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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni led negotiations that saw a migrant deal struck between the European Union and Tunisia.

Populist parties are making gains across Europe as the issue of migration has soared to one of the top concerns of EU citizens.

Turkey has officially backed the NATO membership bid of Sweden in exchange for the Nordic nation’s support of Islamic country joining the EU.

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton told social media companies they must remove “calls for revolt” or content showing riots or face being banned.

The riots that recently swept across France were a result of “failures of migration policy” according to six in ten in the country.

German police said at least 22 officers were injured and dozens were detained during unrest at an Eritrean cultural event in Giessen.

Lawmakers in Poland approved amendments that open the way for a national referendum on migration alongside the upcoming general election.

Chairman of Ukraine’s National Bank thanks Western partners for cash as reserves now the largest in history.

EU approves plans to boost its production of ammunition and missiles to both defend itself and help Ukraine to push back the invasion.

Russia fired cruise missiles Thursday at a western Ukraine city far from the front line of the war, killing at least five people.

China abrputly cancels visit to Beijing by EU top diplomat amid ongoing disagreements over trade, human rights and Ukraine.

FM reflects on what he sees as weeks of tragedy caused by open borders policies, saying events in France prove Hungarian voters right.

A political firestorm erupted as an Italian government minister, Vittorio Sgarbi, boasted in public of sleeping with over 1,500 women.

Canadian and European business has for decades kept the communist Cuban government afloat. Leaders in both regions are reconsidering their ties to the island, however, as the Castro regime becomes increasingly visible as an ally in the world’s most harrowing conflicts.

Commission Prez von der Leyen sys imperative to include countries such as Ukraine and Moldova to prevent influence of Russia or China.

European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said in Beijing on Monday he was convinced “China is willing to go in the right direction” when it comes to climate action but appeared baffled at just how the same country can also lead the world in building coal-fired power plants.

The grandmother of the French teenager whose fatal shooting by police has sparked several nights of unrest issued a plea for calm Sunday.

Zelensky declared that he will not participate in any peace negotiations until Russian forces have left the Donbas and the Crimean Peninsula.

Seven people were detained after several shop windows in the Swiss city of Lausanne were smashed, in an “echo” of riots in neighboring France,

Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday, to study two of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.

Morawiecki said no to forced relocation of migrants, no to violations of veto rights, no to Brussels-imposed penalties on states.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) convened the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) in Tianjin, China on Tuesday. The AMNC is billed as the “Summer Davos Forum,” a nod to the main WEF conclave held each January in Davos, Switzerland.

Germany saw net migration hit a record high in the country last year, yet the government is set to ease immigration standards even further.

Czech police said Tuesday that they have broken up an international ring suspected of smuggling migrants from Turkey to western Europe.

Greeks headed to the polls for the second time in less than two months on Sunday, with the Conservatives a favorite to win a wide majority.

EU’s top enforcer warned Musk Twitter must have enough resources to moderate content or risk being in violation of rules to rein in big tech.

France is reportedly set to back NATO membership for Ukraine, signalling a growing divide in the Western strategy towards Russia.

The EU is considering shifting some of its strategic gas storage to Ukraine despite obvious concerns of the facilities being in a war zone.

Euro Commission proposes massive €50 billion fund for Ukraine, cash likely in many cases to flow back to big European firms and funds. 

Miguel Díaz-Canel, the figurehead “president” the Castro family uses to represent the Cuban Communist Party abroad, held a meeting with Pope Francis on Tuesday as part of a greater tour of Europe including Italy, Serbia, and France.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang began a five-day trip to Germany and France on Sunday, arriving in Berlin just as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Beijing. The optics of Li working to peel away vital U.S. allies as American influence fades under the Biden administration were unmistakable.

The U.N. unveiled an “automated” fact-checking service to counter disinformation in a project with Big-Tech and Soros-funded organisations.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned that Alexander Soros is planning to “incite” another migrant crisis in Europe.

Nine Egyptian men, alleged to be people smugglers, have been arrested after a migrant boat capsized off Greece, leaving hundreds feared dead.

Google has reportedly been charged with violating European Union antitrust laws. The charges, filed by EU regulators, accuse Google of leveraging its dominance in online advertising to undercut competition, marking the fourth such accusation against the company in recent years.

When they have larger boats, Med smugglers are staying in international waters as they pass by Greece to try to avoid coast guard patrols.