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Rutte, Zelensky to attend Ukraine 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting after NATO summit, Elysee say

The Elysee said that planning was still underway for security guarantees for when a ceasefire is reached between Ukraine and Russia.

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.
25 May 2026, Israel, Tel Aviv: US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial-refueling aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport.

EU Aviation Safety Agency loosens restrictions on flights to Israel

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of the Rassemblement National party, arrives to attend the verdict in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party and 10 others found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in France, July 7, 2026.

French court shortens Marine Le Pen's ban from office but orders electronic tag


Trump to attend NATO summit in Turkey despite tensions over Iran war support

Despite criticizing NATO over Iran war support, Trump will attend the July summit in Ankara, U.S. officials confirm, aiming to address alliance disagreements.

A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025.

EU's negative statements about Israel increased post-October 7 - study

JPPI President Professor Yedidiya Stern described the findings as evidence that Europe is "turning its back on Jews," despite it once being "home to the majority of the Jewish people."

An illustrative image of a number of European Union member states' flags leading up to the EU flag at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

The crucial role of Israel’s next national security adviser - opinion

A senior diplomat once captured Israel’s foreign relations for me in just four words: “The good is improving; the bad is deteriorating.”

 Former National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Khaled Mashaal, nine other Hamas political leaders sanctioned by EU along with four Jewish groups

The decision was implemented in the interest of curbing Hamas violence, according to the measure, which explained that the terrorist organization’s military wings are subject to political leaders

 Senior Hamas figure Khaled Mashal accidentally says “To a free Israel, with God’s help” at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 8, 2026.

No, ambassador: Israel's anger with France is not 'staged,' it is earned - opinion

Israel needs an ally that doesn’t treat its survival as a bargaining chip.

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Greece–France Economic Forum at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, last week.

South Africa courts Gulf money while its Iran ties unsettle investors - feature

Pretoria is courting Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari money to revive a stalling economy, even as its alignment with Iran, Russia, and China rattles investors and trade partners it cannot afford to lose.

 South African flag.

‘Rebuilding a country the size of Syria means contracts worth billions of dollars,’ expert says

Renewed attention to reconstruction opportunities is colliding with unresolved sanctions exposure, weak institutions, damaged infrastructure, and uncertainty over Syria’s political future

Syrians gather to mark the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against the ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria March 15, 2026.

Russia says sending more US forces to Poland could lead to 'qualitative escalation'

Zakharova also said that the number of drone attacks on Russian territory from the direction of Europe and Northern European states was increasing.

US Army soldiers walk in formation during the Sword 26 exercise, approaching a MEDEVAC vehicle as NATO forces demonstrate innovation in battlefield casualty evacuation using drones and medical tech in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 11, 2026.

The boycott of Israeli academia - opinion

The Hamas massacre shattered Israeli society in ways that many outsiders struggle to grasp. Since then, another reality has taken shape: the quiet academic boycott of Israelis.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Israel-Czech relations are strong, have been so for decades, Prague's ambassador tells 'Post'

Prague will continue blocking anti-Israel measures inside the European Union and opposes publicly setting “red lines” for allies, Czech Ambassador Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova told the 'Post.'

Czech Ambassador to Israel, Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova.