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The Government has issued an urgent appeal for hotels and guest houses to house Ukrainian refugees and are offering payments of €135 a night for single adults. more

US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday morning and is experiencing "very mild symptoms" of the disease, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre reported. She added that Biden has started treatment with the drug Paxlovid.more

The EU member states (as part of the EU Council) adopted another - seventh - package of sanctions against Russia in connection with its aggression against Ukraine. It includes, among others a ban on the import of Russian gold, including jewelry.more

The investigation into whether Boris Johnson has deliberately misled parliament by giving explanations about the Downing Street events will continue - regardless of the fact that the prime minister announced his resignation, and if found guilty, he may lose his parliamentary seat.more

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi today handed in his resignation to President Sergio Mattarelli, the Presidential Palace announced after their morning meeting. The issued statement said that the head of state acknowledged the prime minister's decision. From now on, the government, with limited powers, will only deal with current affairs.more

The British House of Commons adopted a bill on the Northern Ireland Protocol on Wednesday evening, which will allow the government to unilaterally introduce the proposed changes to this document. Following the submission of this draft, the EU initiated an infringement procedure.more

Hundreds of migrants who have had their visa applications refused are to be deported in the coming weeks following the Government's hardening of its immigration policy.more

Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and head of diplomacy Liz Truss will face the final round of elections for the new leader of the UK ruling Conservative Party. The winner will replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.more

For now, the mission has largely been completed, declared the outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the last weekly session of parliamentary questions to the head of government. However, he suggested that he is not yet going into political retirement.more

Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, Deputy Minister of International Trade Penny Mordaunt and head of diplomacy Liz Truss have joined the penultimate round of elections for the leader of the Conservative Party, who will also become Prime Minister of Great Britain.more

The British House of Commons last night gave a vote of confidence to Boris Johnson's government, although the British Prime Minister had already announced his resignation a week and a half ago. The request for such a vote was made by the government itself.more

Sky News has cancelled its scheduled Tory leadership debate after Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss declined to take part after televised hustings descended into public slanging matches.more

There is "no clear evidence" that the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will stop risky Channel crossings, a group of MPs has said. In April, the UK said some people arriving on small boats from France would be sent to claim asylum in Rwanda - a policy meant to deter the journeys.more

The five candidates for the new leader of the UK's ruling Conservative Party, who will also succeed Boris Johnson as the country's Prime Minister, clashed last night in a second TV debate - in the media's view, much sharper than the first.more

The consequences of the war in Ukraine are already severe for Europe, but if the conflict continues, the Russian winter will come: rising energy and food prices may change the attitude of voters and test the determination of governments to support Kiev, states the Politico.eu website.more

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The British Foreign Office yesterday called on Russian ambassador Andrei Kielin to express "deep concern" about reports of death in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic of a British aid organization worker.more

Staples like pasta and bread are rising in price while the humble potato is among the few items to decrease, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. more

MP for the right-wing Sweden Democrats party Bjoern Soeder has proposed to give Poland back the 1506 Statute of Laski, a valuable UNESCO-listed document looted by the Swedes during the Swedish Deluge (1655-1660). The Swedish Foreign Ministry said it would respond to the parliamentarian's enquiry by 26 July.more

'We are facing the biggest crisis our country has ever faced,' the head of the German employers' association Rainer Dulger told the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. In his view, the suspension of gas supplies from Russia will cause serious problems for everyone in Germany. "We have to be honest and say: we will lose the prosperity we have had for years," - Dulger stated.more

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has rejected the resignation submitted by Prime Minister Mario Draghi, informed the Presidential Palace after their evening meeting. The head of state asked the prime minister to go to parliament and assess the situation of his coalition there.more

Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants to meet the next prime minister for talks over her plan to hold an independence referendum next year. more

Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the second round of the election of the new leader of the ruling Conservative Party, who will also take over as UK Prime Minister. Attorney General Suella Braverman dropped out of the fray.more

Bill to be brought forward in autumn will create new ‘aggravated’ versions of existing offence.more

Six candidates remain in the battle to become the new leader of the Conservative Party, who will also take over as Prime Minister of the UK. In the first vote, yesterday afternoon, former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak received the most votes - 88.more