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Middle East latest: EU urges Israel to accept ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

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EU foreign policy chief calls for pressure on Hezbollah, Israel to reach ceasefire in Lebanon

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-25 09:10 European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon Nov 24, 2024. BEIRUT - European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said Sunday that Hezbollah and Israel must be pressured to accept the US proposal for a ceasefire, pledging 200 million …

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Attacks on peacekeepers and humanitarian workers decried

China Daily

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-15 10:22 People hug as they stand on the rubble of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Joun village, Lebanon, on Wednesday. AZIZ TAHER / REUTERS The United Nations Security Council has led calls condemning recent incidents that injured peacekeepers in Lebanon and humanitarian workers in …

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Attacks on peacekeepers and humanitarian workers decried

China Daily

People hug as they stand on the rubble of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Joun village, Lebanon, on Wednesday. AZIZ TAHER / REUTERS The United Nations Security Council has led calls condemning recent incidents that injured peacekeepers in Lebanon and humanitarian workers in Gaza as Israeli attacks continue unabated. The Security Council called on all parties …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Korea and EU worry about Russia’s technology transfer in return for North Korea troops

LA Times

South Korea and the European Union on Monday strongly condemned North Korea’s reported dispatch of troops to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed concern that Russia could reward North Korea with transfers of sensitive technology to enhance its nuclear and missile programs. After a meeting in Seoul, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and EU foreign policy chief Josep …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

EU’s top diplomat ramps up pressure on Ukraine’s backers to permit strikes on targets inside Russia

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomat on Thursday ramped up pressure on Ukraine’s international backers to lift restrictions on the use of weapons they provide to the conflict-ravaged country to allow its armed forces to strike targets inside Russia. “We need to lift restrictions on the use of weaponry against Russian military targets, in accordance with international law,” EU …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

EU’s top diplomat seeks sanctions against Israeli ministers

Al Jazeera

Josep Borrell urges 27 member states to back measures against those accused of fomenting ‘hatred’ towards Palestinians. The European Union’s foreign policy chief has urged the bloc’s 27 member states to impose sanctions against some Israeli ministers for their “hate messages” against Palestinians. Josep Borrell, speaking before the EU’s foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Thursday, said Israeli ministers had …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Borrell calls for EU-ASEAN cooperation on Gaza, cease-fire

China Daily

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-07-26 20:55 European Union foreign policy head Josep Borrell called for an immediate cease-fire and greater humanitarian access in Gaza, urging increased cooperation with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the issue. Borrell's comments came on July 26 while he was in Laos for the ASEAN Post-Ministerial …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Borrell calls for EU-ASEAN cooperation on Gaza, cease-fire

China Daily

European Union foreign policy head Josep Borrell called for an immediate cease-fire and greater humanitarian access in Gaza, urging increased cooperation with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the issue. Borrell's comments came on July 26 while he was in Laos for the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the EU, which he co-chaired with Philippine Secretary of Foreign …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Peace mission’: Hungary’s Orban meets Putin in Russia, defying EU leaders

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Right-wing nationalist makes trip with no official mandate from the European bloc, causing outrage. But EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said Orban had not received any mandate to visit Moscow, consigning the visit to “the framework of … bilateral relations between Hungary and Russia”. “Only unity and determination will pave the path to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace …

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11 months ago

Israeli Foreign Minister Presents Idea For Artificial Island Off Gaza In EU Meeting

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday presented his idea for the creation of an internationally financed and owned artificial island three miles off the coast of Gaza that in his view would “promote deep positive changes in the Gaza Strip and a better future in the Middle East” during a meeting in Brussels. The video, titled …

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1 year ago

Israel’s plan for more settlements ‘appalling’, says European Union diplomat Borrell

The Hindu

The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has called the idea of Israel planning further illegal settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories “appalling” and Israel’s biggest security liability. “I’m appalled to learn that in the middle of a war, the Israeli gov is poised to commit new funds to build more illegal settlements,” Mr Borrell wrote on Monday, on X, formerly …

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1 year, 1 month ago

EU nations condemn Hamas for what they describe as use of hospitals, civilians as ‘human shields’

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The 27 European Union nations have jointly condemned Hamas for what they described as the use of hospitals and civilians as “human shields” in the war against Israel. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said Monday that at the same time the bloc asked Israel “for maximum restraint in targeting in order to avoid human casualties.” At a …

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1 year, 1 month ago

EU seeks alternative delivery routes as it ramps up Gaza aid

Al Jazeera

The EU will spend a total of $108m in humanitarian aid for the civilians in Gaza, Ursula von der Leyen says. The additional funds, which were announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, will raise the bloc’s aid fund for the bombarded enclave to 100 million euros. “The European Union will spend a total of 100 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NATO to send an extra 700 troops to Kosovo amid rising tensions with ethnic Serbs

