Foreign policy

Outgoing UK PM Starmer says successor cannot spend less time on foreign affairs

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

Czech president, prime minister clash over leadership as both pack for NATO summit

FILE PHOTO: Commander of the Multinational Division North Jette Albinus and Czech President Petr Pavel visit NATO enhanced Forward Presence brigade Latvia in Adazi military base, Latvia, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Former Dutch defence minister to lead EU diplomatic service

Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren speaks during an interview in Kyiv amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Czech constitutional court orders government to let president attend NATO summit

Czech President Petr Pavel visits NATO enhanced Forward Presence brigade Latvia in Adazi military base, Latvia March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Israeli foreign minister says he is severing contact with EU foreign policy chief

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar holds a press conference with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (not pictured) following their talks, in Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

EU kicks off first phase of membership negotiations with Ukraine

European Union flags and a Ukrainian flag flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Russia's Putin sends birthday greetings to 'bright, remarkable' Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump walks towards Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

France floats revamp of EU diplomacy with 'reinforced' role for Kallas, paper shows

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

US seizes 13 website domains tied to alleged Chinese intelligence collection

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference on details of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force \"summer surge\", ahead of America250 events, at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

Sweden urges EU to tighten rules on tourist visas for Russians

European and Ukrainian flags flying in central Kyiv, Ukraine. The number of tourist visas issued to Russians has risen despite Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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