Belgium: Europe’s leaders hold Ukraine talks at ‘turning point in history’

EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a “turning point of history”. As…

India: Free trade deal with India could come this year – EU Commission chief

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said EU and India were pushing to get a free trade agreement during this year. “I am well aware it…

UK: We are not choosing between US and EU- Starmer

The UK is “not choosing between the US and the EU”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said after President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with trade tariffs. Over…

UK: Keir Starmer becomes first British PM to join EU meeting since Brexit

Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels to join a gathering of European Union leaders – the first time a British prime minister has done so since Brexit. Starmer is…

Belgium: EU investigates TikTok over alleged Russian meddling in Romanian election

The European Union’s executive has opened a formal investigation into TikTok because of “serious indications” of foreign interference in the recent Romanian presidential election using the video-sharing platform. The second-round…

Uruguay: EU signs trade deals with South America’s biggest economies

The European Union has signed a trade deal with four of South America’s biggest economies. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen called the agreement a “truly historic milestone” in…

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine war

These were the key developments on the 1,015th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

UK: We do not need to choose between US and EU- Starmer

The prime minister has rejected any suggestion that the UK must choose between closer ties with the US or the European Union, when Donald Trump returns to the White House.…