More rejected asylum-seekers should be reaching their own countries, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson stressed, as EU capitals
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France recalls ambassador to Burkina Faso after agreeing to withdrawal request
France has recalled its ambassador to Burkina Faso, Luc Hallade, to “conduct consultations” the French Foreign Ministry announced Thursday, a
Belgian PM apologizes to Dutch for upside-down flag mistake
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo apologized to his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte after the flag of the Netherlands was
The Cold War roots of Scholz’s tank trauma
In early January of 1984, an aspiring young West German socialist with a shoulder-length curly mane traveled by train to
Israel’s president: Where Iran casts a shadow, human rights recede
Isaac Herzog is the president of Israel. We stand at a moment of peril for the family of nations, but
The secret to winning over conservatives on climate action
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Zelenskyy bans Ukrainian officials from traveling abroad
Ukrainian officials will no longer be allowed to leave the country unless on official business, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced late
Europe’s conservatives want a piece of Giorgia Meloni
With European socialists reeling over the Qatargate scandal, the Continent’s mainstream conservatives are plotting to join forces with hard-right politicians
Burkina Faso calls for withdrawal of French troops
Burkina Faso has asked France to withdraw hundreds of troops stationed in the country to fight terrorism, a government spokesperson
Baltic countries urge more support for Ukraine ahead of EU foreign ministers’ summit
Baltic countries are piling pressure on European allies to scale up support for Ukraine’s war effort ahead of today’s meeting