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EU and Israel hold first high-level talks in 10 years

The European Union and Israel held high-level talks during the 12th meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels on October 3 - a decade after their last meeting.

Germany signs major LNG deal with UAE to replace Russian gas supply before winter

Germany and the United Arab Emirates have signed a “landmark” gas deal to supply liquefied natural gas to Europe's largest economy by the end of December.

Germany to sign LNG contracts with UAE ahead of winter amid gas supply worries

Germany is expected to sign liquified natural gas (LNG) import deals with the United Arab Emirates within days, as it moves to replace all of the Russian energy imports

Europe heatwave: Record-breaking heat kills 1,000 Portugal and Spain, thousands evacuated in France

Dozens of fires are burning in Portugal and Spain where temperatures have risen above 40C.

Climate Change: Italy declares drought emergency in five northern regions

€36.5 million ($39.5m) fund has been allocated for the affected areas.

Turkey clears way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO

Turkey, Finland and Sweden sign agreement paving the way for NATO membership of Nordic countries

Russian missiles hit Kyiv as G7 summit begins in Europe

Russia strikes Kyiv as Western leaders meet in Germany G7 summit

Ukraine moves closer to EU membership

The European Commission has endorsed Ukraine's bid to be given candidacy status to join the EU 

Finland and Sweden formally submit NATO membership applications

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Finland and Sweden officially applied to join the world's biggest military alliance on May 18. "I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO. You are our closest partners," Stoltenberg told...

France’s Macron wins second term in presidential election

French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected by a wide margin with 58.8% of the votes. His far-right rival, Marine Le Pen conceded shortly after the first projections showed Macron winning more than 58 percent of Sunday’s presidential run-off. Addressing a victory...

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Storms cause flooding in Switzerland, Italy and France as wildfires rage in Turkey and Greece

Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.