Victims of international crimes need justice โ and the ICC
We call on the EUโs member countries and institutions to be the voice of human dignity globally, and to mobilize, defend and support the court.
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US and Israel have common strategy on Gaza, Netanyahu says
Israeli leader declares “full cooperation and coordination” with Washington as Marco Rubio starts Mideast tour.
Trumpโs betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall
The ramifications of the presidentโs appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly underminedIn Graham Greeneโs 1955 novel, The Quiet American, Alden Pyle, a CIA agent, reckons he has all the answers to conflict in …
Press release – European Parliament President Metsola visits Israel, Gaza and West Bank
During her official visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories, EP President Metsola was the first European leader to enter Gaza in more than a decade. Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
Jordan and Egypt unite against Trumpโs vision for Gaza
The countriesโ leaders clarified their โshared positionโ that Palestinians should not be displaced from Gaza just a day after the king of Jordan met with Trump.
Wednesday briefing: Inside the US presidentโs chaos machine
In todayโs newsletter: From the the AI arms race to support for Ukraine to UK diplomatic love bombing, a look at four of the most pressing developments from WashingtonGood morning.Few words can fully capture the first few weeks of Donald Trumpโs presid…
Hamas must release remaining hostages by midday Saturday, Trump warns
โAfter that, I would say, all hell is going to break out,โ he threatened.
I asked to see Ursula von der Leyenโs texts to Pfizerโs boss and she went to court to stop me. Why the secrecy? | Alexander Fanta
Billions in EU Covid funding have gone unaccounted for. By hiding its business behind personal messaging, Brussels is dodging public scrutinyFor weeks during the height of the Covid pandemic in early 2021, the European Commission president, Ursula von …
Suggestions for U.S. success in the Middle East
An aide-mรฉmoire to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from a former adviser to Tony Blair.
The โGaza-ificationโ of the West Bank
With a cease-fire holding in Gaza, Israel shifts its war to the West Bank.
Israel withdraws troops from key Gaza corridor under fragile cease-fire
Concerns are growing about talks on the second phase of the cease-fire deal.
Trumpโs plan for โethnic cleansingโ in Gaza is illegal, says UN investigator
Navi Pillay, head of UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, also said she would support a charge of apartheid against Israel at the ICC.
Trump says heโs spoken with Putin about ending Ukraine war: NY Post
Russian leader “wants to see people stop dying,” Trump tells the newspaper in an interview.
Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages in latest cease-fire swap
The Palestinian militant group freed Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy in a prisoner exchange.
EU chiefs chastise Trump for sanctioning the ICCย
In a first jab at the White House, Ursula von der Leyen and Antรณnio Costa said the U.S. president’s move to target the International Criminal Court undermines global justice.
ICC condemns Trump sanctions over ‘illegitimate’ Israel probes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday called on its member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump, saying the move was an attempt to โharm its independent and impartial judicial work.โ FRANCE 24’s Fernande…
Trump’s sanctions against ICC threaten search for justice in Ukraine, EU warns
The executive order signed by Donald Trump targets ICC officials who work in investigations related to the US and its allies, such as Israel.
EU far-right gathers in Madrid to bolster unity amid Gaza tensions
Gaza will be a key topic after Israel suggested Spain, Ireland, and Norway take in Gazans.
Trump doubles down on kicking Palestinians out of Gaza
U.S. president claims no American soldiers will be needed for โone of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth.โ
Italian founder of migrant rescue group โtargeted with spywareโ
Luca Casarini is most prominent person to come forward since WhatsApp said that 90 people, across two dozen countries, had probably been hackedThe Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italyโs alleged com…
Israeli ambassador to UN says Palestinians shouldnโt be forced out of Gaza
โI think we all agree that it should require the consent,โ Danny Danon said.
Trumpโs Gaza fantasy is a recipe for a forever war
U.S. president is pressing countries to take in Palestinians by threatening to cut aid, but it’s too dangerous for Arab leaders to accept that blackmail.
UKโs Starmer breaks with Trump on Gaza โRivieraโ plan
British prime minister said Palestinians “must be allowed home” to rebuild.
