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UK and French trade bans on illegal Israeli settlements up pressure on EU A coordinated move led by the UK and France, plus seven more EU states, to impose sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements has prompted a furious reaction from Tel Aviv and Washington.

Ukrainians again liberate territory near Lyman – details of the secret operation revealed (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,657) By forcing Russian troops back behind the Zherebets river and blunting their northern approach, Ukraines invisible Lyman offensive may prove as pivotal to Donbas as earlier breakthroughs were to the defence of Kharkiv.

Hidden zone of violence: investigators trace over 100 migrant deaths to Poland–Belarus border regime An investigation by Border Forensics reveals a pattern of state-sanctioned violence and migrant enmity leading up to the deaths of people who could have been otherwise saved.

Ceutas leader calls on Brussels to increase funding for the EUs only border with Africa The crisis in Ceuta is far from resolved: with thousands of migrants and a humanitarian crisis still plaguing its streets, the mayor of the small autonomous community came to Brussels to solicit the assistance of the EU.

Green groups file complaint over EU water protection review, citing mining lobbying The complaint takes aim at the EUs decision to "review and revise" the water directive and address "potential bottlenecks" in accessing critical raw materials.

EU lags behind in fight against illicit tobacco, report found The EU should collect more data and standardise country legislation on illicit tobacco to fight fraud, reports the European Court of Auditors.

A Serbia that mourns Mladić and rallies behind Vučić cannot join the European Union Serbias outpouring of grief for the man behind the 1995 Srebrenica genocide exposed a grotesque, regressive nationalism lurking below the surface in politics and society.

UK and French trade bans on illegal Israeli settlements up pressure on EU A coordinated move led by the UK and France, plus seven more EU states, to impose sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements has prompted a furious reaction from Tel Aviv and Washington.

Ukrainians again liberate territory near Lyman – details of the secret operation revealed (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,657) By forcing Russian troops back behind the Zherebets river and blunting their northern approach, Ukraines invisible Lyman offensive may prove as pivotal to Donbas as earlier breakthroughs were to the defence of Kharkiv.

Hidden zone of violence: investigators trace over 100 migrant deaths to Poland–Belarus border regime An investigation by Border Forensics reveals a pattern of state-sanctioned violence and migrant enmity leading up to the deaths of people who could have been otherwise saved.

Ceutas leader calls on Brussels to increase funding for the EUs only border with Africa The crisis in Ceuta is far from resolved: with thousands of migrants and a humanitarian crisis still plaguing its streets, the mayor of the small autonomous community came to Brussels to solicit the assistance of the EU.

Green groups file complaint over EU water protection review, citing mining lobbying The complaint takes aim at the EUs decision to "review and revise" the water directive and address "potential bottlenecks" in accessing critical raw materials.

EU lags behind in fight against illicit tobacco, report found The EU should collect more data and standardise country legislation on illicit tobacco to fight fraud, reports the European Court of Auditors.

UK and French trade bans on illegal Israeli settlements up pressure on EU A coordinated move led by the UK and France, plus seven more EU states, to impose sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements has prompted a furious reaction from Tel Aviv and Washington.

Ukrainians again liberate territory near Lyman – details of the secret operation revealed (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,657) By forcing Russian troops back behind the Zherebets river and blunting their northern approach, Ukraines invisible Lyman offensive may prove as pivotal to Donbas as earlier breakthroughs were to the defence of Kharkiv.

Hidden zone of violence: investigators trace over 100 migrant deaths to Poland–Belarus border regime An investigation by Border Forensics reveals a pattern of state-sanctioned violence and migrant enmity leading up to the deaths of people who could have been otherwise saved.

Ceutas leader calls on Brussels to increase funding for the EUs only border with Africa The crisis in Ceuta is far from resolved: with thousands of migrants and a humanitarian crisis still plaguing its streets, the mayor of the small autonomous community came to Brussels to solicit the assistance of the EU.

Green groups file complaint over EU water protection review, citing mining lobbying The complaint takes aim at the EUs decision to "review and revise" the water directive and address "potential bottlenecks" in accessing critical raw materials.

EU lags behind in fight against illicit tobacco, report found The EU should collect more data and standardise country legislation on illicit tobacco to fight fraud, reports the European Court of Auditors.

UK and French trade bans on illegal Israeli settlements up pressure on EU A coordinated move led by the UK and France, plus seven more EU states, to impose sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements has prompted a furious reaction from Tel Aviv and Washington.

Ukrainians again liberate territory near Lyman – details of the secret operation revealed (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,657) By forcing Russian troops back behind the Zherebets river and blunting their northern approach, Ukraines invisible Lyman offensive may prove as pivotal to Donbas as earlier breakthroughs were to the defence of Kharkiv.

Hidden zone of violence: investigators trace over 100 migrant deaths to Poland–Belarus border regime An investigation by Border Forensics reveals a pattern of state-sanctioned violence and migrant enmity leading up to the deaths of people who could have been otherwise saved.

Ceutas leader calls on Brussels to increase funding for the EUs only border with Africa The crisis in Ceuta is far from resolved: with thousands of migrants and a humanitarian crisis still plaguing its streets, the mayor of the small autonomous community came to Brussels to solicit the assistance of the EU.

Green groups file complaint over EU water protection review, citing mining lobbying The complaint takes aim at the EUs decision to "review and revise" the water directive and address "potential bottlenecks" in accessing critical raw materials.

EU lags behind in fight against illicit tobacco, report found The EU should collect more data and standardise country legislation on illicit tobacco to fight fraud, reports the European Court of Auditors.

Ukrainians again liberate territory near Lyman – details of the secret operation revealed (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,657) By forcing Russian troops back behind the Zherebets river and blunting their northern approach, Ukraines invisible Lyman offensive may prove as pivotal to Donbas as earlier breakthroughs were to the defence of Kharkiv.

Hidden zone of violence: investigators trace over 100 migrant deaths to Poland–Belarus border regime An investigation by Border Forensics reveals a pattern of state-sanctioned violence and migrant enmity leading up to the deaths of people who could have been otherwise saved.

Ceutas leader calls on Brussels to increase funding for the EUs only border with Africa The crisis in Ceuta is far from resolved: with thousands of migrants and a humanitarian crisis still plaguing its streets, the mayor of the small autonomous community came to Brussels to solicit the assistance of the EU.

Green groups file complaint over EU water protection review, citing mining lobbying The complaint takes aim at the EUs decision to "review and revise" the water directive and address "potential bottlenecks" in accessing critical raw materials.

Why is the courage lacking to stand up to Trump? French author Antoine de Saint-Exupérys wartime writings offer a clue As the French pilot and author of The Little Prince noted in his Wartime Writings, if men are unwilling to fight for the greater good, all they will ultimately be left with is a peace anchored in shame.