Foreign ministers from R4 and four European powers urged diplomacy to ease the US-Israel-Iran conflict and address Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez mobilized 70,000 police officers and gendarmes alongside aerial surveillance and rapid-intervention teams ahead of Saturday's nationwide demonstrations
Canadian PM and Turkish President formally launched bilateral free trade negotiations and unveiled a multi-pillar strategic partnership in Ankara
Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to discuss regional developments with UK, France and Germany joining landmark seven-country meeting
French authorities barred public demonstrations across central Paris on Thursday ahead of planned weekend rallies, as President Emmanuel Macron criticized US President Donald Trump for exploiting the country's unrest for midterm campaign
In a joint statement issued during Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s diplomatic visit to Russia, Beijing and Moscow denounced external coercion and foreign interference across Eurasia
Macron lands in Riyadh on a surprise "solidarity" visit, the first Western leader in Saudi Arabia since the Houthis intensified attacks this month.
NATO announced the deployment of additional maritime patrol aircraft, reconnaissance drones, and radar systems to the Black Sea to bolster situational awareness and protect allied waters after a series of drone strikes on merchant vessels
US President Donald Trump praised French far-right frontrunner Marine Le Pen as the country's defining "conservative voice" and alleged judicial weaponization in her graft proceedings, stopping short of an outright endorsement
King Charles III commended Oman’s constructive neutrality and mediation in the choked Strait of Hormuz during a state banquet for Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at Windsor Castle
US President Donald Trump urged French President Emmanuel Macron and European leaders to seal their borders, linking violent weekend unrest across France directly to immigration policies and warning of impending social collapse
French PM Sébastien Lecornu announced nighttime curfews across Paris, Lyon, and Lille and refused to rule out a state of emergency after violent cost-of-living riots led to more than 2,500 arrests, museum closures, and spreading unrest across Europe
European Commission presented a comprehensive Arctic strategy targeting critical raw materials, polar icebreakers, sovereign undersea cables, and satellite security, seeking to protect the High North from Russian hybrid warfare
Macron addressed France after violent unrest caused nearly 2,500 arrests and widespread damage, amid growing political tensions ahead of the 2027 election
Trump says France is burning, blaming immigration for protest unrest and urging tighter migration rules after 1,800 arrests and a torched town hall.
Pope Leo XIV will return to the Vatican on Saturday after doctors cleared him following successful lung cancer surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
European Union leaders opened contentious negotiations in Brussels over the bloc's nearly two-trillion-euro 2028–2034 budget, facing deep divides between fiscal conservatives, cohesion advocates, and the looming political threat
Tens of thousands of students and labor union members are prepared to march across Paris and major French cities on Tuesday, demanding a €10 billion investment in public education and an end to heavy-handed police tactics
UK PM Andy Burnham says Iran's Revolutionary Guards almost certainly directed the RAF Fairford incident, as Britain summons Iran's ambassador.
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich delivered a direct warning to Moscow at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday, unveiling a new "Theory of Victory" strategy integrating artificial intelligence, autonomous drone networks, and rapid eastern flank response capabilities to counter Russian hybrid threats
