European Union
EU Aviation Safety Agency loosens restrictions on flights to Israel
The agency’s decision appears to have been made before US President Donald Trump said that the US-Iran ceasefire was over as skirmishes erupted between the two countries in the Strait of Hormuz.
Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements
French court shortens Marine Le Pen's ban from office but orders electronic tag
Trump calls Italy's Meloni a 'nice person' but blames her for not helping with Iran
EU aviation agency extends its recommendation against flying to Israel, Gulf states
The EASA cited risks of "ongoing military activity" in the region, recommending a halt on flights to Israel and the Middle East and Persian Gulf region as a whole.
Hungary PM Magyar gives veto power to key ministers in his cabinet following new EU sanctions
Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, and his ministers took their oath of office on Tuesday, completing the formation of his cabinet.
EJA seeks protected minority status for Europe Jews to tackle antisemitism, protect Jewish practice
The status would mean that Jewish life and practice will no longer depend on the goodwill of whichever government is in power at any given time.
Europe approves sanctions on West Bank settlers, Hamas leadership
The EU's decision came shortly after Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, was inaugurated. Predecessor Viktor Orban often used a veto to block EU sanctions on Israel.
First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday evening in Tenerife alongside Spain's interior and health ministers and its minister for territorial policy.
Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million
The proposal stipulates the permanent resident population must not exceed 10 million before 2050, and that Switzerland should end its freedom of movement accord with the EU.
EU moving toward implementing sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlements, ambassador confirms
The European Union Foreign Ministers' Council is scheduled to meet on May 11, where actions against Israeli settlements could potentially be approved.
Iran crisis does not yet warrant emergency measures for tourism sector, EU says
European airlines have largely ridden out the crisis so far, with hedges cushioning costs even as jet fuel prices have risen nearly 84% since the US-Israeli war with Iran began on February 28.
EU plans €6 million program to support Palestinian victims of extremist settler violence
Attacks by extremist Jewish settlers against both Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the West Bank rose by 27% in 2025, according to figures presented by the IDF in January.
Croatian police find bodies of four migrants near Slovene border, aid 15 others
The police determined that the migrants were taken in a cargo vehicle by an unknown driver and left at the Slovenian border after having been subject to "inhumane conditions" during the drive.
