Belgium continues to back Tunisia-EU migration deal
Belgium continues to support the EU-Tunisia migration deal struck earlier this month, the country's state secretary for Migration said on...
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Jul 28, 2023
EU threatens to suspend all budgetary aid to Niger amid coup
The European Union strongly condemns the military coup in Niger and threatens to suspend "all budgetary aid" to the African country,...
Jul 28, 2023
The Czech Republic is suing Russia for unpaid rent on communist-era buildings
While Czechoslovakia was a communist satellite, the buildings were given away for free "under the threat of Russian guns and tanks" but...
Jul 28, 2023
China likely supplying Russia's war in Ukraine, alleges US
Beijing has "probably" provided Moscow with key technology, including drones and fighter jet parts, it is using to wage war in Ukraine, a...
Jul 27, 2023
Joe Biden to meet far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for White House talks
Soon after Meloni's victory last September, Biden warned about the rise of hard-right populism in Europe and in the United States. US...
Jul 27, 2023
New in August: banks increase interest rates, Antwerp tightens parking policy
The major Belgian banks BNP Paribas Fortis, KBC and ING are raising interest rates on savings accounts on 1 August. At Fortis, the base...
Jul 27, 2023
Belgium tightens rules around public tenders to avoid foreign spying
The Belgian government is tightening rules around public procurement to avoid espionage and sabotage from abroad. Companies that are not...
Jul 27, 2023
EU shares concerns on judicial reform in Israel
The EU is following the developments in Israel related to the judicial reform "closely and with concern", according to a statement...
Jul 26, 2023
Myanmar 'categorically rejects' claims made by Sky News about the civil war in the country
Myanmar has said it "categorically rejects" claims made by Sky News in its undercover reporting of the civil war in the country. The...
Jul 25, 2023
Russia launched a strike using Iranian drones near the border with Romania.
On the night of July 24, the Russian Air Force carried out a nearly four-hour-long attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure located on the...
Jul 25, 2023
Ukraine war: UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal, warning 'the most vulnerable' will suffer
The UN urged Russia to resume the internationally brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, saying that...
Jul 24, 2023
Russian children to learn how to use combat drones at school
Unmanned aerial vehicles have played a vital - and devastating - role in the Ukraine war. Russian school children will be taught how to...
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