Global fury builds over Trumpโs plan to turn Gaza into the Middle East โRivieraโ
U.S. president faces outrage from Arab countries and key European capitals over his โdangerousโ proposal that Palestinians should be removed from the coastal enclave.ย
Israel’s Netanyahu visits Washington to discuss second phase of Gaza ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Monday to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas with the Trump administration. The fragile ceasefire is currently holding in the Gaza Strip with the next stage of n…
US to again withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, stop UNRWA funding
The actions come one day before Trump is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington.
Israelโs Netanyahu heads to US for Gaza talks with Trump
The meeting will be Trump’s first with a foreign leader since his return to the presidency.
Nearly 180 detainees released by Israel, Hamas
As part of the cease-fire deal, Israel and Egypt on Saturday opened the Rafah border crossing, which has been closed for months.
Italian investigative journalist targeted on WhatsApp by Israeli spyware
Francesco Cancellato, whose reporting exposes fascists within PM Meloniโs far-right party, condemns โviolationโAn Italian investigative journalist who is known for exposing young fascists within prime minister Giorgia Meloniโs far-right party was targe…
EU reopens Rafah border crossing mission earlier than anticipated
Friday’s restarting of EU-supervised checks had initially been expected for early February.
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South Africa and Malaysia to launch campaign to protect justice
Formation of Hague Group comes amid challenges to ICJ and ICC rulingsSouth Africa and Malaysia will launch a campaign to protect and uphold the rulings of the international court of justice (ICJ) and the international criminal court (ICC) in the face o…
Hamas begins handing over 8 more hostages to Israel
Israeli soldier Agam Berger was released from captivity in Gaza.
Trump to host Netanyahu at the White House on Feb. 4
The Israeli prime minister is set to be the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump was sworn in.
Can Erdoฤan forge a new bromance with Trump? His future may depend on it | Paul Taylor
If the Turkish strongman clashes with Israel over Syria he will be blamed for wrecking Trumpโs plans to pacify and disengage from the regionRecep Tayyip Erdoฤan has trodden a fine line between the west, Russia and China for more than two decades. Turke…
Muskโs โmove onโ from the Holocaust plea challenges enduring German taboo
“Acknowledgement of the dark past of the country” is vital, says the chair of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center.
โIt will kill peopleโ: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
The new directive puts some aid organizations at risk of bankruptcy.
Irish presidentโs Holocaust memorial speech reignites antisemitism row
Security staff forcibly removed a woman who objected to the president’s remarks, while others who turned their backs on Higgins were asked to leave.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 โ in pictures
Eighty years on from the day Soviet troops arrived at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, survivors, international heads of state and dignitaries gathered at the site in Poland where more than 1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. Intern…
EU mission gets greenlight to return to Rafah passage in February
Any setback in the Hamas-Israel truce could see the mission halting its tasks earlier than planned
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Israel says it won’t complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday
Israel argues that the Lebanese army has not fully deployed to the area to prevent Hezbollah’s return. Meanwhile, the Lebanese army says it can’t deploy until Israeli forces withdraw.
Trump says he wants to โclean outโ Gaza Strip
U.S. president would like to see Arab countries take in more Palestinian refugees.
Israel stops Palestinians returning to north Gaza until Hamas releases civilian hostage
Hundreds of Palestinians began gathering in Wadi Gaza on Saturday hoping to cross back to their homes into the northern part of the Strip.
4 more Israeli hostages freed in cease-fire swap with Hamas
Saturday’s exchange is the second under a deal that has temporarily halted the 15-month-long war.
Ukraine war briefing: Putin aiming to โmanipulateโ Trump, Zelenskyy warns
Ukrainian president issues warning after Russiaโs leader said he was โready for negotiationsโ with US counterpart on the war. What we know on day 1,067See all our Ukraine coverage Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has warned that his Russian co…
US State Department issues immediate, widespread pause on foreign aid
The โstop-work ordersโ appear to apply to US aid for all countries except Israel and Egypt.
US Treasury terminates sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank
Trump is expected to take a far more permissive approach to Israelโs expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
How to survive a phone call with Donald Trump
Former Downing Street officials tell POLITICO how U.K. prime ministers tried to play the TV show host at his own game โฆ without getting fired.
Elon Muskโs salute was โinnocent,โ insists Javier Milei
Argentina’s leader also lashes so-called woke ideology during fiery speech in Davos.
