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Kyiv (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed on Sunday that Ukraine “values and fully supports” a joint statement by European heads on attaining peace in Ukraine while defending European and Ukrainian interests.
German, Polish, UK, French, Italian, Finnish, and European Commission leaders on Saturday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump‘s steps to try to

The unrest began on July 12 when mutual abductions escalated into armed conflict between Druze and Bedouin tribes, drawing in Syrian security forces. The violence spiraled, with reports of extrajudicial executions, corpse desecrations, and looting. Images circulated widely on social media, intensifying sectarian tensions and spreading disinformation.
Nearly 200,000 displaced
In a presidential pre

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In a world awash with political grandstanding, where leaders often prefer the megaphone to the meeting room, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have struck a different chord. Their July 10, 2025, migrant deal, unveiled at a Northwood press conference during Macron’s state visit to London, is no headline-grabbing blockbuster. Yet its understated ambition – a pilot scheme to return 50 migrants a week

Two leading UN officials warned that the Israeli cabinet’s approval of a new offensive to gain complete military control of Gaza City, home to about one million Palestinians, could trigger “another horrific chapter” of displacement, death, and destruction.
Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, informed ambassadors that Israeli Prime Minister Benjam

Gaza (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The Health Ministry in Gaza said on Sunday that in the besieged territory, the number of children who died of malnutrition has risen to 100. The overall famine death toll has reached at least 217, according to the ministry’s data.

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“For over 150 days, no UNRWA trucks have been authorized to deliver food, medication, or essential supplies to Gaza,” the agency stated on Friday. “This denial of access costs lives every day.”
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, cited by the UN, at least 61,158 Palestinians have been killed and more than 151,000 injured since October, amid relentless Israeli bombing and ground operations.

“Currently, the majority of the Jewish population opposes a Palestinian state because they believe it will lead to conflict rather than peace,” he stated.
“It is disappointing and, frankly, shameful for European countries and Australia to pursue that path,” Netanyahu remarked. “But it won’t affect our stance. We are not going to jeopardize our nation’s safety for temporary media approv

Paris (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou stated that negotiations to cut two French national holidays must be finalised by September 30 at the latest, as reported by Les Echos. This action is part of a government effort to overcome persistent operating deficits.

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Over 100,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv to protest, calling for an immediate stop to the military campaign and the release of hostages, reported the Guardian, citing organizers.
Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that the expanded military operation aims to free hostages, though most freed hostages were released through diplomatic talks. Ceasefire negotiations, which could have seen more hostages re