Andrew Rettman

The sudden illness of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will see her and the other 26 EU commissioners postpone a trip to Poland this week.

Rwandans who sought sanctuary in Belgium 30 years ago are finding comfort in their native culture, while feeling at home in Europe.

The vast majority of European homes will stay warm this winter, but Russian gas-dependent countries on the EU fringe are facing turbulent months ahead.

Denmark has reacted calmly to Donald Trump's remarks on seizing Greenland — amid sharper criticism of US rhetoric by France and Germany.

Nato states' navies will halt and board ships seen to be harming undersea cables in future, leaders said, as a fresh incident unfolded during their mini-summit in Helsinki.

The EU can sanction Russian firms or oligarchs without any prior warning, judges have said, after a legal challenge that threatened to wreck the bloc's €25bn asset-seizure programme.

Israel has continued mass-killing of Palestinians amid ceasefire delays, as the EU pledged more humanitarian aid, but said it had little diplomatic sway on the war.

Trump said nothing on Russia and little about China, pledged trade tariffs, and voiced rightwing views on migrants, gender, and climate, in a speech full of bombastic rhetoric, including a promise to send Americans to Mars.

Hungary could lose billions more in EU funding in the future if it fails to reform, but won't face a European Commission investigation into reports it spied on EU officials.

EU diplomats are on edge to see if Russia sanctions will be renewed, or if Europe will need a snap summit next week to make sure Hungary doesn't veto the rollover, potentially handing Moscow €210bn in frozen funds.