Netanyahu: Musk is being โfalsely smearedโ over controversial salute
Israeli PM gives full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser after he sparked outrage with stiff-armed gesture.
Hamas attack survivor to represent Israel at Eurovision
Yuval Raphael, who survived Oct. 7 by hiding under dead bodies in a bomb shelter, will compete in Basel in May.
Gaza cease-fire: The view from Israel
Israelis are supportive of the deal, but they canโt help but ask why it was necessary for additional hostages, soldiers and civilians to die before leaders finally took action?
ICC braces for swift Trump sanctions over Israeli arrest warrants
Leadership at international criminal court fears new US administration will move quickly to shut it downThe international criminal court is bracing itself for Donald Trump to launch aggressive economic sanctions against it this week, amid fears such a …
Romanian PM invites Netanyahu in Bucharest despite ICC warrant
As signatory of the ICC Rome Statute, Romania is obliged to arrest Netanyahu if he sets foot in the country.
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Gaza cease-fire off to shaky start as Hamas gives first hostage names
Israel continued air strikes Sunday morning, saying the militant group wasn’t meeting its obligations under the deal.
Abandoned and nowhere to go: A snapshot of migrant domestic workers stranded in Lebanon
War is a magnifier of the best and worst of human behavior, and itโs often those already vulnerable who suffer most.
Over 70 arrested at London pro-Palestinian rally on eve of Gaza truce
The ceasefire, which comes into effect Sunday morning, involves the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
โIf You Compromise With Totalitarian Systems, You Will Pay a High Priceโ
In a new book, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Dรถpfner urges the U.S. and Europe to join together in a โFreedom Trade Allianceโ against China, Russia and other autocracies.
Gaza cease-fire to begin Sunday morning
The deal marks the first pause in hostilities in the 15-month war.
EU demands peace, aid access after Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Israel should reconsider its approach to UNRWA, Lahbib said.
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Macron visits Lebanon to show ‘full support’ for its new leadership
French President Emmanuel Macron touched down in Beirut on Friday for meetings with Lebanon’s president, prime minister, and speaker of parliament as the country attempts to recover from the devastating 14-month-long Israel-Hezbollah war. Macron’s vis…
Netanyahu: Gaza cease-fire deal is done and just needs Israeli government approval
Last-minute setbacks threatened to derail the agreement Thursday.
EU urges Israel to guarantee safe passage of aid after ceasefire
Also in this newsletter: How Poland is fortifying its borders
Why Brussels is excluded from the Israel-Hamas peace talks
In this episode, host Giada Santana speaks with Relief International Gaza Program manager Yara Mowafy about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and interviews ECFR Middle East expert Hugh Lovatt to analyse the EU’s involvement.
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The Brief โ Europeโs chequebook diplomacy
Israel is likely to be more than happy to let Europe take a leading role in funding the reconstruction of Gaza.
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EU pledges โฌ120 million in aid for Gaza as Israel truce appears near
EU pledges โฌ120 million in aid for Gaza as Israel truce appears near
Netanyahu delays Gaza cease-fire deal as he accuses Hamas of โrenegingโ on pact
Israeli PM says Palestinian militants are “creating a last-minute crisis.”
Biden warns of rising democracy-threatening โoligarchyโ in grim farewell speech
He didnโt mention Donald Trump but said no president should be immune from crimes committed while in office.
Spain insists on Israelโs โcomplete withdrawalโ from Lebanon
Funds for the military and troop training are also on the table.
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Even progressives think Trump deserves some credit for the ceasefire
Critics of Bidenโs approach to negotiations with Israel say the deal should have happened much earlier.
EU leaders urge Israel and Hamas to abide by new cease-fire deal
Multiple officials underlined the fragility of the agreement and stressed the importance of how it is implemented. The fighting continues.
Israel and Hamas agree on broad contours of a deal to halt fighting, but issues remain
Israel said โthere are still several unresolved clauses in the outline, and we hope that the details will be finalized tonight.โ
Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire deal, Qatari and US officials claim
Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire deal, Qatari and US officials claim
Israeli minister makes last-ditch effort to block cease-fire with Hamas โ again
Israel and Hamas are drawing close to a cease-fire that could bring their 15-month conflict to an end.
