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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte
ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague June 24, 2025

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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EU may take action against Israel if conditions in Gaza do not improve
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels June 23, 2025

Bloc’s foreign affairs chief warns of a response unless action is taken to ‘stop the suffering’ in Gaza Strip The EU may take action to increase pressure on Israel unless there are “concrete” improvements for the inhabitants of Gaza, its foreign policy…

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Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause | Nesrine Malik
ByNesrine Malik June 23, 2025

The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached rhetoric and bloody reality widensSince the war on Gaza started, the defining dynamic has been of unprecedented anger, panic and a…

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Iran says diplomacy with US only possible if Israeli aggression stops
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 20, 2025June 20, 2025

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says he supports more talks with European counterparts despite lack of progressIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said that his country is ready for more diplomacy with the US only if Israel’s war on his countr…

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What next after EU finds ‘indications’ that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations?
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels June 20, 2025

Report, which is a leaked unpublished draft, is expected to be presented to the Israeli governmentMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe EU has concluded “there are indications” that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its conduct in Gaz…

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Macron lays out broad European offer for Iran to end war with Israel
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 20, 2025

Proposal would cover uranium enrichment and ballistic missile programmes and aim to end terrorist fundingMiddle East crisis – live updatesEurope is to make Iran a comprehensive offer to end its war with Israel that would include an Iranian move to zero…

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Iranian regime collapse would be serious blow for Russia
ByPjotr Sauer June 18, 2025

While some in Moscow have tried to put positive spin on Israel’s assault, Kremlin risks losing key strategic partnerWhen a group of Russian and Iranian foreign policy officials arranged to meet in Moscow for a conference titled “Russian-Iranian coopera…

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Trump leaves Europe in the cold in the Rocky Mountains, and Iran with a stark choice
ByPatrick Wintour in Banff June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Trump sought to underline European irrelevance in the Middle East crisis. All now rests on what he proposesMiddle East crisis – live updatesDiscussing the dilemma facing western diplomats in confronting Iran’s nuclear programme, Henry Kissinger wrote i…

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German court sentences Syrian doctor to life in jail for crimes against humanity
ByAgence France-Presse in Frankfurt June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

Alaa Mousa accused of torturing detainees at military hospitals during Syrian civil war under former ruler Bashar al-AssadA Syrian doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity in his home country – including murder and tor…

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European leaders to press Trump on Israel-Iran strategy at G7 meeting
ByPatrick Wintour in Banff June 15, 2025

Leaders gathering for summit in Canada intend to pin US president down on his whole Iran strategyMiddle East crisis – live updatesEuropean leaders gathering for a G7 summit with Donald Trump in the Canadian Rockies plan to spend the opening day asking …

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