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UNSC to vote on rival calls for truce in Syria's Idlib

Germany, Belgium, and Kuwait put their text in a final form and seek a vote on Thursday. Russia and China also put their rival text in a final form for a vote, that calls for a cessation of hostilities in September but gives no date.

Brussels braces for planned far-right rally

Neo-Nazi groups call for gathering after far-right Vlaams Belang is excluded from government but the party itself has tried to distance itself from the march.

Racing driver Anthoine Hubert dies after Formula Two crash

In a statement, the auto racing governing body said that BWT Arden driver Hubert died aged 22 following a "serious incident" at Spa-Francorchamps, a three-car pile-up in the second lap of the race also involving Juan Manuel Correa and Giuliano Alesi.

Belgian festival draws criticism over blackface 'Savage' character

The parade featured "the Savage", a white man clad in a black costume, his face and hands covered in black body paint, his head adorned with a feathered war bonnet, a chain hanging from his neck and a golden piercing protruding from his nose.

Ban on sending wild elephants to zoos a step closer

A large majority of countries voted in Geneva to prohibit the transfer of elephants caught in the wild to so-called captive facilities – a practice animal protection groups have long described as "cruel".

July 2019 hottest month globally recorded – EU

According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, every month so far in 2019 ranks among the four warmest on record for the month in question.

The EU’s mistakes are the root of the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean

Instead of taking on the role of fair mediator, Brussels has broken its own rules to accept the Republic of Cyprus into the EU and is now inflaming tensions with Turkey over natural resources.

Study says Germans are religiously tolerant except on Islam and Muslims

According to a recent study by the German Bertelsmann Stiftung, religious tolerance is widespread in Germany - but that does not apply to all religions.

Man linked to Paris attacks extradited from Germany to Belgium

The unnamed 39-year-old suspect was "extradited this morning" under suspicion of having procured weapons for the attackers.

Conflicting images of Ursula von der Leyen, the new EU Commission president

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ally has been named as the first woman president of the European Union after serving various positions of power in Germany.

Von der Leyen confirmed as new European Commission president

The European Parliament voted 383-327 vote with 22 abstentions on Tuesday to approve von der Leyen's nomination.

Eurozone growth, inflation cut as risks from US trade grow

In its quarterly economic forecasts, the European Union's executive arm says prices will grow less than previously predicted, pushing the inflation rate further off the European Central Bank's target of close to but less than two percent.