European civil servants challenge West’s stance on Gaza
In an open letter co-ordinated by civil servants from the European Union and several Western nations, the signees called upon their governments and institutions…
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‘EU set to sanction Azerbaijan’, says Armenia’s Ambassador
The European Union is set to sanction the Azerbaijani Government, according to Armenia's Ambassador to the EU, Tigran Balayan.
‘Africa’s Sahel is lost’, MEPs told during EP debate on ‘doomed’ EU strategy
The prospects of European Union presence and influence in the Sahel region of Western and North-central Africa seems grim to non-existent.
Next question please! Borrell sidesteps divisive EU Hamas sanctions queries
The European Commission has effectively ducked tough questions on further European Union measures against Hamas.
OSCE security platform ‘hardly functioning’ amid Russian vetoes and multiple boycotts
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is no longer fit for purpose, some say, amid Russian vetoes and multiple boycotts.
EC’s Palestinian aid ‘safe’ claim met with scepticism in Isreal
Questions are being raised about the European Commissions' claim that no evidence has been found of money being diverted for unintended purposes in Palestine.
U.N. head ‘unsuitable’ for office over anti-Israel stance, FDP deputy leader says
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is "unsuitable" for holding office over his anti-Israeli stance, the deputy leader of Germany's ruling Freie Demokratische…
Czech Republic should leave UN as it ‘supports terrorists’, minister says
The Czech Republic needs to consider leaving the United Nations after its members voted to "support terrorists", says the country's defence minister.
EU to launch humanitarian air bridge to Gaza
The European Union will open a humanitarian air corridor to the besieged Gaza via Egypt.
Russia fails to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Russia's bid to win back its seat on the UN Human Rights Council has failed after the country lost out to Albania and Bulgaria for two open slots.
The ‘rules-based international order’ is a myth – and the sooner the West wakes up to this the safer we will be
There is an old quip by Voltaire about the Holy Roman Empire, pointing out that it was nothing of the sort: neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
Russia says it held talks with U.S. and EU on Nagorno-Karabakh ahead of crisis
Russia exchanged views with the United States and the European Union on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh ahead of the lightning military operation by Azerbaijan…
Germany ‘plotting to dominate Europe with Russia’: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
Prominent Polish MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski says Germany is “encouraging” tensions between Poland and Ukraine as part of a secret strategy to dominate Europe.
UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal
United Nations sanctions in Mali will end on Thursday after Russia vetoed a renewal of the regime that targeted anyone violating or obstructing a 2015 peace deal,…
This week’s BRICS summit will be a fest of anti-Western rhetoric, but it won’t amount to much – yet
This week’s 15th BRICS summit, which will be held in Johannesburg from Tuesday to Thursday, is billing itself as an international game-changer.
Switzerland joins EU in 11th sanction package against Russia
On August 16, Switzerland's Federal Council decided to embrace the 11th package of sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia in response to the invasion…
The EU must stop playing the good guy and start showing it is serious about Europe’s foreign policy interests
In the early days of the civil war in (now former) Yugoslavia during the 1990s, the late Jacques Poos said that this crisis will be “the hour of Europe not the…
European Space Agency: Is it the one part of the European project that can still inspire?
It’s rare that you meet someone who finds space exploration boring.
Von der Leyen ‘could be next Nato chief if Biden gets his way’
US President Joe Biden reportedly wants Ursula von der Leyen to take over Nato’s top job next year.
Iran joins China-led regional security organisation
Iran has joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a full member, indicating improving ties with China and Russia, potentially ending its global isolation.
Western countries considered guilty of double standards on Russia, says Scholz
India, Vietnam, and South Africa baulk at criticising Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because they believe the West is not consistent in its values and principles,…
Belgian minister denies prisoner swap with Iran
Carl Deconinck, April 26 The Belgian minister of justice has denied press reports of a possible prisoner swap with Iran.