European Union

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Depuis le 26 septembre 2026, des files d'attente interminable s'allongeaient devant les stations-service de Libreville, la capitale, puis celles des autres régions du pays. Des automobilistes devaient patienter pendant plusieurs heures, dans l'espoir de trouver quelques litres de carburant.

Le pape Léon a passé une « nuit paisible » à l'hôpital après l'opération visant à retirer le lobe inférieur de son poumon droit, selon le Vatican.

The negotiations on the EU budget for the years 2028 to 2034 are entering a critical phase. The Commission had presented a draft budget of about two trillion euros which has immediately come under fire from the net contributors – Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria. The Irish EU presidency has now proposed a new budget for around 160 billion euros less as a compromise.

US President Donald Trump has struck a diesel deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin while the EU is struggling to reach a consensus on the next package of sanctions against Moscow. At the same time, voices within the EU are increasingly calling into question aid for Ukraine. Commentators ask how Europe should position itself to find an appropriate response.

The scandal-hit US Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, has resigned at Donald Trump's request amid allegations that she suggested in Athens that Washington could topple governments in the region if they refused to buy expensive US liquefied natural gas. Shortly afterwards, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's government in Romania collapsed.