ABC

An additional 700 NATO troops will be sent to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests after clashes with ethnic Serbs there left 30 international soldiers wounded. Key points: The announcement comes a day after 30 NATO soldiers were hurt in clashes Unrest has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo's Serb-majority area Mr Stoltenberg condemned the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal end, produce ‘final text’

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Talks to revive Tehran’s tattered nuclear accord with world powers in Vienna ended Monday as the parties closed a final text and key negotiators prepared to consult with their capitals, diplomats said. European officials over the weekend urged Iran to drop its “unrealistic demands” outside the scope of the original agreement, including over an International …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Donors fall well short of UN target for Syria aid

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — International donors on Tuesday pledged $6.7 billion to help Syrians and neighboring countries hosting refugees but fell well short of a U.N. target for assistance to millions of people from conflict-torn Syria who rely on aid to survive. Borrell said that 60% of Syria’s population “suffer food insecurity, and barely know where the next meal is going to …

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2 years, 9 months ago

‘Pause’ needed in Iran nuclear talks, EU says

Al Jazeera

The European Union’s foreign policy chief says “a pause” is needed in ongoing talks over Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers, blaming “external factors” for the delay. “No external factor will affect our joint will to go forward for a collective agreement.” A report by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, quoting an anonymous source it described as close to …

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2 years, 11 months ago

EU backs international arms embargo after killings in Myanmar

Al Jazeera

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell accuses Myanmar’s military rulers of carrying out an ‘appalling act of violence’ in Kayah State. The European Union has called for an international arms embargo on Myanmar’s military government and for toughening its own sanctions following last week’s massacre of more than 35 people. The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday said “the …

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3 years, 2 months ago

U.S., allies step up pressure on Iran to return to nuclear negotiations

The Hindu

The United States and its closest partners are stepping up pressure on Iran to return to stalled nuclear negotiations, warning that it will face greater international isolation, new economic penalties and possibly military action if it forges ahead with its atomic programme. Iran was at the top of the agenda in all the meetings that brought together top diplomats from …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Qatar calls Taliban moves on girls education ‘very disappointing’

Al Jazeera

In a joint press conference with EU’s Josep Borrell, Sheikh Mohammed called on the Taliban to maintain ‘gains’ made in past years. Qatar’s top diplomat says the Taliban’s moves on girls’ education in Afghanistan are “very disappointing” and “a step backwards”, and called on the group’s leadership to look to Doha for how to run an Islamic system. Foreign Minister …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

CNN

Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies -- still frantically evacuating their personnel from the city's airport -- reckon with the sudden breakdown of their two-decade effort in Afghanistan. The group's deputy leader Maulvi Mohammad Yaqub also told fighters not to "enter into homes of people or confiscate …

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4 years ago

A transatlantic alliance against China won't serve any purpose

China Daily

It was disturbing to read a Politico article on Monday that said the European Union has proposed teaming up with incoming US president Joe Biden to squeeze China out of the global technology trade. The article said that's the goal of the proposed EU-US Trade and Technology Council, a transatlantic entity suggested in a European Commission paper to be submitted …

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4 years ago

A transatlantic alliance against China won't serve any purpose

China Daily

It was disturbing to read a Politico article on Monday that said the European Union has proposed teaming up with incoming US president Joe Biden to squeeze China out of the global technology trade. The article said that's the goal of the proposed EU-US Trade and Technology Council, a transatlantic entity suggested in a European Commission paper to be submitted …

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Middle East latest: EU urges Israel to accept ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

EU foreign policy chief calls for pressure on Hezbollah, Israel to reach ceasefire in Lebanon

Attacks on peacekeepers and humanitarian workers decried

Attacks on peacekeepers and humanitarian workers decried

South Korea and EU worry about Russia’s technology transfer in return for North Korea troops

EU’s top diplomat ramps up pressure on Ukraine’s backers to permit strikes on targets inside Russia

EU’s top diplomat seeks sanctions against Israeli ministers

Borrell calls for EU-ASEAN cooperation on Gaza, cease-fire

Borrell calls for EU-ASEAN cooperation on Gaza, cease-fire

‘Peace mission’: Hungary’s Orban meets Putin in Russia, defying EU leaders

Israeli Foreign Minister Presents Idea For Artificial Island Off Gaza In EU Meeting

Israel’s plan for more settlements ‘appalling’, says European Union diplomat Borrell

EU nations condemn Hamas for what they describe as use of hospitals, civilians as ‘human shields’

EU seeks alternative delivery routes as it ramps up Gaza aid

NATO to send an extra 700 troops to Kosovo amid rising tensions with ethnic Serbs

Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal end, produce ‘final text’

Donors fall well short of UN target for Syria aid

‘Pause’ needed in Iran nuclear talks, EU says

EU backs international arms embargo after killings in Myanmar

U.S., allies step up pressure on Iran to return to nuclear negotiations

Qatar calls Taliban moves on girls education ‘very disappointing’

Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

A transatlantic alliance against China won't serve any purpose

A transatlantic alliance against China won't serve any purpose