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Israel has rejected a ceasefire and launched an operation in Rafah, raising fears that the war in Gaza could drag on.

The feared reprisal had been almost two weeks in the making. But when Iran finally pushed the button on its retaliatory attack against Israel late on Saturday, it appeared to amount to little more than a drawn-out light show, resulting only in minor damage to some remote Israeli military infrastructure…

Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support for Ukraine

Resistance to further aid for Kyiv is growing ahead of meeting that comes almost two years into Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Polling reveals cool attitude to accession of Georgia and some western Balkan states, and opposition to admitting Turkey

Many Europeans don’t realise that EU enlargement is the only way to counter China and Russia – but this week, leaders must act, say Piotr Buras and Engjellushe Morina of the European Council on Foreign Relations

Researchers see political risks to decarbonisation plan across forthcoming elections, but also suggest steps to win support

Poll reveals west more united but gulf growing with countries such as India that do not subscribe to post-cold war view

There will be no grace period for Germany's new defence minister who takes office as pressure is piling on Berlin to send battle tanks to Ukraine and to upgrade its dilapidated armed forces in the face of Europe's biggest conflict since World War II.

Britain’s offer to send more than a dozen Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine has increased pressure on Germany to do likewise with its coveted Leopard 2 battle tanks. But the German defence minister’s resignation on Monday, just days before a critical meeting at the US Air Base in Ramstein, Germany,…