14 August), as Kyiv said it had made further territorial gains in an incursion that US President Joe Biden called a "real dilemma" for the Kremlin's leader.

Bluetongue virus cases have shot up in several European countries, data gathered by AFP on Tuesday (13 August) showed, as farmers are worrying about consequences for sheep and cattle.

On Monday (12 August), the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a report revealing a significant surge in mpox cases, albeit with significant gaps in reporting.

MEP Alvise Pérez, the controversial leader of Spain's new far-right formation Se Acabó la Fiesta, began his weekend “raffling” his MEP salary in exchange for participants handing over a large amount of personal data, which experts say could violate national and European data protection rules. 

Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that calls for restraint regarding Israel from France, Germany and Britain "lack political logic and contradict principles of international law".

Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and his wife plan to sue Meta over fake advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that feature his face and false information regarding her circulating on the social media platforms.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sat Monday (12 August) for a friendly two-hour interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Musk's social media platform X, after technical problems delayed the start of the event for more than 40 minutes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday (12 August) that Russia had to be forced to make peace as President Vladimir Putin wanted to fight, and that war was coming back to Russia after Moscow had taken it to other countries.

The Paris Olympics delivered a dazzling summertime success that charmed the world and reaffirmed French national pride. But the hangover will be tough.

Israeli forces pressed on with operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday (12 August) amid an international push for a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and prevent a slide into a wider regional conflict.

The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner on Monday (12 August) said he was "deeply concerned" by an LGBTQ "promotion" ban passed by Bulgaria's parliament, urging President Rumen Radev "not to sign it".

The EU's aims for rail often fall far short of the reality on the ground, says Jon Worth, a cross-border rail enthusiast and campaigner, in an interview with Euractiv.

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for Central Asia to position itself as a link between Asia and Europe and as a separate regional actor in international relations.

On Monday (12 August), European Commissioner Thierry Breton urged Elon Musk to ensure X adheres to EU regulations and effectively moderates content, ahead of Musk's planned live-streamed debate with US presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Though Hungary has missed out on a top European Commissioner job, its government has made clear it is not giving up the fight, with Orbán again nominating Várhelyi as EU Commissioner for the Neighborhood and Enlargement, writes Irakli Machaidze.

The European Commission says it is “monitoring” the upcoming dismantling of two of Slovakia's key criminal agencies as Bratislava hopes to avoid financial repercussions within its Recovery plan over breach of the rule of law.

As the European Union prepares to assess the first application to sell cultivated meat across the 27-member bloc, companies in the alternative protein sector grapple with the challenge of securing the investment needed to scale up production.

German exporters are vacillating between hope and pessimism over the prospects of the EU striking new trade deals during the European Commission's upcoming five-year mandate, with the country's top export-driven sectors warning that the bloc must change its approach towards global partners or risk being left behind.

The European Parliament's spokesman, Jaume Duch, will be the new regional minister for the European Union and external action in the newly formed progressive Catalan government, sources told Euractiv's partner EFE.

German Green politicians have published an open letter to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling for the EU to stop German border checks, which they see as a violation of the Schengen area.