European Union
France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media
President Emmanuel Macron is urging France to follow Australia, whose ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube came into force in December.
Italy's FM demands EU include IRGC in terror group list in response to Iran's protests crackdown
Two Italian policemen in West Bank held up by settler, forced to kneel at gunpoint
KLM, Air France suspend Israel flights as US-Iran tensions escalate
EU leaders agree on joint borrowing to fund Ukraine, set aside plan to use Russian frozen assets
The leaders also gave the European Commission a mandate to continue work on a so-called reparations loan based on Russian immobilized assets, but that option proved unworkable for now.
White House documents America’s decline as a global power - opinion
The latest National Security Strategy doesn’t plan America’s future; it records its withdrawal from being a global superpower.
EU Council and Parliament reach agreement to overhaul drug rules, speed patient access
The agreement grants companies launching new medicines eight years of data protection for trial results and one year of market protection.
Lava Network’s digital coin now trading on Kraken and Binance
Company says EU-wide approval opens access to its token and expands distribution on Tier-1 exchanges, including Kraken and Binance.
European Union eyeing Lebanon presence in boost for efforts to disarm Hezbollah, document shows
EU efforts could “focus on advice, training and capacity-building,” a document said, adding that it would not take over UNIFIL's tasks in the Levant.
Broad consensus, powerful global actor: What Israel, Jews fail to understand about the EU - opinion
The problem is the refusal to recognize that the European Union is a powerful global actor with a coherent and long-term worldview, not a collection of interchangeable politicians.
Elon Musk calls to abolish European Union after X fined €120 million for transparency failures
"The EU should be abolished, and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people," Elon Musk posted on X.
Trump policy doc. says Europe risks 'civilizational erasure', aims to avoid Mideast 'forever wars'
The document rarely mentions Israel, and mentions that one of the US administration's main goals in the Middle East is avoiding "forever wars."
Germany's Arrow deployment paves way for other European buyers, air defense chief tells 'Post'
German Air Defense Commander Col. Dennis Kruger on if Germany will purchase future iterations of the Arrow system: "I can give you a clear yes to that."
Rafah Crossing to reopen for Gaza residents’ exit to Egypt in coming days, COGAT announces
According to COGAT, Egypt will be involved in coordinating the Palestinians' exit through the crossing.
