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Hungary to launch $128 million school-start benefit scheme

Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a press conference at a meeting of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries in Godollo, Hungary, June 23, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus

Ukraine seeks €6.6 billion from EU's peace fund for military aid

A serviceman of the 15th 'Kara-Dag' Brigade of the Operational Assignment of the National Guard of Ukraine runs near a destroyed apartment building during his combat mission, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Dobropillia, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov

Romanian centre-right parties propose EU lawmaker as PM, seek presidential backing

Italy cannot hold election next April, economy minister says

Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti reacts ahead of a G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

Glasgow's leaner Commonwealth Games model inspires future hosts, organisers say

A detailed view shows the Official Medal for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, designed by Militsa Milenkova as it is unveiled at the Glasgow School Of Art in Glasgow, Scotland, April 29, 2026 . Ian MacNicol/Pool via REUTERS

EU leaders to clash over bloc’s next 7-year budget, seek new revenue sources

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and EU President Ursula von der Leyen meet with the media on the day of a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels on June 18.

Indonesia to halt free meals during school break, scale back programme scope

Students eat meals from the free nutritious meals program at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 6, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Italy's Meloni urges NATO rethink on defence spending as Rome lifts outlays

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni walks on the day of the Republic Day military parade in Rome, Italy, June 2, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

EU presidency proposes small cut to bloc's 2028-2034 budget to kick off negotiations

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae-myung and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, among others, ahead od EU-Republic of Korea Summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 10, 2026. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

Kenya sees risks to fiscal consolidation, oil output to power Uganda's growth

FILE PHOTO: A dealer talks on his mobile phone as fuel tankers queue outside the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) depot to re-fuel their commercial supplies, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in the Industrial Area district of Nairobi, Kenya March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

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