The European Union did not approve the 18th Russia sanctions package on Tuesday, the EU's foreign chief Kaja Kallas said after a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has urged his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico not to block the adoption of the European Union's 18th package of sanctions against Russia. Source: Fiala in a letter seen by Czech media,

Prime Minister Robert Fico says the reassurances provided by Ursula von der Leyen are "insufficient" to satisfy Slovakia's concerns and lift his veto. View on euronews

The European Union is seeking updates from Israel on implementation of a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the bloc's top diplomat said Tuesday. Foreign ministers from the EU's 27-member nations were meeting in Brussels in the wake of a new aid deal for Gaza,

Israel's continued military operations and blockade have left the entire population of 2.3 million people in Gaza facing acute food insecurity, with nearly half a million at risk

Today, the UN’s former point person in Gaza questions the details of the EU’s aid deal with Israel, and our energy correspondent hears concerns that Brussels’ ban on Russian gas could brach EU law. An EU-Israel deal to increase aid shipments into Gaza risks being yet another false dawn for Brussels’ efforts to hold Israel to account,