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EU membership not the answer for Iceland, opposition leader says

FILE PHOTO: A restaurant at the Old Harbour area of Reykjavik, Iceland, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Trump administration, Qatar say EU methane rules threaten bloc’s energy security

It is currently unclear where bigger economies in the union such as Germany stand on the methane rules.

Airlines should still avoid airspace over Iran after framework deal, EU agency warns

The agency said operators should exercise caution when operating within the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Ukraine submits updated bid for OECD membership, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears before meeting with Honduras' President Nasry Asfura during his visit to Kyiv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time

Rights groups have denounced the meeting as legitimising the Taliban government.

Amnesty calls EU complicit in new Libyan crackdown on migrants

Security personnel stand guard as protesters gather outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), demanding the organisation leave the country and calling for an end to migrant settlement and the deportation of migrants and refugees, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

EU to escalate Meta probe into addictive design that hooks kids

The European Commission is preparing to issue preliminary findings that accuse Meta’s Facebook and Instagram of using exploitative design techniques to keep young users hooked.

Greek former EU migration chief accused in Qatargate scandal

European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos attends a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, July 18, 2019. Lehtikuva/Emmi Korhonen via REUTERS

Britain is still counting the cost of Brexit, 10 years after the vote

People demonstrate against Brexit in London on July 2, 2016.

EU courts Brazil as strategic partner in global race for critical minerals

Samples are displayed at the rare earth research and processing center of Australian mining company Viridis Mining and Minerals during a visit of the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela, as the European Union is turning to Brazil as a strategic partner in its push to diversify critical mineral supplies, in Pocos de Caldas, Brazil, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes

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