Human rights
Europe’s online child abuse law will make us all less safe
If passed, the proposal would essentially create a mass surveillance regime across the EU.
EU Internet regulations are falling into the ‘China trap’
Death toll rises to 23 in Melilla border-crossing stampede
European leaders decry US restriction of abortion rights
Rwanda refugee hostel prepares to receive children
‘Surprise’ jailing in Vietnam tests US, EU climate strategy
Get ready to cringe as Boris Johnson and Prince Charles meet at Rwanda summit
Brussels says it’s serious about green trade deals
The EU aims to use its massive market power to push trading partners to act on climate change.
UK courts could ignore interim ECHR decisions under new human rights plan
London says it retains “fundamental commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights” as new Bill of Rights unveiled.
EU is sabotaging itself with Russian oil sanctions, Khodorkovsky warns
The Putin critic says Europe is harming its own finances when it should be pouring cash into arms for Kyiv.
French court upholds burkini ban in Grenoble’s public pools
French interior minister cheers as court deals blow to city’s proposed new regulations.
Scholz adviser turns heads with appeal to consider future Russian relationship
German chancellor’s foreign policy adviser urges Europe not to forget about its long-term relations with Moscow and to tread carefully toward China.
Biden’s Saudi trip not out of desperation, US official says
The president’s upcoming visit to the energy-producing powerhouse is drawing criticism.
Boris Johnson rages at the European Court of Human Rights. But will he act?
A timely row with Strasbourg plays well with some Conservative MPs — but others are urging caution.
Mexico pushes EU to get trade deal over the line
The country’s senate president said most MEPs she spoke with want to sign the agreement as a whole, and quickly.
The next hole in UK’s Rwanda asylum plan: Conflict in Congo
In a dramatic military escalation, Kinshasa accuses Kigali of backing a rebel group and seizing a border town.
Flight grounded as European judges thwart plan to send UK asylum seekers to Rwanda
Empty plane returns to hangar as European Court of Human Rights intervenes.
Biden to travel to Middle East in July, White House says
The president will make stops in Israel, the West Bank and then Saudi Arabia, where he’ll seek to rebuild relations just a year after vowing to make the kingdom a “pariah.”
UK foreign secretary insists Rwanda deportation flight is ‘value for money’
Only a handful of people are set to be on the first plane out.
‘Everything is gone’: Eastern Ukraine residents say Russia is wiping their towns off the map
Tens of thousands of people remain caught in the crossfire as the bloody battle for the Donbas grinds on.
British Council criticized for handling of discrimination complaints in Kenya
Staff say complaints of discrimination and harassment dating back five years have not been dealt with adequately.
NATO chief to meet with Finnish, Swedish, Turkish officials in Brussels
Secretary-General Stoltenberg ‘confident’ over success of Nordic countries’ bids to join the military alliance.
Macron MP fights to prove he isn’t Beijing’s man
Buon Tan was the only lawmaker to vote against a resolution calling China’s treatment of Uyghurs a genocide.
UN’s Bachelet wraps up Xinjiang trip without seeing where China locks up Uyghur activists
Advocacy groups say they’re ‘appalled’ by UN human rights chief’s performance in Xinjiang.
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For Putin and the Catholic Church, history repeats
Isn’t Pope Francis doing what so many have done before — placing temporal interests above spiritual and moral imperatives?