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Unblocking Russian frozen assets 'matter of time', says EU Commissioner Lahbib

Belgium is internationally seen as the main obstacle to a European proposal to issue a €140 billion loan to Ukraine using the immobilised Russian assets held in Brussels.

Euronews

European Commission to consider fund for EU-wide access to abortion

The European Commission will study a proposal to create a fund to help women access safe abortions when they cannot do so in their own countries due to restrictive laws, following a citizens’ campaign that gathered one million signatures across the EU.

Euronews

UN official says 'all hope is gone' if Israeli offensive on famine-stricken Gaza City goes ahead

A United Nations official tells The Associated Press that if Israel’s military goes ahead with a planned offensive in Gaza City, then “all hope is gone that we’re ever going to see the end to this."

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Israel faces widespread condemnation after Al Jazeera correspondent killed in Gaza

Five staff members of the Doha-based Al Jazeera Network were targeted in the early hours of Monday in Gaza City. The network has condemned the targeting of its journalists, calling the strike “deliberate assassinations.”

Euronews

EU accused of ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’ of Palestinians over failure to confront Israel

Stinging rebuke from Amnesty International follows EU ministers declining to endorse any sanctions over Gaza war

The Guardian - UK

Prepared, not panicked: Europe arms itself for the next big health emergency

The European Commission has launched a new strategy to build its health crisis arsenal and shield citizens from the next pandemic and future health threats.

Euronews

EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion

European Commission unveils strategy for storing medicine, generators and raw materials

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Stockpiling Strategy: Brussels asks member states to check if their own survival kits are up to date

The Stockpiling Strategy is the first plank in the EU's Preparedness Union Strategy but for now has no budget attached to it.

Euronews

Commissioner and MEPs in Budapest to challenge Orban’s Pride ban

Commissioner Hadja Lahbib and 70 MEPs travelled to Hungary to protest the banning of the Pride march - but opposition leader Peter Magyar was absent.

Euronews

Budapest Pride: march to go ahead in defiance of Orban's ban

EU Commissioners and dozens of MEPs are in the Hungarian capital to attend and support the Budapest Pride march on Saturday.

Euronews

Budapest Pride expected to be a rallying cry against Orbán’s rollback of rights

Record numbers expected at march despite Hungary’s leader saying those attending will face ‘legal consequences’

The Guardian - UK

Orban Says Police Will Not Disperse Budapest Pride March

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said police will not "break up" Saturday's Budapest Pride march despite issuing a ban, but warned attendees and organisers about the legal consequences.

International Business Times

EU Tells Families To Prepare 'Survival Kit' With 3-days Worth Of Food and Water Amid Global Tensions

Facing increasing global uncertainties, the EU has advised families to prepare a 'survival kit' containing three days' worth of essential supplies.

International Business Times UK

Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikes

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EU tells 450 million people to stockpile 72 hours of supplies amid risk of war

People are urged to gather food, water, medicine and torches to prepare for potential crises

Euronews

Hungary passes law banning Pride events in new blow to LGBTQ+ rights

Attending a banned event will carry fines up to about €500, and authorities will be able to use facial recognition tools to identify attendees.

Al Jazeera

UN to halve Rohingya food aid in Bangladesh amid funding crunch

World Food Programme says ‘severe funding shortfalls’ to force cut in monthly food vouchers from $12.50 to $6.

Al Jazeera

‘Intolerable’, ‘dangerous precedent’: World condemns Israel’s UNRWA ban

Israeli laws will prevent UNRWA from providing life-saving support to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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The Guardian - UK

Look at this photo of Ursula von der Leyen’s new team – and tell me the EU doesn’t have a diversity problem

I have seen how structural racism is embedded in the EU’s institutions. A revolution in recruitment is needed

The Independent UK

EU ministers take a very public swipe at Hungary over a lack of respect for the bloc's values

Senior government ministers from Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium have taken a public and potentially embarrassing swipe at Hungary

Al Jazeera

‘Impunity must end’: World reacts to ICJ ruling against Israeli occupation

Several countries call on international community to pressure Israel in wake of ‘watershed’ opinion by top UN court.

The Guardian - UK

Belgium pledges 30 F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine with near €1bn in military aid – as it happens

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy signs security pact with Belgium’s De Croo during visit to Brussels

Al Jazeera

World reacts to ICJ’s order for Israel to stop Rafah offensive

Many figures around the world welcome the ruling while Israeli officials express anger and defiance.

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EU Imposes Sanctions On Extremist Settlers In West Bank

The European Union imposes sanctions on extremist settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem for human rights abuses against Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

NATO agrees to work on long-term military support for Ukraine

Stoltenberg says Kyiv has ‘urgent needs’ and delays in providing support can have consequences on the battlefield.

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