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UK police detain dozens at parliament rally for banned Palestine Action group

Fifty-five people were arrested at a rally for the banned Palestine Action group outside Britain's parliament on Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police announced.

Ukraine calls for negotiations with Russia next week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he’s calling for a meeting with Russia next week to push forward ceasefire talks.

US director of national intelligence calls for Obama to be prosecuted over 2016 election claims

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has urged Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference.

EU agrees on ‘one of its strongest’ sanctions packages against Russia

European Union member states on July 18 agreed on the 18th package of sanctions imposed against Russia over its onslaught against Ukraine.

U.S. and E3 agree Iran to face stiff sanctions if no agreement by end of August

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the U.K. have agreed in a phone call to set the end of August as the de facto deadline for reaching a nuclear deal with Tehran, according to three sources with knowledge of the call.

EU delays measures against Israel on Gaza war despite pressure to act 

The EU will not “punish” Israel for its actions in the Gaza Strip and will “keep a close watch” on Tel Aviv’s implementation of a recent agreement to improve the flow of aid in the enclave, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said in a press conference following a meeting of the EU’s 27 ministers in Brussels.

EU demands US pay for Ukraine-bound arms

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s promise to send more weapons to Ukraine, but argued he can’t really call it American aid if European NATO states are fully bankrolling the initiative.

US believes Russia will win: Politico

US President Donald Trump believes that Russian victory in the Ukraine war is inevitable, Politico has reported, citing a senior White House official.

Russia responds to Trump’s 50-day ultimatum

Moscow needs time to assess US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose severe sanctions on Russia’s trading partners if the Ukraine conflict is not resolved within 50 days, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated.

Lavrov says time for dialogue with Iran has come, emphasizes diplomatic solution to nuclear issue

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized the importance of resolving Iran’s nuclear issue through political and diplomatic means during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

Trump asked Zelensky if Ukraine could strike Moscow: FT

U.S. President Donald Trump asked President Volodymyr Zelensky whether Ukraine could strike Moscow if provided with long-range American weapons, the Financial Times has reported, citing two undisclosed sources familiar with the discussion.

Americans say Trump hasn’t been tough enough on Putin: Poll

Sixty percent of surveyed voters say they do not believe President Donald Trump has been tough enough on Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released on Monday.

Washington offers to oversee disputed Armenia-Azerbaijan corridor: US envoy

The United States has proposed taking over the planned transport corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan in an effort to advance long-stalled diplomatic negotiations between the two Caucasus nations, American ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, has told journalists.

Trump to slam Russia with ‘severe’ 100% tariffs if no agreement is made on Ukraine in 50 days

President Donald Trump has stated that the US is ready to implement 100% tariffs on Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin's lack of interest in ending his war in Ukraine, which could begin in 50 days.

German president urges universal military conscription

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for a nationwide debate about reinstating military conscription, stressing that Berlin needs to strengthen its armed forces amid escalating security threats in Europe.

Macron says France to speed up increase in defense spending, to 64 billion euros in 2027

Paris intends to accelerate the increase in defense spending in the coming years, so that in 2027 they will amount to 64 billion euros, which is twice as much as in 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron has stated in an address to the country’s military.

US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated he will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, adding they are necessary to defend the country because Russian President Vladimir Putin "talks nice but then he bombs everybody in the evening."

Russia slams Axios report it backed ‘zero enrichment’ Iran nuclear agreement

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday described reports claiming that President Vladimir Putin had encouraged his Iranian ally to accept a "zero enrichment" deal on its nuclear programme as "defamation".

France says to raise defence targets, citing Russia threat

President Emmanuel Macron is on Sunday to set new French defence targets in the face of a menacing Russia and a potential United States disengagement from Europe, his office has announced.

UK: Over 80 protesters arrested at Palestine Action protests

UK police on Saturday detained 86 protesters who were demanding the reversal of a ban on the pro-Palestine direct action group, Palestine Action, according to the campaign group Defend Our Juries (DOJ).

Trump considering dispatching new funds to Ukraine for first time since taking office: CBS News

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering authorizing additional funding for Ukraine for the first time since the start of his term in January, CBS News has reported, citing multiple diplomatic sources.

North Korea voices ‘unconditional’ support for Russia in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Pyongyang is ready to “unconditionally support” all actions taken by Moscow in its war on Ukraine, state media reports, as the two countries held high-level strategic talks.

EU’s population hits record 450mn with numbers driven by migration: Eurostat

Migration to the European Union pushed the bloc’s population to a record 450.4 million people last year, Eurostat data showed.

Dozens of Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state

Nearly 60 Labour MPs have demanded London immediately recognise Palestine as a state, after Israel’s defence minister announced plans to force all residents of the Gaza Strip into a camp on the ruins of Rafah.

Zelensky says aid shipments restored following halt in US weapons deliveries

U.S. military aid shipments to Ukraine have been restored following a previous pause in weapons deliveries, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated.

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