EU leaders spoke of unity and relief ahead of their informal meeting on Thursday, praising the bloc's strength against intense US tensions, while also relieved that president Trump rescinded his tariff threat.

EU foreign ministers are to blacklist 14 Iranians for killing peaceful protesters, as the US renews its threat of military strikes.

EU leaders are set to sign trade and defence agreements with India next Tuesday during a three-day summit — closing what European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has described as the “mother of all trade deals”.

Across Europe, mayors and local councillors are facing a disturbing rise in harassment, threats, disinformation, and even physical violence. These aren’t isolated incidents — they are a growing pattern. And they’re not 'just politics'. They are deliberate attempts to silence, intimidate, and push people out of public life, warns the Council of European Municipalities and Regions.

A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for "private" reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, De Morgen, and Dossier Center.

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