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A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026 as the US and Israel announce the start of strikes (AFP)
February 28, 2026, 2:20 pm
World leaders urge ‘restraint’ as US-Israel strikes on Iran draw concern
Warnings against escalation and accusations of international law violations follow joint US-Israel strikes on Iran
By Agencies and ToI Staff
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures as she delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
January 20, 2026, 8:52 pm
EU seeks to tighten ban on drone exports to Iran after deadly crackdown
European Commission head says bloc also preparing other sanctions on those responsible for ‘continued and brutal repression’ of anti-government protests
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A video shown on stage of with an image of swastikas in the centre of Stars of David superimposed over the eyes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a performance by British band Primal Scream in London, December 8, 2025. (Screenshot/X)
December 12, 2025, 7:00 pm
Primal Scream concert visuals combine swastikas and Stars of David, sparking outrage
CST files police complaint over graphics fusing Nazi symbols, Jewish imagery on eyes of global politicians alongside images of Gaza; venue says it condemns antisemitism; band defends ‘art’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Palestinian boys walk amid the debris of a building in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood following an Israeli airstrike, November 20, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
November 21, 2025, 2:11 pm
Seeking to help rebuild Gaza, EU bolsters reform-linked financial support for PA
$92 million contributions from PA’s biggest backer seek to ‘create conditions for future effective governance across all territories,’ says EU Mediterranean commissioner
By AFP and ToI Staff
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 10, 2025. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
September 17, 2025, 7:17 pm
EU’s top body presents proposal to suspend free trade agreement with Israel
Israel’s top trading partner accuses Jerusalem of violating human rights in Gaza and West Bank, calls for measures to pressure government into ‘changing course’ in Gaza
By Lazar Berman
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 10, 2025. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
September 10, 2025, 2:26 pm
EU chief presses bloc to sanction Israel, slash trade ties over Gaza war
Decrying ‘man-made famine’ in the Strip, Von der Leyen says war has ‘shocked the conscience of the world’; Sa’ar says her remarks echo Hamas propaganda
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda at the Border Guard School near Lithuanian-Belarusian border, near the village Medininkai, east of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
September 1, 2025, 4:27 pm
EU chief’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming over Bulgaria, lands safely
Pilot flying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen reportedly used paper maps to land; Bulgaria suspects Russia to blame, but not clear if von der Leyen was specifically targeted
By AFP
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen gives a press conference in Brussels on June 10, 2025. (Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
June 16, 2025, 9:03 am
EU chief blames Iran for conflict, but says she told Netanyahu diplomacy ‘best solution’
Von der Leyen tells PM ‘without any question’ Iran shouldn’t have nuclear weapons, notes ‘same type of Iranian drones, ballistic missiles are indiscriminately hitting cities in Ukraine, Israel’
By AFP and ToI Staff
(L-R) International Criminal Court Justices Beti Hohler, Reine Alapini-Gansou, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza and Solomy Balungi Bossa. (ICC)
June 6, 2025, 2:37 pm
EU rallies behind International Criminal Court after US sanctions four judges
Trump’s measures target pair of judges on panel that authorized arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant; two others okayed probe into alleged war crimes by US troops
By Stephanie van den Berg and Charlotte Van Campenhout
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes part in a discussion in Berlin on May 26, 2025. (Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
May 27, 2025, 5:46 pm
Germany threatens ‘steps’ against Israel over Gaza, escalating criticism of war
Israeli actions in Gaza ‘incomprehensible,’ says Germany’s Merz, as EU chief slams ‘abhorrent’ strikes on civilian facilities in Strip during call with Jordan’s King Abdullah II
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Trucks with loaded with humanitarian aid seen before entering the Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, May 19, 2025. (Flash90)
May 19, 2025, 5:49 pm
Countries demand aid reach Gazans promptly after Netanyahu announces resumption
UK’s Starmer calls humanitarian situation ‘intolerable,’ French FM urges ‘unhampered’ aid access’; Spain’s PM says Israel should be excluded from next year’s Eurovision
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A broadcast screen of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, on April 3, 2025, depicts news of US President Donald Trump unveiling sweeping new trade tariffs. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
April 3, 2025, 9:50 am
US trading partners baffled by Trump’s tariffs, but little appetite for trade war
EU preparing response but leaving door open for negotiations; China decries measures as violation of international trade rules; Australia puzzled by 29% tariff on small island
By Agencies
Left to right: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, Pool), Volodymyr Zelensky (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP), Ursula Von Der Leyen (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
January 19, 2025, 11:17 pm
‘A deeply meaningful moment,’ it ‘fills our hearts with hope’: World hails hostage release
From Starmer to Zelensky, Thailand to the EU, leaders laud the return of the captives and urge full implementation of nascent truce
By Agencies and ToI Staff
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
July 19, 2024, 4:43 pm
EU pledges 400 million euros for Ramallah, subject to progress on PA reform
European Commission head touts measures to get Palestinian Authority’s finances in order as helping ‘lay the groundwork for economic and political stability in the West Bank’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
French National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen (L) speaks, flanked by party President Jordan Bardella, after French President Emmanuel Macron announced snap legislative elections, at the Pavillon Chesnaie du Roy in Paris, June 9, 2024. (Julien De Rosa/AFP)
June 10, 2024, 12:50 pm
Despite major gains by far-right in EU elections, mainstream groups remain dominant
Christian Democrats, Socialists ahead in 27-country vote; Macron trounced by Le Pen; Italian PM almost doubles seats; German extreme right defeats chancellor’s Social Democrats
By Raf Casert, LORNE COOK and Samuel Petrequin
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