The European Union and Australia have agreed on the final text of a free trade agreement some two years after negotiations broke down over Australian demands for more red meat market access and complaints about Australian products labeled with traditionally European names such as prosecco.

EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month.

Paraguay has ratified the Mercosur and European Union free trade deal to complete South America’s approval of a huge new trade zone.

Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the country’s leadership.

Hungary’s leader Viktor Orbán is urging the European Union to suspend sanctions on Russian energy as oil and gas prices jump.

Hungary has temporarily detained seven Ukrainians working for a state bank and seized armored vehicles full of cash, setting off a sharp dispute with Kyiv.

Czech lawmakers have rejected a motion to lift Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ immunity so prosecutors can press a fraud case.

Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran.

Europe is gradually being pulled into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, even as it avoids direct combat.

The European Commission has asked its anti-fraud watchdog to examine Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the EU’s trade chief.

The European Union has agreed to expand funding for citizens needing to leave their home countries to access safe abortions elsewhere in the 27-nation bloc.

Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary’s pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is not economic stagnation, but neighboring Ukraine.

Hungary has blocked the European Union’s latest sanctions plan against Russia, and said it will hold up a big new loan for Ukraine.

The European Union’s top diplomats met with the director of the Board of Peace in Brussels following a shaky and controversial embrace of U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure and rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

The European Commission says the United States needs to honor its tariff deal with the EU after the Supreme court blocked parts of President Donald Trump’s trade agenda.

Budapest has threatened to block a new package of European Union sanctions against Russia and to stall efforts to help Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries to Hungary resume.

Hungary says it is blocking a major EU loan for Ukraine until Russian oil starts flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline.

X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.

Prosecutors are investigating the European Commission’s sale of 23 office buildings to Belgium two years ago.

European Union leaders reached a broad agreement Thursday in a Belgian castle to restructure the 27-nation bloc’s economy as they face antagonism from Trump, strong-China and Russia.

The European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with features like autoplay and infinite scroll.

A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios late Tuesday has left at least 15 migrants dead, while a search and rescue operation involving patrol boats, a helicopter and divers was underway in the area, the coast guard says.

The Czech Republic's coalition government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faces a no-confidence vote over a dispute with President Petr Pavel.

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Iran’s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government.

The European economy recorded modest growth at the end of last year, overcoming higher U.S. tariffs.

The European Union is listing Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level.

The European Union is stepping in to ensure Google gives rival AI companies and search engines access to data and Gemini AI services.

French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15.

India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement that covers up to 2 billion people after nearly two decades of negotiations.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insists Europe cannot defend itself without U.S. military support.

European Union regulators have opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X after its AI chatbot Grok started producing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images.

The European Union is ready to implement a free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis.

European Union leaders have welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to drop his tariff threats over Greenland, but they are wary about his Board of Peace project.

European Union lawmakers have voted to hold up a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries over concerns about the legality of the deal.

Europeans are rattled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, and are preparing countermeasures against the United States.

President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland and impose tariffs continue to raise concerns in Europe.

The European Union plans to phase out telecom gear from companies in "high risk" countries, targeting Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE.

U_S_ President Donald Trump has linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer feels “an obligation to think purely of Peace."

The eight European countries targeted by U_S_ President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland have criticized the move in an unusually strong joint statement, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”.

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

The European Union plans to allocate most of a new loan program to Ukraine's military needs over the next two years.

Malaysian authorities have announced legal action against Elon Musk's social media platform X and its AI unit xAI.

China and the European Union say they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc's imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles.

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok as concerns grow over its misuse in generating explicit images.

As housing costs continue to rise locally and nationwide, Jacksonville is taking its affordability fight global.

Dozens of angry farmers have demonstrated in France and Greece, halting traffic and blocking roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade deal with five South American nations.

The European Union is renewing negotiations for a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela.

The European Union's executive is warning of possible action against the U.S. after travel bans were imposed on five Europeans accused of pressuring American technology firms to censor viewpoints.

