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European Union Agrees on Migration Pact

The agreement was pitched by the bloc’s executive arm as a patchwork of compromises aimed at allaying pressures from the far right.

Hungary’s Orban May Hold Up Aid for Ukraine at EU Leaders’ Meeting

The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, has suggested he will block both financial support and membership talks for Ukraine. There are workarounds on aid, but...

Two Killed in Brussels Shooting Described as Act of Terrorism

The suspect was at large on Monday evening as the threat level was raised. Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said the victims were Swedes.

They Ran for a Better Life, Straight Into a Wildfire

Greek authorities assumed the victims were asylum seekers because no one was looking for missing people locally. And for more than a month, their identities,...

Swedish E.U. Official Johan Floderus Held in Iran in Brutal Conditions

Relatives of Johan Floderus have released details of his incarceration since April 2022, revving up a public campaign on his birthday to bring him home.

Johan Floderus, E.U. Official From Sweden, Is Imprisoned in Iran

The case of Johan Floderus, kept under wraps for more than a year, has become part of Iran’s “hostage diplomacy” as Tehran seeks concessions from...

For Greek Fires and Other Crises, E.U. Builds Emergency Force

The European Union deployed firefighters and equipment in what could be a preview of how it handles disasters linked to climate change.

E.U. Takes Aim at China in Proposed Economic Strategy

A European Commission plan seeks to ban companies from sending sensitive high-tech goods to potentially hostile countries — without naming any names.

He Ran Sudan’s Iconic Acropole Hotel. Then He Had to Flee Khartoum.

Thanasis Pagoulatos led the family business, Khartoum’s oldest inn, through decades of tumult. Sudan’s latest breakdown proved too much.

E.U. Extends Tariff Waiver for Ukrainian Grain, Despite Some Protests

The bloc will provide more than $100 million to farmers in eastern countries where tariff-free Ukrainian grain produced a supply glut and plunging prices.
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