The European Union has imposed new sanctions on 16 individuals and seven institutions for their role in Russia's forced deportation of Ukrainian children. Nearly 20,500 children are estimated to have been unlawfully transferred to Russia since the war began in 2022. The abductions of the children are structurally done by Russia with the aim of erasing their Ukrainian identity through indoctrination and forced adoption.
Last weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the idea of the European Union mediating peace in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He named former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as a possible EU mediator.
The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court ruled that the dismissal of a worker replaced by artificial intelligence was illegal. Meanwhile, in the USA, a bipartisan proposal on transparency is making headway.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making sky-high demands for a possible meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Oekraïens president Volodymyr Zelensky viert vandaag de Dag van Europa "niet op formele wijze of met loze slogans", maar wel vanuit het besef dat Oekraïne een "onlosmakelijk onderdeel van de Europese familie" is.
Russian President Vladimir Putin used the parade marking Victory Day in Moscow's Red Square to express confidence in Russia's eventual victory in Ukraine. He praised the troops who he said are fighting "an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc".
Poland is the first EU member state to sign a loan agreement under the European Union's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative. The European Commission is lending the country nearly 44 billion euros through the SAFE program.
US President Donald Trump is heading to Beijing next week for a two-day visit. The planned talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping could determine the next phase of U.S.-China relations.
A BBC analysis shows that at least 2,304 North Korean military personnel have died while deployed alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine. The BBC gets that information from satellite images and official photos of a new memorial museum in Pyongyang, which was solemnly opened by Kim Jong-un on April 26.
Several environmental associations have uncovered a letter from the European Commission that is said to reject Bill 1552 carried by Minister Lollobrigida, currently under discussion in the Senate.