European Council meets under new leadership but keeps old agenda
Under new President António Costa, the European Council session upheld the EU’s stale international policy, showing no readiness for change
Biden’s reality check in Europe
Dissenting voices are rising in Europe as western sanctions against Russia start backfiring with price hikes and shortages of fuel and electricity
With threats to foreign diplomats, Turkey’s Erdogan unleashes another distraction drive
Faced with an economy in doldrums and falling approval ratings, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has resorted to his usual tactic of indulging nationalistic rhetoric, this time against western ambassadors. Critics have called it an attempt to divert attention from pressing issues
EU extends sanctions against Venezuela
The extension comes as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, with Maduro securing 10 million Sputnik V vaccine doses.
UK House of Commons passes Johnson’s Brexit deal
The deal has set the United Kingdom on course to leave the European Union by the end of the month and complete the transition process by the end of the year
North Macedonia and the perils of an EU obsession
The coalition government of North Macedonia led by Zoran Zaev called for fresh elections after French opposition denied it a date for the initiation of membership talks with the EU
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
