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Rwanda gets backing from world cycling chief despite blowback over Congo war

Spain scraps wolves' protected status in rural north

Barring Istanbul mayor from Turkish presidential bid would only boost opposition, party leader says

Sweden's prime minister says that buying US weapons is not a security risk

Analysis-Financial folly or pressure tactic? Trump eyes Ukraine's occupied nuclear plant

All EU leaders except Orban back statement reaffirming support for Ukraine

First-time asylum applications in EU fall 13% in 2024, Eurostat says

Greek guard charged in crackdown on antiquities smuggling rings

EU must pay more heed to instability in Western Balkans, says Croatian PM

Spain's ruling coalition split over defence spending as EU leaders push for increases

Ukraine struck Russia's Engels military airfield with drones, Kyiv says

Germany reopens embassy in Syria in cautious thaw with Islamist leaders

Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town

Zelenskiy says Ukrainian experts will be in Saudi Arabia on Monday

EU does hasty reset of definition of defence spending

Years of disasters, scandals, failures fuel Greece's rail crash protests

Russian drones wound 10, including four children, in Ukraine's Kropyvnytskyi

EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge

Romanian far right regroups around single candidate ahead of May presidential election

Zelenskiy says he had substantive call with Trump discussing partial ceasefire, air defences

M23 rebels enter another eastern Congo town, defying calls for ceasefire

EU proposes joint defence push amid Russia fears and US worries

Zelenskiy confirms 'one of the largest' POW swap with Russia

Slovak PM Fico rebuilds parliamentary majority, shoring up government

EU should fund Ukraine's access to satellite internet, Commission says

EU school teachers strike for equal rights and union protection

Hungary's president signs law banning Pride parade despite protests

Situation in Russia's Belgorod region 'difficult', at least one killed, government says

Germany to release extra 3 billion euros in military aid for Ukraine, letter shows

Six migrants die, 40 missing in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa, UNHCR says

After airstrikes, Israel says it has launched new ground operation in Gaza

Putin clearly unwilling to make concessions, EU's Kallas says

Trump, Zelenskiy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine

Zelenskiy calls for blocking Moscow's attempts to drag out war after Putin-Trump call

Five charged in European Parliament Huawei bribery probe

Germany's Scholz welcomes halt on Ukraine energy facility strikes as 'first step'

Polish presidential candidate takes flak for praising literary alter ego

Italy's Meloni cautions EU on US trade war, won't send troops to Ukraine

Former Russia-appointed governor in Crimea on trial for breaching UK sanctions