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UK announces €580 million in new military aid for Ukraine

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The pledge comes just days after the US approved a multi-billion support package for the war-torn country.

Top EU diplomats put Serbia against the wall with Kosovo

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Brussels has handed Belgrade a dilemma: Either stop obstructing Kosovo's entry into key international organisations or its own EU aspirations will be frozen.

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Council of Europe's human rights commissioner condemns UK's Rwanda bill

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Shortly after Rishi Sunak's bill finally passed through parliament, five people were reported to have died crossing the English Channel in a small boat.

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EU to ban forced-labour products in move mostly targeted at China

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The European Parliament has approved sweeping new rules designed to stamp out products tainted with forced labour from the EU market.

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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses after arrests

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The atmosphere on major college campuses has grown ever more tense since Hamas' October 7 massacre and the ensuing Israeli onslaught in Gaza.

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Hungarian government targets former Fidesz ally in elections campaign

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Following his divorce with Fidesz' former justice minister, Péter Magyar emerged as a key opposition figure of Viktor Orban's government.

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Biden says military aid on way to Ukraine right after Senate approval

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EU foreign and defence minister agree Ukraine needs better air defences but stop sort of committing to send Patriot systems to Kiev.

UNRWA report says Israel has provided no evidence of terror links

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Review was carried out after Israeli claims that some UNRWA employees had participated in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, prompting donor countries to suspend funding.

Monday, Apr 22

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EU elections: European Socialists' lead candidate holds talks with SPD

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June's European Parliament elections will decide where Europe is "heading", said Nicolas Schmit as he met the Social Democratic Party of Germany's leading candidate.

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Mike Pence: Russian aggression poses 'serious threat' to Europe

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Former Vice President of the US, Mike Pence, joins Euronews Correspondent Stefan Grobe on the Global Conversation to discuss military support for Ukraine, transatlantic relations and collective challenges.

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First deportation flights to Rwanda set to leave UK in a few months

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First deportation flights to Rwanda set to leave UK in a few months.

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Q&A: EURO 2024 qualification lifts Ukrainian spirits during Russia’s war

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Euronews spoke with Ukrainian national team and Shakhtar Donetsk fullback Yukhym Konoplya about the country's recent qualification for EURO 2024, as well as the ongoing Russian invasion, and how football has been impacted by the war.

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Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent 7 October attack

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The head of Israel's military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over failure to stop Hamas' shock assault that sparked the war in Gaza.

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Israel-Hamas war: Iran's leader admits Tehran hit little of Israel in attack

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All the latest from the Israel-Hamas war and Middle East conflict.

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Serb-majority municipalities boycott vote to remove Albanian mayors

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Only 253 out of 46,556 registered voters cast their ballots. Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani accused Serbia's government of exerting pressure on Serbs in Kosovo to boycott the referendum.

Military spending in Western and Central Europe higher than end of Cold War, data shows

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Defence and security outlay across Europe increased by 16% from 2022 to 2023, with Poland more than doubling its arms budget since 2014.

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Zelenskyy says US aid package must reach frontline as soon as possible

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The long-awaited €89 billion aid bill was approved by the House, and will go through the US Senate on Tuesday.

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Palestinian defence recover 50 bodies from mass grave in Khan Younis

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Meanwhile the Israeli military says the country’s forces have been deployed along the length of Israel’s borders in a security boost ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Sunday, Apr 21

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Hungary kicks off European elections campaign

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The campaign season in Hungary began on Saturday, allowing candidates to begin collecting voters. Both municipal and European Parliament elections are set to take place on June 9th concurrently, a decision made by the Fidesz party to…

Ukrainian army damage ship in port-city of Sevastopol by the Black Sea

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The Ukrainian army announced on Sunday that it hit and damaged the Russian ship ‘Kommunua’ in the city of Sevastopol by the Black Sea.

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At least 22 people killed 18 of them children in overnight Israeli airstrike on Rafah

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Israeli strikes kill at least 22 people, including 18 children in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, health officials said Sunday, as the United States approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel.

One dead and seven missing following Japanese navy helicopter crash in Pacific Ocean

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One person has died and seven others are missing, after two Japanese navy helicopters are believed to have collided before crashing the Pacific Ocean, during a nighttime training.

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Basque country holds most hotly contested elections in decades

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Left-wing separatist party EH Bildu lead opinion polls closely followed by the ruling Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).

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Eighty years on France marks milestone in women's right to vote

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Suffrage for women in France was delayed amid German occupation, while elsewhere across Europe, women's voting rights unfolded at a different pace.

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Hungarian voters sceptical about what European elections can accomplish

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Hungarian voters tell Euronews they are sceptical about what voting in the upcoming European Elections can accomplish.

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Serb-majority areas vote on Albanian mayors' fate in Kosovo referendum

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The ballot follows mayoral elections last April which were overwhelmingly boycotted by ethnic Serbs as part of a campaign for greater autonomy.

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Israeli military concludes raid on Nur al-Shams refugee camp, in the West Bank

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Israeli forces have concluded a two-day operation in the Nur al-Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank

Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months.

Saturday, Apr 20

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Erdoğan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chief in Istanbul

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The Turkish president warned that Israel should not be allowed to ‘gain ground’ in Gaza, as operations in both Gaza and the West Bank are underway by the IDF.

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Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 13, mostly children

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The airstrike comes as the United States moves to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to its close ally, Israel.