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France

Macron to speak with Biden on AUKUS fallout

The discussion will be the first contact between the two states since France recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia in an emerging diplomatic crisis.

World News

Germany's Merkel pays farewell visit to Warsaw

Despite multiple disagreements, Poland and Germany have found common cause over the migration pressure that they say Belarus is putting on the European Union.

Money

Taiwanese consumers can't get enough Lithuanian chocolate. Here's why

Donated COVID vaccines and diplomatic strife with China have made Lithuania a hot new destination for Taiwanese shoppers.

Green News

Can the US and China cooperate on climate change ahead of COP26?

Relations between the two countries are tense, but there's hope that environmental issues may bring them together.

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Afghanistan

Which countries in Europe are pulling embassy staff out of Kabul?

A country-by-country look at how Europe has reacted to the crisis in Afghanistan.

Iran

Hardline judge becomes president of Iran amid rights controversy

Conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in as president of Iran at a ceremony on Thursday.

USA

Nord Stream and China on menu as Merkel meets Biden on farewell visit

As the German Chancellor nears the end of a political career spanning four American presidencies, there are concerns over disagreements with the US.

Money

Report: US demands delay to proposed new EU digital tax

Documents seen by AFP show that US diplomats pressured EU member states to delay the plans, saying they could derail a global tax agreement.

World News

Vladimir Putin meets Joe Biden - what's on the agenda?

The US and Russia acknowledge the relationship between the two nations is dismal ahead of the two presidents' meeting.

World News

Lisbon authorities hand data of anti-Kremlin activists to Russia

Officials slammed after municipal authorities in Portugal handed the personal details of anti-Kremlin activists to the Russian embassy in Lisbon

My Europe Series

Prague is the only EU state to keep a Syrian embassy since 2012. Why?

The embassy in Damascus has only one Czech employee.

World News

NATO to meet after Belarus officials restricted from headquarters

The move follows Minsk's intervention last month forcing a Ryanair flight to land in Belarus to arrest dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.

Belgium

Belgium recalls ambassador whose wife allegedly hit two in South Korea

The Belgian government also waived the diplomatic immunity of its ambassador's wife so that she could be investigated by South Korean police, the embassy said in a Facebook post.

Czech Republic

Expelled Russian diplomats leave Czech Republic amid depot blast row

A total of 63 more embassy staff are due to depart from the Czech Republic by Monday after the Czech Republic accused Russia of involvement in an explosion at a munitions depot in 2014.

My Europe Series

What's the future of EU-Swiss relations now talks have collapsed?

Euronews looks into the past, present and future of Switzerland's cooperation with the EU after Swiss leaders rejected signing a long-delayed framework agreement with Brussels on Wednesday.

World News

Blinken visits London, Kyiv amid tensions with Russia and China

Foreign ministers of the G7 countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the pandemic began.

World News

Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders commemorate constitution anniversary

The 1791 Constitution was intended to strengthen the rule of law and protect the country against aggression from neighbouring powers, including Russia.

Lithuania

New US ambassador to Belarus meets with exiled opposition leader

Julie Fisher, who has yet to present her credentials in Minsk, said the meeting sent "a clear signal that the U.S. stands with the Belarusian people".

Ukraine

Ukraine adopts new military service law amid Russia tensions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law allowing to call up reservists for military service without announcing a mobilization, as tensions with Russia on the border continue.

Czech Republic

Czech foreign minister gives Russia ultimatum over diplomats

Newly-appointed foreign minister Jakub Kulhanek said Russia has until Thursday afternoon to restore Czech diplomats at the embassy in Moscow.