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If former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder continues to work for Russian companies, the European Union should impose sanctions on him, the European Parliament has demanded. Even the Brussels activists of the German SPD are in favour of the draft resolution, the German media reported yesterday.more

One of the infamous characters in the scandal surrounding Downing Street parties during the covid restrictions, former private secretary to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is to become Britain's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sky News revealed yesterday.more

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was pleased that Finland and Sweden had officially applied for NATO membership. This is a historic day, he said.more

The British government has withdrawn from the idea of limiting all crimes committed for political reasons in the conflict in Northern Ireland - yesterday it tabled a bill stipulating a statute of limitations only for those who will cooperate with the reconciliation committee.more

Turkey is threatening to block Sweden and Finland's admission to NATO in order to obtain concessions, possibly such as limiting Helsinki and Stockholm's support to the Kurds, or lifting the embargo on the supply of certain types of weapons to Ankara, assesses the Associated Press.more

An unnamed Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault has been released on bail pending further enquiries. The Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday a man was in custody over allegations dating back to between 2002 and 2009.more

The British government will submit a bill which will introduce changes to the Northern Ireland protocol, as announced by the British Foreign Minister Liz Truss.more

Too technocratic, not politically empowered enough, too cold - these are how the French political class and media describe newly appointed French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, long considered one of President Emmanuel Macron's favorites for the post.more

Recent successes of Ukraine in its war with Russia make the leaders of France, Germany or Italy begin to consider a victory of the Ukrainians as possible and fear that such a "humiliation" of Russia would create new political problems. Therefore, some countries are quietly advocating such a solution to the conflict that would allow Moscow to "save face" - writes the Politico portal.more

Britain strongly supports Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO, which will strengthen Europe's security and should happen as soon as possible, British diplomatic chief Liz Truss said in a press release issued yesterday.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin underwent surgery on Monday night, Italian daily "La Stampa" reported citing its unspecified sources. The reason for the operation is said to be the cancer that Putin is suffering from.more

Fewer than half of people in Scotland say they support retaining the monarchy, according to a major new poll that reveals the cultural divides emerging within the union.more

Half of Poles believe that the most important task of the government is to fight inflation, and according to 22 percent. the priority is to unlock funds from the EU Reconstruction Fund - according to the SW Research survey for rp.pl published over the weekend.more

After the exercises held by Belarusian troops in recent days, the deployment of Belarusian special operations forces along the border with Ukraine has been announced, British intelligence reported today.more

A statue of Baroness Margaret Thatcher has been egged less than two hours after it was installed in her home town.more

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto informed Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation yesterday that "in the coming days Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership" - reported Niinisto's chancellery in a communique. "The conversation was direct and clear. Without tensions," the Finnish leader stated.more

The government has vetoed a proposal for the House of Lords to temporarily relocate to a building opposite Parliament - and told peers to move outside London instead.more

The leader of South Ossetia, one of Georgia's two separatist regions, Anatoly Bibilov announced that there will be a referendum on joining Russia on July 17, Reuters reported, citing the TASS agency.more

UK and Norwegian government chiefs Boris Johnson and Jonas Gahr Store agreed at yesterday's meeting that Nordic countries must be free to make security choices, Downing Street said.more

Former Bundestag chairman Wolfgang Schaeuble in an interview with the Badische Zeitung newspaper said that there were similarities between the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler, and that it was "obviously a terrifying parallel". The fundamental difference was the fact that Putin did not manage to rapidly conquer the country he attacked.more

Regardless of when the parliamentary elections will be held, Poland 2050 will be prepared for them," the party's leader Szymon Hołownia declared yesterday. In his opinion, the most likely scenario is a snap election this year. He also announced an educational programme for schools.more

Sadiq Khan announced a commission to review cannabis laws in the UK. more

A Chinese spy ship has been detected off the coast of Western Australia. This is aggressive behaviour on Beijing's part, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton told a press conference, as quoted by Sky News today.more

Boris Johnson’s vow to ‘Get Brexit Done’ in 2019 has not been delivered, according to more than half of Britons. The prime minister focused on Brexit during the general election two years ago, with the promise to deliver on the result of the 2016 referendum credited as one of the reasons for the Tories winning a huge majority.more

Research from the Social Market Foundation found relatively affluent boroughs in London - such as Islington, Hackney and Camden - are falling well below the national average for residents’ happiness and life satisfaction.more