“I believe that a closer economic relationship between the UK and the EU is not a zero-sum game."

The Syrian president's ousting "shows the weakness of Assad’s backers, Russia and Iran," the EU's top diplomat said.

With the Western Balkans, EU officials now increasingly see a realistic chance to actually move things forward.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the meeting was "good and productive" and that the three men agreed to continue working together.

President Bashar al-Assad, who had crushed all forms of dissent, flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination.

NATO countries are together producing around 3 million rounds of ammunition a year – similar to what Russia produces on its own.

The shock annulment of the country's presidential elections has plunged Romania into institutional crisis.

As the rebels pressed their offensive, Russia and Jordan on Friday urged their nationals to leave Syria.

Alice Weidel, who raises her two sons with a Sri Lankan-born woman, is an unlikely public face for a male-dominated, anti-immigration party

Analysts said the constitutional court court ruling to annul the presidential election may erode institutions, trigger street protests and ultimately still endanger the nation's pro-Western course.

The agreed text makes the Paris Agreement an "essential element" of the trade deal, an inclusion Brussels has been trying to secure for years.

"Concrete commitments to halt deforestation by 2030” is one of the key changes made to the agreement, the Commission said.

She was due to stop in Paris on her way back from Montevideo, Uruguay – but decided against it last-minute.

It is no surprise the president is vulnerable and isolated – he may need to turn to Notre Dame for some divine grace.

A joint report alleges that Hungarian intelligence searched EU officials' hotel rooms, and stole data from laptops.

Irish fishermen say they are victims of the new reduction in quotas negotiated with Norway for 2025.

Despite Macron's opposition, the EU rejects US and Chinese protectionism, opting to boost global trade instead.

The ruling means the first round of the presidential elections will have to be re-run.

Representatives from Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands and Slovenia stated that they were not in favour of consolidation.

The EU-Mercosur agreement will create one of the largest free-trade areas in the world, with tariffs removed for key EU exporting industries.