Two rough proposals have emerged ahead of a crucial meeting of Europe's leaders this Thursday -- though they're both short on details and support in the bloc. And they both likely require US military support.
“For the past three years, the Russians have been spending 10% of their GDP on defense,” Macron told the French Le Figaro outlet. “We need to prepare for what comes next, with an objective of 3% to 3.5% of GDP.”
The brawl apparently broke out when the families demanded entrance to the guest gallery, with the guard informing them that only 10 people could go in at a time, The Jerusalem Post reported.
His position has given the former Warsaw Pact nation — which has a population only slightly larger than New Jersey — an outsized role in European diplomacy.
Israel and Hamas have begun negotiating the terms of the next phase of the cease-fire deal just two days before the truce expires, Egyptian mediators say.
Hamas released the bodies of Tsahi Idan, Ohad Yahalomi, Itzik Elgarat and Shlomo Mantzur on Wednesday night without the controversial public ceremonies it has been holding during the exchanges.
Slain Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas and her two young boys, Ariel and Kfir, were buried together in a single casket during a heartbreaking funeral on Wednesday honoring the victims.
"I believe that Serbia made a mistake today. I apologize to the citizens of Serbia for that, and I take the blame for that because I was probably tired and overwhelmed," Aleksandar Vucic said.
Agam Berger, one of the Israeli hostages who was freed from Hamas captivity, said her heart broke when she learned via radio that the negotiations for her and the others' freedom were so contentious.
A top Hamas official says he now regrets endorsing the horrific Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel after witnessing the destruction of Gaza when the Jewish state retaliated.
Steve Witkoff revealed that his impending trip to the Middle East is meant to negotiate an extension of phase one of the deal, which is set to end on Sunday.
Ukrainian soldiers who were on the brink of death after losing limbs to Russia's invading army are now back on the frontlines, equipped with new prosthetics and the determination to help them protect their country.
“After it was all over, he looked at me in the dining room and screamed through tears, ‘Ariel isn’t dead! He’s not dead, mom, he’s alive, he’s in his room,'" said the mother of the child.
The pope was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 after experiencing difficulty breathing for several days and subsequently had pneumonia diagnosed in both lungs.
The barbaric treatment drew condemnations from around the world — and even from Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, who called the display, "a disgrace to Islam."