The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.

China has announced provisional tariffs of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union.

Brazil's President Lula da Silva hopes the Mercosur-EU free-trade deal will be signed in January, after it was delayed on Friday.

European Union leaders have agreed to provide Ukraine with a massive interest-free loan to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.

European Union leaders have agreed to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.

A core question for European Union leaders discussing whether to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine is whether the idea is legally sound.

The European Commission says the European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy.

European Union leaders have stalled in talks about providing a massive loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets.

Italy has signaled it might not support a major trade deal between the EU and South American countries.

European Union leaders are about to attempt something unprecedented.

European Union envoys are fine-tuning a plan to use frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to support Ukraine over the next two years.

China says it will begin imposing anti-dumping duties of up to 19.8% on imports of pork products from the European Union, after a review that could have resulted in tariffs of up to 62.4%.

European Union leaders are gathering this week at the end of political year dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump.

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.

The European Union has indefinitely frozen Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly governments, can’t prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine.

Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has been elected as president of the Eurogroup — a move that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago, when the country was in the throes of a deep financial crisis that almost saw it tossed out of the eurozone altogether.

The European Union has handed Ukraine a list of reforms needed to join the bloc.

European nations have agreed to consider changes that rights advocates say would weaken migrant protections that have underpinned European law since World War II.

European Union leaders have committed to funding Ukraine's economic and military needs for the next two years.

Slovakia’s parliament has approved a plan to dismantle an independent office that protects whistleblowers.

The European Union is investigating Google for potential antitrust violations related to its AI models.

Lithuania's government has declared a national emergency over security risks from meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus in recent weeks.

A top European Union official has warned the United States against interfering in European affairs.

Riot police have fired tear gas at farmers attempting to block the main access road to the international airport in Greece’s second-largest city Thessaloniki.

European Union regulators have fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros for failing to comply with digital regulations.

The European Union has unveiled a plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine over the next two years.

Georgian authorities have detained a prominent opposition figure Alexander Elisashvili on suspicion of attempting to set fire to the Tbilisi City Court office building.

Protesters in Tbilisi have marked a year of continuous demonstrations against Georgia's decision to halt EU membership talks.

The European Union’s defense chief has proposed deeper integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc.

World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies have broken with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Africa despite opposition from the United States.

More than 60 delegations have met in Brussels to discuss reconstruction and governance in Gaza, focusing on reforming the Palestinian Authority.

The European Union has introduced a new defense package to speed up the deployment of tanks and troops across its 27 nations.

The Czech Republic plans to build two new reactors at its Dukovany plant to expand the country's nuclear energy capacity.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country will challenge the European Union's plan to end Russian energy imports in court.

European Union regulators are investigating Google for allegedly demoting media publishers' content in search results.

European Union officials are warning Ukraine that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help.

The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker called the Hellas Aphrodite.

A European Union vessel has reached a ship taken by pirates off the coast of Somalia and found all its 24 crew members safe.

The European Union has announced plans to slash carbon emissions by 90% by 2040.

The European Union says it has reached an agreement with China to stabilize the flow of rare earth materials crucial for high-tech and military products.

The European Union has praised Ukraine for its reform progress toward joining the bloc despite concerns about corruption.

The European Union is working to establish new climate goals before the U.N. climate talks in Brazil starts next week.

Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent, has been elected as Ireland's president.

The European Union says Meta and TikTok have breached transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.

European Union leaders are seeking a more active role in Gaza and the occupied West Bank after being sidelined from a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Belgium's prime minister says that his European partners must share the risk of using billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets that are held in his country to help keep Ukraine’s economy and war effort afloat in coming years.

Two journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize.

Leaders of six Western Balkan nations are meeting British and European officials in London on Wednesday.

A Cameroonian-flagged ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen.

Europe’s main center-left political group has kicked out the party of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.