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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's decision not to back Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission chief was driven by fear of losing rightwing grassroots supporters, analysts say, but may curb her influence over EU choices.

A group of eight member states has called on the EU to “review and assess” its approach to Syria ahead of a broader discussion on the situation in the Middle East between Eurpean Union foreign ministers on Monday (22 July).

We interviewed Luciano Rossi, President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), to get his views on a proposed EU law which will affect European athletes.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday (21 July) that Russian warplanes prevented two US strategic bombers from violating the state border over the Barents Sea.

In its integrated national energy-climate plan (PNIEC), France insists on maintaining its "low-carbon energy" targets. However, it is less aggressive than before.

From July 20 until 2027, The European Cockpit Association( ECA) will hold an advertisement campaign in the Brussels-Zaventem Airport, to protest against the elimination of one pilot during cruise phase.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday that his country was ready to build a Cyprus naval base "if necessary", 50 years after Turkish forces invaded the now-divided island.

World leaders lined up to pay tribute to US President Joe Biden Sunday (21 July) after he announced he was dropping out of the US presidential race.

US President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday (21 July) under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's candidate to face Republican Donald Trump in the November election.

As Ursula von der Leyen worked to get re-elected for a second mandate at the European Commission's helm, she offered concessions across the political spectrum and these tactical negotiations have largely shaped the Commission's next mandate.

In this week's edition: Ukraine looks towards autumn diplomacy, Mediterranean commissioner and post-EPC mood.

Poland wants the European Union to launch a campaign in the United States to raise awareness with the American public about the importance of the joint relationship.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pledged on Saturday (20 July) to help France's overseas territories secure independence, the latest in a series of incidents pitting his ex-Soviet state against Paris over long-running conflicts in the Caucasus region.

Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen's Hodeidah port on Saturday (20 July), killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israeli economic hub Tel Aviv.

Slovakia will not be a "hostage" to Ukraine-Russia relations, its Prime Minister Robert Fico told his Ukrainian counterpart in a call on Saturday (20 July), after Kyiv placed Russian group Lukoil on a sanctions list, leading to a halt in deliveries.

The top UN court's ruling that Israel's 57-year occupation of Palestinian land was "illegal" is "largely consistent with EU positions", the bloc's foreign policy chief said Saturday (20 July).

Cyprus on Saturday (21 July) marked the 50th anniversary of the bloody invasion of the Mediterranean island by Turkish troops with both sides as divided as ever over the territory's future.

American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike became a household name for all the wrong reasons on Friday (19 July), after a botched software update caused havoc around the world.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed British government ministers on Friday (19 July), a rare appearance by a foreign leader at a cabinet meeting that new Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes will underline London's support for Kyiv.

A Russian court found US reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday (19 July) and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony in what his employer, the Wall Street Journal, called "a disgraceful sham conviction."