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Kazakhstan was quick to respond to the series of devastating quakes in Herat province of Afghanistan, guided by compassion, a timeless principle that should guide our actions in times of crisis, writes Alibek Bakayev.

Rudolf Huliak, whose nomination for agri-chief was contested by Zuzana Čaputová, said he would attempt to initiate a referendum for Slovakia’s exit from both EU and NATO, but first, his fate is to be decided on Monday. Čaputová refused to...

Calls for the EU Commission to decrease any chance of funding the Melita gas pipeline between Malta and Sicily due to alleged links to corruption, murder and environmental concerns are growing as an NGO-led petition is set to make its...

Voters went to the polls to elect a new national parliament in Switzerland on Sunday with results showing a victory of the radical right and a defeat of environmentalist forces. For the lower house, the right-wing SVP won 62 seats,...

Sumar leader Yolanda Díaz criticised the Socialist Party, her ally in a future progressive coalition government, for refusing to extend the current extraordinary tax on banks, which ‘are making a killing’ thanks to their record profits, she said at a...

Russian forces aiming to contain a four-month-old Ukrainian counteroffensive maintained unrelenting pressure on Sunday on the shattered town of Avdiivka in the east and intensified shelling in the southern area of Kherson.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends her party to celebrate one year of governing Italy with just a video message after a scandal involving her partner made waves in the news. Celebrating a year of government with Matteo Salvini’s Lega (ID)...

Too many countries have vetoes or taboos about clean energies, like nuclear or sustainable bioenergy. The fact is, we simply cannot afford to exclude any measures that can substantially help decarbonisation, argue Alan Finkel and Noé van Hulst.

An Israel flag that was mounted at the main synagogue in Vienna was ripped away as counts of antisemitic incidents rose sharply across the nation, with the incidents that occurred in the past two weeks being triple that of the...

Europe and Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna clarified, in an interview on Sunday, France’s position on the ongoing war in the Middle East and called on Europeans to reaffirm the need for political dialogue and a two-state solution. Colonna returned...

The current opposition – should it come to power – would dismiss the judges of the Constitutional Tribunal that it says were nominated illegally, a first step in revoking the current PiS government’s judicial reforms that caused a conflict with...

Several EU countries, including Germany and Italy, have recently introduced temporary border controls to curb irregular migration in a blow to the Schengen area, but EU centre-right (EPP) leader Manfred Weber has limited faith in it and believes that protecting...

The Moderates party (EPP) leading the Swedish government selected MEP Tomas Tobé as the lead candidate for the 2024 EU elections amid fears of a far-right rising in the country. The Moderates held their first party conference in government for...

In this week’s edition: A week of crises talks, discontent with Von der Leyen's Israel stance and inconclusive Cairo Peace summit.

**Updates with doorstep comments by several EU foreign ministers. LUXEMBOURG – EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell on Monday (23 October) urged faster aid deliveries to Gaza as the bloc’s foreign ministers meet to discuss an agenda packed with conflicts in...

Switzerland's right-wing populists look set to sweep Sunday's (22 October) general elections following a campaign fuelled by anti-mass migration rhetoric and pledges to combat "woke madness".

Arab leaders at a Cairo summit on Saturday (21 October) condemned Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Europeans said civilians should be shielded, but with Israel and senior US officials absent there was no agreement towards containing the violence.

Israel pounded southern Gaza early on 21 October and said it would intensify its attacks in the enclave's north, as Washington pledged more air defences to the Mideast in response to recent attacks on US troops in the region.

Victor Orbán fight against the deployment of solar power in Budapest is a reflection of wider scepticism towards the climate emergency among the populist right in Europe, writes Ada Ámon.

Hamas released two American hostages held in Gaza on Friday (20 October), offering a "sliver of hope" to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions are still awaiting promised aid deliveries.