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Hungary welcomes Ukraine's bill strengthening Hungarian minority rights

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a press conference with Hungarian interim President Agnes Forsthoffer (not pictured) on energy crisis, in Budapest, Hungary, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/ File Photo

EU nations to hold emergency meeting on soaring diesel prices amid US pressure

Reports said the Trump administration wants France and Germany in particular to tap their stockpiles of diesel to try to curb prices sent soaring by the US war on Iran.

Breturn? Wary EU waits for actions, not words from UK

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham reopened the divisive Brexit debate by saying his centre-left Labour government could go “all the way”.

Greece proposes suspending asylum requests in emergencies

A boat with migrants transferred from Crete arrive at the port of Mytilene before being transferred to the temporary Kara Tepe refugee camp, as part of efforts to ease pressure on Crete following an increase in migrant arrivals by sea, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, August 23, 2026. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

Bosnia votes as foreign powers jostle for influence

People walk past near a campaign billboard featuring Milorad Dodik, Aco Stanisic, Savo Minic, Zeljka Cvijanovic and Damjan Skipina, candidates of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) in Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2026 general election, in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, September 29, 2026. REUTERS/Amel Emric

EU questions Binance over continued operations despite wind-down order: Report

Binance lost permission to offer services to European Union clients after its application under a new licence regime was rejected earlier in 2026.

Rwanda open to hosting migrants transferred from Europe, EU lawmakers say

‘Welcome back,’ says Macron, as British PM opens door to EU return

French President Emmanuel Macron speaking at a joint press conference with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (not pictured) at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on Sept 30.

Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interference

FILE PHOTO: A combination image shows Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) at a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, August 8, 2026, and senator Flavio Bolsonaro (right), the Liberal Party (PL) candidate in Brazil's presidential election, during an event announcing Alfredo Gaspar as Bolsonaro's vice-presidential running mate, in Brasilia, Brazil, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

China vows response if EU introduces moves targeting Chinese trade

China could respond with a “strong policy toolbox” that includes anti-discrimination probes and security investigations into industrial and supply chains.

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