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Turkey to stress need to update customs union with EU during commissioner's visit

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference after meeting with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

EU rethinks climate diplomacy after bruising COP30 summit, document shows

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators attend the Fridays for Future protest '#JustTransitionNow' next to the Brandenburg Gate during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) which takes place in Belem, Brazil, in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 5, 2026

A 2008 photo shows a Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile on display in Red Square during Moscow's Victory Day Parade.

US, EU and Japan unveil critical minerals partnership

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other government officials posing for a family photo on the day of the Critical Minerals Ministerial, at the State Department in Washington, on Feb 4.

Serbia seeks EU gas deals as it reduces Russian supplies, says President Vucic

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic attends an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic

Nestle widens infant formula recall after EU requests new toxin analysis

Nestle widened an infant formula recall to include a batch of Guigoz, contradicting analyst expectations that no further withdrawals would be needed from the Swiss group.

Finland’s president: We must admit US is changing, ‘conflicts with our values’

Finland's President Alexander Stubb speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

EU to offer US critical minerals partnership to check China

The partnership aims to jointly find ways to source critical minerals, which are needed for most modern technologies, without relying on China.

French prosecutors seek public office ban for Le Pen but leave door open to presidential bid

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves a hearing during which civil parties will be heard and prosecutors will present their sentencing request in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party itself and 10 others defendants found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

EU will struggle to secure key raw materials supply, warns report

Wind turbines of Vestas at the Port of Odense, Denmark. The EU is struggling to diversify its imports of the key materials needed for key industries.

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