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Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperation

A campaign poster reading “No war, Yes to Swiss neutrality” in Epagny, near Fribourg, Switzerland, on Sept 25.

EU officials dismiss fears elections in Germany, France could derail Ukraine support

A civilian hospital in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Sept 25, following a Russian airstrike. EU officials say the bloc is resilient enough to weather political shifts in member states.

US government seeks to join Elon Musk in challenge against EU’s fine on X

The US Department of Justice said it had filed an application with the EU’s General Court in support of X’s effort to annul the case.

Europe needs 'decisive change' in defence efforts to face Russia threat, EU agency says

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

EU sanctions Russian pundit expelled from France

Xenia Fedorova was formally expelled from France in August 2026 for spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda.

EU faces backlash after lifting sanctions on Russian billionaires

FILE PHOTO: Russian businessman and founder of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov attends a session during the Week of Russian Business, organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), in Moscow, Russia, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

France hails Azerbaijan’s pardon of French citizen, opening door for better ties

French national Martin Ryan, accused of espionage, attends a court hearing in Baku, Azerbaijan January 6, 2025. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov

Azerbaijan pardons French national after EU drops sanctions on Usmanov

FILE PHOTO: French national Martin Ryan, accused of espionage, attends a court hearing in Baku, Azerbaijan January 6, 2025. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 23, 2026

US President Donald Trump addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept 22.

Estonia says France must explain push to lift EU sanctions on Usmanov

FILE PHOTO: Russian businessman and founder of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov attends a session during the Week of Russian Business, organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), in Moscow, Russia, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

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