The Latest Breaking News from Josep Borrell

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that Brussels was starting work on expanding sanctions against Iran after Tehran's attack on Israel, ahead of two day European leaders' summit that gets underway in the Belgian capital this Wednesday.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the United States will impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone program as well as the Revolutionary Guards and the Iranian defense ministry.

EU to expand sanctions against Iran amidst rising Middle East tensions. Efforts to promote stability and address conflicts.

Markus Pieper resigns from €17k-a-month role hours before he was due to start amid claims of favouritism

Top diplomats from France, Germany and the European Union are set to push for more funding for Sudan on Monday at a meeting in Paris to mark the first anniversary of the war. NGOs and Sudanese civil society also hope that the meetings will hold Sudanese military leaders to account.

European lawmakers will cast votes Thursday on a contested appointment to a plum Brussels job, with Ursula von der Leyen suspected of playing favourites to aid her own re-election as commission chief.

By seemingly giving carte blanche to Israel, the EU has sacrificed hard-won credibility with civil society in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, says Shada Islam, a Brussels-based commentator

European Commission defends appointing adviser Markus Pieper after selection process is questioned

Each time Madrid and Dublin speak out on the war in Gaza others are emboldened to join them, sources say

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is facing calls from senior officials and lawmakers to justify her choice of candidate to staff a top new EU role, according to a letter seen by AFP on Thursday.

EU says 500,000 shells delivered, the rest by end of year; ‘billions’ to fix energy systems damaged by Russian attacks. What we know on day 762