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European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned Italy of consequences should it veer away from democratic principles, issuing a barely veiled threat ahead of Sunday's election that a rightist bloc led by Giorgia Meloni is expected to win.

The leaders made the remarks as they sat down to talks also centring on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the energy crisis it has provoked

The Assembly has been in a state of flux since February with the DUP taking protest action against the NI Protocol.

The leaders also had a ‘good discussion’ on relations between the UK and EU when they met at the United Nations General Assembly.

President Vladimir Putin's decision to order a partial Russian mobilisation to fight in Ukraine is a sign of weakness, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Liz Truss said in a joint statement.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito mingled with heads of state and other distinguished guests at a reception following the Westminster Abbey service.

Presidents, prime ministers and royals from across the globe came together as guests of the monarch on the eve of the Queen’s funeral.

The European Commission unveiled proposals this week to bring down the soaring price of gas and electricity across the European Union, notably by taxing power producers' excess profits.

In a much-awaited speech this week, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen focused on the acute problems facing the Union: the war in Ukraine, energy prices and the challenge from autocracies. But some of the MEPs in the audience said the solutions she proposed are vague. We debrief von…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday air defence systems were a priority for his country as it attempts to protect its cities and towns from Russian strikes.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that Ukraine would have the backing of Brussels "for as long as it takes" as Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears its seventh month. The comments came during her visit to Kyiv, her first since the country became a candidate for bloc…