Middle East
Netanyahu requested meeting with Trump this week during US visit
It wasn’t clear if Donald Trump, who has been critical of Benjamin Netanyahu, would agree to the sitdown.
Finland’s deportation law puts EU’s migration norms to the test
What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like
Zelenskyy dodges the question on everyone’s mind
The world’s most successful military alliance. If you can keep it.
Turkey carves its own course in NATO
Jeremy Corbyn leads left-wing Gaza revolt against Labour
Independent MPs set to be thorn in PM Keir Starmer’s side over the Middle East.
Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer
America has protected Europe with is nuclear umbrella for more than 70 years. In the era of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the continent is quietly debating a different nuclear future.
EU diplomat imprisoned in Iran kept his sexuality a secret from the regime
Johan Floderus proposed to his boyfriend immediately after landing in Stockholm, he said in new interview.
US allies say Trump-Biden debate ‘isn’t a great look for America’
Biden came across as feeble, while Trump lied and promised the impossible.
500 medical workers killed during Israel’s military assault on Gaza, UN says
“This equates to an average of two health care workers killed every day,” British charity warns.
Famine will loom over Gaza as long as conflict rages, report warns
Latest data shows that more than half of the population often doesn’t have any food to eat, nearly nine months into Israel’s bombardment and siege of the enclave.
Fortress Hungary has a surprising answer to its population crisis: Migration
Quietly and without much fanfare, Viktor Orbán’s government is allowing more and more guest workers into the country.
Israeli strikes on Gaza City kill at least 50 people
The attacks coincided with a major anti-government protest in Tel Aviv, in which thousands demanded new Israeli elections.
French PM lashes out at leftist leader Mélenchon after antisemitic assault
Key figures in the French president’s camp criticized three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s stance on antisemitism and the Israel-Gaza war as having contributed to an environment of insecurity for French Jews.
EU approves first-ever sanctions on Russian gas
It’s a notable evolution in strategy for the EU, and came after Germany and Hungary held up a deal for weeks.
Biden’s Israel policy may hasten Trump’s rise, US allies fear
As the president begins his last international trip before the election, the fear in the crowd is that conflict in Gaza is tripping him up.
G7 leaders to talk both AI’s risks and opportunities at summit
National leaders will discuss how to both govern the technology and harness it for growth.
Gulf money’s targeting of European telecoms raises hackles
State-owned Gulf telecoms giants are scooping up European assets as the EU becomes more dubious about foreign investors.
Borrell condemns ‘bloodbath’ in Gaza as death toll from Israeli hostage raid soars
More than 270 Palestinians were killed in rescue operation; Gantz quits war cabinet.
Israel frees 4 hostages in Gaza as airstrikes kill 210 Palestinians
It was not immediately clear if the hostage freeings and the air assault were related, but both took place in Nuseirat in central Gaza.
UN to add Israel to blacklist for violations against children
The U.N. will also call out Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Spain to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
The EU has largely remained silent on the case before the International Court of Justice.
Biden squeezes Netanyahu on cease-fire talks
The multi-pronged effort targets Hamas leaders, too, but the Israeli prime minister could prove the more complicated get.
EU’s top diplomat wants investigation into Israeli strike on Gaza school
Dozens of women and children were killed in the attack; Israel’s military has said Hamas militants were operating from the school.
Foreign policy becomes a liability for Biden’s campaign as he heads to France
Even Democrats are sounding alarms about foreign wars hurting Biden in November.
White House prods Israel to accept Gaza peace plan
U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby said that if Hamas accepts the deal to end the Gaza war, Washington expects Israel to accept the plan too.