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The European Union and United States signed an agreement Friday to coordinate on the supply of critical minerals needed for key industries including defense. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a Strategic Partnership for Critical Minerals in the Treaty Room […]

EU leaders vowed to boost security and economic ties with Middle East partners and push for a diplomatic end to the Iran war, after talks in Cyprus focusing on the fallout from the conflict. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Leaders from Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Jordan as well as the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, were […]

Published on 04/24/2026 – 19:50 GMT+2•Updated 19:53 Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won’t attempt to defend his French Open title due to an injury to his right wrist. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Alcaraz posted on X on Friday that he would also not play in the preceding Italian Open in Rome, where he also won last year. […]

A bill to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales failed in parliament on Friday after getting bogged down in Britain’s unelected upper house, as campaigners vowed to fight on. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Charlie Falconer, who sponsored the legislation in the House of Lords, accused opponents of “pure obstructionism” after the bill […]

Published on 04/24/2026 – 18:15 GMT+2 Four men charged with an arson attack on London ambulances owned by a Jewish charity appeared in a UK court for the first time on Friday, when the judge set a trial date. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The 23 March attack in Golders Green, north London, destroyed four vehicles parked near […]

Former European Council President Charles Michel has urged caution over any move to scrap unanimity in EU decision-making, warning the bloc should “think carefully” before watering down national veto powers. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Michel, who led the European Council from 2019 to 2024, said the “European dream” depends on collective agreement among all 27 member states. […]

Updated: 04/24/2026 – 16:35 GMT+2 Former European Council President Charles Michel has told Euronews that some EU leaders “were hiding behind” Viktor Orbán, urging them to “fight against the abuse of veto rights”. …More

There is no inherent contradiction between the European Union’s mutual assistance clause and NATO’s collective defense, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews as Washington ramps up criticism against the transatlantic alliance over the war in Iran. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Article 42.7 of the EU treaties allows a member state under “armed aggression” to request assistance from […]

Published on 04/24/2026 – 14:44 GMT+2•Updated 3:10 p.m A senior Swedish diplomat serving as special envoy to Syria was charged on Friday with unauthorized possession of classified documents which could have jeopardized Sweden’s national security in the hands of a foreign power, prosecutors said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “This concerns highly-classified information that the defendant has unlawfully […]

The instrumentalization of vetoes undermines the democratic principles of the European Union as it hijacks the interests of 26 in the name of one single holdout, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews in an exclusive interview. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Kallas was reflecting on the end of Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in uninterrupted power, during which the […]