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European Leaders Urge Increased Pressure on Putin

Ukraine must receive continued support at the same time as the pressure on Russia increases. This is stated by several of Europe's leaders in a joint statement ahead of next week's meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

European Leaders Urge Increased Pressure on Putin

European Nations and Ukraine Agree on Joint Ceasefire Plan

Ukraine and several European countries have presented a joint plan for a ceasefire in Ukraine. The plan has been refined at the extraordinary meeting in the United Kingdom on Saturday, reports Wall Street Journal.

European Nations and Ukraine Agree on Joint Ceasefire Plan

France's Constitutional Council Blocks Controversial Pesticide Law

France's highest constitutional authority decided on Thursday that the reintroduction of a disputed and environmentally hazardous pesticide is contrary to the constitution. .

France's Constitutional Council Blocks Controversial Pesticide Law

Man to Be Deported for Lighting Cigarette at Paris War Memorial

A man, who lit a cigarette with the help of the flame at the unknown soldier's grave under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, will have his residence permit revoked. .

Man to Be Deported for Lighting Cigarette at Paris War Memorial

Woman Dies in Forest Fire in Southern France; Villages Threatened

A forest fire is raging in southwestern France. A woman has died and several others have been injured.

Woman Dies in Forest Fire in Southern France; Villages Threatened

Man Arrested for Lighting Cigarette on Paris Memorial Flame

A man has been arrested after lighting a cigarette from the flame of remembrance at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Paris. The country's interior minister condemns the action.

Man Arrested for Lighting Cigarette on Paris Memorial Flame

UK-France Agreement to Return Channel Migrants Takes Effect

Migrants who reach the United Kingdom via the English Channel are to be sent back to France, according to a new agreement that comes into force today. Now the British government hopes that the record migration across the channel will decrease.

UK-France Agreement to Return Channel Migrants Takes Effect

Macron and Merz Denounce Hostage Videos Released by Hamas

EU, France and Germany condemn the publication by Palestinian extremist groups of video clips showing two seriously injured Israeli hostages in Gaza. .

Macron and Merz Denounce Hostage Videos Released by Hamas

Macron Announces French and Spanish Aid Drops Over Gaza

French aid has for the first time been released over the Gaza Strip, writes President Emmanuel Macron on X. Also, supplies from Spain have been released.

Macron Announces French and Spanish Aid Drops Over Gaza

UK May Recognize Palestine as State if Israel Ceasefire Fails

United Kingdom will recognize Palestine as a state in September if Israel does not agree to a ceasefire, announces Prime Minister Keir Starmer. .

UK May Recognize Palestine as State if Israel Ceasefire Fails

Le Pen's Party Repays EU 17 Million Kronor in Fraud Case

The Far-Right Party National Rally has paid back nearly 17 million kronor to the EU. The money is a first installment after Marine Le Pen's party was convicted of embezzling nearly 40 million kronor in EU funds.

Le Pen's Party Repays EU 17 Million Kronor in Fraud Case

France Sees Record Protest Against Pesticide Law

Over two million Frenchmen have signed a petition against a new law that approves the use of a disputed pesticide. .

France Sees Record Protest Against Pesticide Law

Meloni: Italy Not Ready to Recognize Palestine as Independent State

Italy will not follow the French decision to recognize Palestine as an independent state as it looks now, says the country's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni to the newspaper La Repubblica. .

Meloni: Italy Not Ready to Recognize Palestine as Independent State

France Defends Decision to Recognize Palestinian State

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemns France's and President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize an independent Palestinian state. But France defends the decision.

France Defends Decision to Recognize Palestinian State

France to Officially Recognize Palestine as an Independent State

United Kingdom will hold an emergency call about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza with Germany and France on Friday. At the same time, France will formally announce its decision to recognize Palestine as an independent state.

France to Officially Recognize Palestine as an Independent State

Macron Couple Sues Podcaster Candace Owens for Defamation

The French presidential couple is suing the American podcaster Candace Owens for defamation. This after Owens refused to withdraw allegations that Brigitte Macron previously was a man.

Macron Couple Sues Podcaster Candace Owens for Defamation

EU and US Near 15% Tariff Agreement to Avoid Higher Duties

Washington and Brussels are close to an agreement where goods with certain exceptions from the EU will be subject to 15-percent import duties in the US from August 1, sources tell the Financial Times. .

EU and US Near 15% Tariff Agreement to Avoid Higher Duties

French-German Summit to Address US Tariff Threats

France's president Emmanuel Macron is expected to Berlin on Wednesday, for a meeting with Germany's federal chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Trump administration's tariff threats – 30-percent tariffs on all EU goods on August 1 – is the main issue for the meeting.

French-German Summit to Address US Tariff Threats

UK Imposes Sanctions on Russian GRU and 18 Agents

Britain has on Friday introduced sanctions against the Russian military intelligence service GRU, as well as 18 named agents who are accused of "spreading chaos and disorder" on the orders of Russia's President Vladimir Putin. "GRU's spies are driving a campaign to destabilize Europe, undermine Ukraine's sovereignty and threaten the safety of British citizens", says Britain's Foreign Minister David Lammy in a statement.

UK Imposes Sanctions on Russian GRU and 18 Agents

Sweden Challenges EU Budget Plans Amid Upcoming Negotiations

How much more should be paid to the EU, in what way and why? Here are the most crucial questions when EU countries and parliament are getting ready for at least two years of budget disputes. .

Sweden Challenges EU Budget Plans Amid Upcoming Negotiations

France PM Proposes Cutting Two Public Holidays to Reduce Debt

France's Prime Minister François Bayrou proposes several savings measures to reduce the country's large national debt. The cuts may lead to the end of his minority government.

France PM Proposes Cutting Two Public Holidays to Reduce Debt

Cameroon's 92-Year-Old President Paul Biya Seeks Re-Election

Cameroon's 92-year-old president Paul Biya is running for re-election, he announces on X. .

Cameroon's 92-Year-Old President Paul Biya Seeks Re-Election

Macron Plans Major Increase in France's Defense Budget

France's president Emmanuel Macron wants to expand the country's defense expenditures by 6. 5 billion euro – more than 72 billion Swedish kronor – during the years 2026 to 2027.

Macron Plans Major Increase in France's Defense Budget

Trump Threatens EU with 30% Tariffs Over Trade Agreement Dissatisfaction

Donald Trump has threatened the EU with 30-percent tariffs in a letter to the EU Commission's chairman. Now the White House's economic advisor Kevin Hassett says the president has seen drafts of several trade agreements – and that he is not satisfied.

Trump Threatens EU with 30% Tariffs Over Trade Agreement Dissatisfaction