PARIS, Dec 24 (Reuters) – The French government condemned on Wednesday a visa ban imposed by the Trump administration on Thierry Breton, a former European Union commissioner who helped drive the EU’s Digital Services Act, which has recently targeted top U.S. tech companies. “France strongly condemns the visa restriction imposed by the United States on…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes a sip of coffee during a year-end press conference at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he hopes the massive free-trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European…
WARSAW, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on a visit to Warsaw on Friday, said his country could offer advice to Poland on how to defend against drones and ensure better security in the Baltic Sea region. Speaking at a joint press conference with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Zelenskiy also invited Polish businesses…
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the European Union of the attempted “robbery” of Russian state reserves, which he claimed had failed for the time being. He said that Russia would continue to defend its interests and seek politically independent courts that would grant the claim for the return of the state billions frozen in the…
By Alberto Nardelli and Jorge Valero European Union leaders reached an agreement to loan Ukraine 90 billion euro ($106 billion) for the next two years, aiming to strengthen Kyiv’s hand at the negotiating table and keep the war-torn country afloat. The EU will raise joint debt backed by the bloc’s budget,…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has threatened to withdraw his country from a planned free trade deal with the European Union if leaders fail to endorse it this week. Talks on the Mercosur trade deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have been ongoing since 1999 and Brussels is hopeful that EU leaders…
Dec 17 (Reuters) – Debris from a downed Ukrainian drone briefly set fire to processing equipment and a pipeline at an oil refinery in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region overnight, authorities there said on Wednesday. There were no casualties reported at the Slavyansk refinery, which Kyiv has repeatedly targeted since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Two…
European officials on Tuesday moved to ease their ban on sales of cars with internal combustion engines by 2035, responding to pressure from governments and automakers who argued that the industry needed more flexibility in finding ways to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and help achieve EU climate goals. The proposal from the…
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ordered a probe into foreign election interference after a former senior member of Reform UK was jailed for taking bribes to promote Russian interests in the European Parliament, The Times reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Sarah Young, writing by Sam Tabahriti; editing by William…
BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) – European leaders said they had agreed on Monday any decisions on potential Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia could only be made once robust security guarantees were in place which should include a European-led multinational force. The statement issued by 10 European leaders as well as EU Commission chief Ursula von…