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During a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart in the city of Uzhhorod, western Ukraine, Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto says that Hungary is „ready for further collaboration“ with Ukraine but that there „is still a long way to go“. Relations between the two neighbouring countries have been strained over the past few years and were further aggravated when Orban …

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says he has instructed police to show „great moderation“ toward farmers who have blocked highways as part of a nationwide protest movement against agricultural policies. SOUNDBITE

Police and gendarmerie vehicles, including armored vehicles, set up at one of the main entrances to the Rungis market, just as the main farmers‘ unions had announced their intention to lead a „siege of the capital for an indefinite period“. On Sunday, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin asked police officers to set up „a major defensive operation“ to prevent farmers „from …

police and an ambulance can be seen outside the ornate Italian church, where two assailants launched an armed attack during a religious ceremony, leaving one person dead, according to Turkey’s interior minister. IMAGES

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arrives at a roadblock set up on the A64 freeway near Carbonne, Haute-Garonne, after announcing the government’s response to the demands of farmers, who have been protesting for over a week in France. IMAGES

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arrives at a cattle farm in Montastruc-de-Salies, in the Haute-Garonne region of south-west France, to announce the government’s response to the demands of farmers who have been demonstrating in France for over a week. IMAGES

Guyanese Foreign Minister Hugh Hilton Todd and Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil meet in Brasilia to discuss the discuss the simmering crisis on their border over the disputed oil-rich Essequibo region. IMAGES

Ein Jahr ist es her, dass ein Mann in einem Regionalzug in Brokstedt ein junges Paar erstochen und weitere Fahrgäste schwer verletzt hat. Zum Gedenken an die Opfer dieser Messerattacke haben Schleswig-Holsteins Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther (CDU), weitere Minister:innen und Angehörige der Toten Kränze am Bahnsteig niedergelegt. Nach einer Schweigeminute haben sich die Beteiligten auf den Weg zur Brokstedter Kirche gemacht. …

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez welcomes Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid IMAGES

After meeting with the largest farmers union FNSEA, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal met with Rural Coordination, France’s 2nd largest farming union. Its president, Veronique Le Floch, said it was „catastrophic“ that the Prime Minister had not yet made any emergency announcements, while farmers continued to express their anger throughout France, in a protest that was mourned by the death …

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal condemned the „crocodile tears“ of government opposition MPs, to farmers, who are stepping up their actions in France and elsewhere in Europe, protesting in particular against financial burdens and environmental standards deemed too onerous. SOUNDBITE