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The president of the West African state of Niger was being held by members of his guard on Wednesday in what regional powers condemned as an attempted coup.

The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday condemned an “attempted coup d'état" in Niger and called for President Mohamed Bazoum to be liberated amid reports that members of the presidential guard were holding him inside his palace. The EU's foreign policy chief said…

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Poland has made a complaint against Germany to the European Commission over tons of German waste, some of it allegedly toxic, brought and stored in unauthorized landfills across Poland

The new law mandates that from 2025 onwards, fast charging stations of at least 150 kilowatts need to be installed every 37 miles along the Union’s main transport corridors.

The heatwave sweeping Europe has led to devastating wildfires in Greece, Portugal and Croatia

The European Union’s official watchdog says it has opened a probe into the role of the bloc’s Frontex border agency in the shipwreck off Greece last month that is feared to have killed hundreds of people in the Mediterranean Sea

Concerns over a global food crisis are mounting as the West continues to look for safe ways to export Ukrainian grain following the ending of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. 

Ombudsman to examine search and rescue role of Frontex after at least 500 people drowned in tragedy

Report claims most EU firms have a poor security posture, making them a prime target for crooks.

‘There is no magical defence mechanism,’ says Greek prime minister as fires burn in northern Africa and southern Europe