Qatari mediators say Gaza cease-fire deal close
The Biden administration has been racing to halt fighting in Gaza before leaving office.
Nearly half the worldโs population holds antisemitic beliefs
We have failed to pass on the memory and lessons of the Holocaust to younger generations โ the very future of our world.
Tuesday briefing: What Ukraine might gain from two North Korean captives
In todayโs newsletter: Kyivโs interrogation footage of captured North Korean soldiers leads to questions about what it might do with the soldiers โ and what the PoWs might do for themGood morning. In a grinding war where significant changes at the fron…
Gaza ceasefire deal close after โbreakthroughโ in Doha
An Israeli official said negotiations were in advanced stages for the release of up to 33 hostages as part of the deal.
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Biden insists US is โwinningโ on world stage โ what would losing look like?
The president defended his record on Ukraine, Gaza and Afghanistan but foreign policy successes have been fewOn paper, few US presidents could boast the foreign policy bona fides of Joe Biden, a veteran statesman with nearly a half-century of experienc…
Germanyโs Baerbock cautions on Syria as EU signals sanctions relief
Syria’s transitional government โsounds good so far,” Germany’s foreign minister told POLITICO โ but actions speak louder than words.
Speeches by politicians banned at 80th anniversary of Auschwitzโs liberation
Director of the memorial says he wants the focus to be on the last survivors of the Nazi concentration campMonarchs, presidents and prime ministers are expected among the attenders at a commemoration event for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of …
Ambassadors to Israel join rally to demand Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
The protest comes on the same day that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire talks in Doha.
Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad chief to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar.
Israel has killed many more people in Gaza than reported, top health study says
More than 64,000 people in Gaza died violent deaths between October 2023 and June 2024.
Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Polandโs Tusk says
The Israeli prime minister is subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for war crimes in Gaza.
‘Turkey and Israel begin 2025 in a position of strength in the Middle East’
While in Syria, Turkey is taking the place of Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, while the latter, along with Hamas and Hezbollah, is registering defeat after defeat at the hands of Israel, writes Le Monde’s columnist Alain Frachon.
There is no such thing as good nuclear proliferation
In a world less constrained by international norms and rules, and increasingly governed by sheer power, the strictures that long constrained nuclear proliferation are in danger of loosening โ if not untangling altogether.
Trump trades isolationism for expansionism โ possibly with military force
The president-elect wants to annex Greenland and regain control of the Panama Canal.
Erdoฤan says Turkey ready to intervene if Syria splits
Turkish president threatens to bury terrorists “in the ground with their weapons.”
Hamas says it has approved Israeli list of 34 hostages for possible deal
A renewed push is underway to reach a ceasefire in the 15-month war between Israel and Hamas and return Israeli hostages who were taken to Gaza.
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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin
The Israeli military said earlier its forces had destroyed a military complex that had been used by Hamas.
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Trumpโs world of peril โ and opportunity
This past year reordered domestic politics. 2025 will remake the worldโs geopolitical map.
Always look on the bright side of life โ why 2025 might be better
5 totally not tongue-in-cheek reasons to be optimistic about the year ahead.
2024 by the numbers โ from victims of war to a warming planet
Out with the old, in with the … old. Familiar trends characterized a year of elections and bloodshed.
Tributes pour in for Jimmy Carter
Joe Biden has long expressed an admiration for Carter, a sentiment that was palpable in the presidentโs statement Sunday evening.
WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after strike
The Israeli military said Hamas militants were the targets of a strike on Gaza City’s Al Wafa hospital on Sunday, which the Palestinian civil defence said killed seven people.
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Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100
Carter’s one-term presidency was marked by the highs of the 1978 Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt, bringing some stability to the Middle East.
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POLITICOโs most-read stories of 2024
Elections, war and porn: The stories that captured your attention over the past 12 months.
Europeโs emerging centers of power
Four thinkers present their predictions for the next new world order.
Former President Jimmy Carter dead at 100
The nationโs 39th president left a long meaningful legacy after a difficult four years in the White House.
White House optimistic about Gaza cease-fire as talks stall over holidays
Hamas is to blame for raising last-minute obstacles, per White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.