EU hits Musk’s X with $140m fine for ‘deceptive’ blue tick, ad transparency
Landmark penalty triggers US fury as Brussels enforces first digital transparency sanction.
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EU–AU Summit Shows West now Taking Africa “Quite Seriously”
“The EU is trying to reset its troubled relationship with Africa on a number of issues.”
Published On 26 Nov 2025
US and Ukraine announce ‘updated’ framework to end Russia’s war
Rubio says ‘tremendous’ progress made in meetings with Ukrainian officials on proposals to halt the war.
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US-Ukraine talks: Why are European leaders opposing Trump’s peace plan?
Officials from the US, EU and Ukraine meet in Geneva to discuss Donald Trump’s plan to end Russia’s war with Ukraine.
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Is Europe sliding closer to conflict with Russia?
Drone sightings, threats and an arms race raise spectre of war.
Published On 12 Nov 2025
Hungarian leader Orban says he secured ‘financial shield’ from Trump
Trump promises to defend Hungary’s finances amid Orban-EU tensions and to sign $600m gas deal, says Hungarian leader.
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Why does the UK want to copy Denmark’s stringent immigration policies?
The UK government plans to copy Denmark’s controversial immigration policies – a move resisted by some Labour leaders.
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Israeli attacks kill 3 in Lebanon as EU urges it to respect the ceasefire
Israel has escalated daily attacks in Lebanon, flouting a one-year-old truce, while claiming it’s targeting Hezbollah.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,353
Here are the key events from day 1,353 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Serbia’s Vucic angers Russia with comments about selling ammo to EU
Comments come after bloc told Serbia, the only country not to sanction Russia, to ‘get concrete’ about accession bid.
Belgium’s Liege airport temporarily halts flights after new drone sighting
Second such disruption to Liege airport in a week following mysterious drone sightings on Tuesday evening.
