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Following days of confused and sometimes contradictory messaging about the European Union's stance on the spiralling Israel-Hamas war, EU leaders are struggling to rally around a clear and united statement on the conflict.

European leaders are expected to unify their stance following days of mixed messages on the conflict.

CYPRUS – officially known as the Republic of Cyprus - was granted independence from Britain on this date 63 years ago.

‘Those Irish votes were critical, those Irish votes swung it,’ Green Party leader and Minister Eamon Ryan said.

Move to allow spyware to be placed on reporters’ phones would have a ‘chilling effect’, say media experts

On 7 March 2023, just as the European Council was preparing to vote on a ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars in Europe from 2035, something went wrong: Germany, whose vote was essential for the measure to be approved, and a coalition of six other European…

European Union states have given final approval to a sweeping set of beefed-up cryptocurrency rules, giving the 27-nation bloc a global lead in regulating the freewheeling sector

Saudi Ambassador to the European Union Haifa bint Abdurrahman Al-Jedea presented her credentials to President of the European Council Charles Michel. During the meeting, Ambassador Al-Jedea conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz…

The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on eight Iranians and a mobile telecommunications provider in its latest effort to target individuals and organisations it holds responsible for human rights abuses in Iran.