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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
April 21, 2026, 4:52 pm
Germany and Italy reject push by EU allies to end association deal with Israel
Spain, Slovenia and Ireland call for discussion on suspending trade agreement; Belgium says Israeli conduct ‘unacceptable,’ pushes for partial suspension; Berlin says move ‘inappropriate’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, right, and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visit the site of a deadly Iranian missile impact days earlier in Beit Shemesh, March 10, 2026. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
March 10, 2026, 8:57 pm
Alongside visiting German FM, Sa’ar says Israel not seeking ‘endless war’ in Iran
Wadephul says Iran ‘not ready’ for diplomatic end to war; Sa’ar warns newly selected Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei ‘no less extremist’ than his father
By Nava Freiberg
This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on December 8, 2025, shows Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaking while attending prayers at Umayyad Mosque in Damascus during the anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. (Handout / SANA / AFP)
January 16, 2026, 5:25 pm
Sharaa to meet with German chancellor as Berlin seeks to deport Syrian refugees
Syrian president’s visit being protested by Kurdish and Alawite communities in Germany over violence against minorities in Syria since fall of Assad regime
By AFP
An injured Sudanese woman who fled el-Fasher city, after Sudan's paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people in the western Darfur region, sits in a tent at a camp in Tawila, Sudan, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Bakry)
November 1, 2025, 2:10 pm
Germany, Jordan, UK call for immediate ceasefire in ‘apocalyptic’ Sudan war
Britain’s Cooper decries ‘mass executions, starvation and the devastating use of rape as a weapon of war’ in Darfur; Jordan’s Safadi: ‘Humanitarian crisis of inhumane proportions’
By Agencies
Masked Hamas gunmen take positions in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, ahead of handing over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
November 1, 2025, 1:27 pm
Jordan, Germany say Gaza’s International Stabilization Force will need UN mandate
Safadi says it would be only way for force to be effective; Wadephul says would ‘need a clear basis in international law’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot Junction, Jerusalem, September 8, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 8, 2025, 5:35 pm
Europeans call for halt to violence after Jerusalem terror attack kills six
Alongside condemnations from France, UK, Germany and others, EU spokesman says deadly shooting shows need for Israel to halt fighting in Gaza Strip
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission talks to journalists before the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting in Brussels on July 14, 2025 (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
August 30, 2025, 5:08 pm
EU foreign policy chief ‘not optimistic’ bloc will agree on sanctioning Israel
Ministers split over ‘lenient’ move to curb Israeli access to EU program funding research; officials say step, which does not require unanimous support, could be initial signal to Israel
By Reuters
People hang a Palestinian flag in front of the Slovenian Parliament building after the National Assembly recognized a Palestinian state in Ljubljana, on June 4, 2024. (AFP)
August 1, 2025, 11:03 am
In EU first, Slovenia announces ban on all weapons trade with Israel
Israeli official calls move meaningless, since it has no defense procurement there; German FM warns that Jerusalem may become further diplomatically isolated
By AFP and ToI Staff
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul poses for a photo with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa'ar, ahead of a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, on July 31, 2025 (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
July 31, 2025, 4:26 pm
En route to Israel, German FM urges 2-state process, says too soon to recognize Palestine
Key European ally not yet joining others in making move, but warns Israeli inaction testing Berlin’s patience; Wadephul to visit West Bank, focus on Gaza aid
By Nava Freiberg
Yemenis brandish their rifles and chant slogans during an anti-Israel, anti-US rally in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa on July 4, 2025. (Mohammed Huwais / AFP)
July 11, 2025, 12:58 am
Israel urging US to resume strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, form broad coalition — report
Jerusalem said to tell Washington that attacks on ships in Red Sea ‘can no longer remain solely an Israeli problem’; Houthis launch a second missile Thursday, which falls short of Israel
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
US President Donald Trump points to a reporter to take a question as he speaks to the media, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 30, 2025, 2:31 pm
Trump: I’m not talking to Iran, nor offering it anything after US struck nuke sites
Tehran criticizes US president for sanctions ‘games,’ says its usual IAEA cooperation cannot be expected; France, Germany, UK condemn Iran’s ‘threats’ against watchdog head
By ToI Staff and Agencies
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, center, speaks with, from left, Malta's Foreign Minister Ian Borg, Slovenia's Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon, Slovakia's Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar and Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
June 23, 2025, 8:53 pm
EU nations push for diplomacy after US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities
French foreign minister rejects Trump’s hint at regime change in Iran; German chancellor unequivocal in support for Israel and US actions
By AP and ToI Staff
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, left, and Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
June 13, 2025, 3:01 pm
FM speaks with counterparts around the world following Israeli strikes on Iran
German and French leaders back Israel’s right to defend itself, call for de-escalation; Czech foreign minister says Israeli attack is a ‘reasonable’ response to Iranian actions
By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint press conference with Brazil's president (not in picture) following a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on June 5, 2025. (Christophe PETIT TESSON / POOL / AFP)
June 5, 2025, 6:46 pm
Macron: Steps against Israel over Gaza war to be decided in ‘next couple of days’
French president promotes recognition of Palestinian statehood; German FM says move would send ‘wrong signal,’ vows to keep sending arms to Israel but calls for more aid to Strip
By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
European Union High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas gives a press conference in Brussels, on May 28, 2025. (Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
May 29, 2025, 10:54 am
EU hardens tone on Israel, but will it lead to concrete steps?
A bloc of countries including Germany and Italy, though critical of ongoing war in Gaza Strip, would likely prevent European Union from taking major punitive measures
By AFP and ToI Staff
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