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In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar said his country didn’t have “any intention” to control the Gaza Strip long term.“We don’t have any intention to do so,” Sa’ar said. “With regard to the Gaza Strip, we have only security concerns.”But Sa’ar said the Palestinian terrorist movement Hamas “cannot control the Gaza Strip” and “cannot be part of the future of Gaza.”  “If Hamas is ready to lay down its arms, if they are ready to demilitarise the Gaza Strip, we can do it in a political path,” he said. Sa’ar also deemed “ridiculous” criticism…

The timing of the invite — in the middle of a House of Commons recess — has already raised eyebrows. Government officials insisted Monday that the timings were down to Buckingham Palace, and not an attempt to avoid a parliamentary backlash to the controversial U.S. commander in chief. Nigel Farage, a longstanding supporter of Trump, and the leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, said Monday that parliament must “without doubt” be recalled from its recess as the U.S. “is our most important ally.” “Nigel Farage is right,” chimed in Conservative MP Suella Braverman.” The USA should be our closest…

Published on 14/07/2025 – 14:35 GMT+2•Updated 16:17Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has invited the country’s deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko to be prime minister.”We are launching a transformation of the executive branch in Ukraine. I have invited Yulia Svyrydenko to head the government of Ukraine and to significantly upgrade its work,” he said in a post on X.”I look forward to presenting the new government’s action program in the near future.”Svyrydenko’s appointment, which has to be approved by parliament, is part of Zelenskyy’s government reshuffle.For Svyrydenko to become the next head of government, incumbent Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal must submit…

The celebrations in Paris began with President Emmanuel Macron inspecting troops and relighting the eternal flame beneath the Arc de Triomphe. Over 7,000 participants marched down the Champs-Elysées, including international contingents. The Paris event included flyovers by fighter jets, trailing red, white and blue smoke.Every year, France hosts a special guest for Bastille Day, and this year it’s Indonesia, with President Prabowo Subianto representing the world’s largest Muslim country, which is also a major Asian economic and military player.

If confirmed by Ukraine’s parliament, Svyrydenko would replace current Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who has been in post since March 2020. Zelenskyy met with Shmyhal on Sunday and discussed strategic steps for the transformation of the executive branch, the second major wartime reshuffle of the government. “There will be changes. In particular, in the defense sector, in all projects for the sake of our stability — the state and society,” Zelenskyy said of the shake-up after meeting Shmyhal. “We also need to significantly reduce noncritical state expenditures and, as much as possible, through deregulation, direct public forces for the sake…

Published on 14/07/2025 – 15:29 GMT+2At least four people have been killed when a small plane crashed shortly after take-off at London Southend Airport on Sunday.The plane operated by Zeusch Aviation in the Netherlands had flown from the Greek capital Athens before heading to Southend.It was due to return to Lelystad in the Netherlands on Sunday evening.Zeusch Aviation confirmed its SUZ1 flight had been involved in an accident and said the company was supporting the investigation.”Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected,” the statement said.UK media said the crash involved a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, a 12-metre-long…

The EU gender gap in cultural employment dropped from 6.4 percentage points in 2015 to 0.8 percentage points in 2024, according to the latest Eurostat data.  This marked the smallest gender employment gap in 10 years in the EU’s cultural sector. In 16 European Union countries, the share of women in cultural employment exceeded that of men. Among these, Latvia and Estonia had the biggest differences, with 32.6 percentage points and 24.2 percentage points, respectively, in favour of women.By contrast, in 11 EU countries, the share of cultural employment was higher for men, with the highest shares being recorded in Spain…

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “productive” meeting on Monday, the Ukrainian leader said, as anticipation grew over a major announcement Trump said he would make on Monday. Kellogg and Zelenskyy discussed what the US and Ukraine could “practically do”, including “strengthening Ukraine’s air defence, joint production, and procurement of defence weapons in collaboration with Europe,” as Ukraine continues to defend itself from Russia’s all-out war, now in its fourth year.The meeting comes after Trump teased a “major statement” on Russia on Sunday night ahead of a…

It would mark the end of months of political paralysis in the Belgian capital, where governance has stalled amid protracted coalition talks. Brussels is currently grappling with a record regional debt of around €15 billion, which is projected to rise to €16 billion by the end of 2025, raising concerns about a looming financial crisis. The deal explicitly excludes the Flemish nationalist N-VA party, led by Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, from formally joining the coalition. However, as a compromise, MR has proposed ceding its secretary of state post to a nonpartisan figure from civil society who is acceptable…

Brussels is now trying to strike the right balance between keeping negotiating lines open and ensuring retaliation is still seen as a credible threat. This was on full display over the weekend, when the EU executive, which coordinates trade on behalf of the EU’s 27 member states, delayed the implementation of a first package of countermeasures, while inching forward on a second raft of retaliatory tariffs on around €72 billion of U.S. exports.  “The feeling on our side was that we are very close to an agreement. We have been negotiating this agreement in principle for weeks,” the trade commissioner…