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Six people were killed and 81 others wounded on Sunday (13 November) when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul in what Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called a bomb attack that "smells like terrorism".

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Democrats will hold onto control of the US Senate after Senator Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in Nevada, Edison Research projected on Saturday (12 November), handing a major victory to President Joe Biden.

Hundreds of protesters angry about the climate crisis took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday (12 November), with dozens storming a building where Portugal's Economy Minister Antonio Costa e Silva was speaking, demanding that the former oil executive resign.

US President Joe Biden told the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Friday (11 November) that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised the United States would meet its targets for fighting it.

Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the centre of Kherson on Friday (11 November) after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion began in February.

Europeans have reacted with relief at the US midterm election results, which produced a weaker-than-expected 'red wave' for the Republicans and no major domestic clashes. However, let's not forget this is only the prelude to what is to come in 2024.

Ongoing talks to reform the EU’s flagship climate policy tool, the emissions trading scheme (EU ETS), appear stuck as Parliament accuses EU member states of refusing to give ground.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “The co-rapporteurs know that with the current Council position, it’s important to have a solid majority behind you and...

A rescue ship carrying 230 migrants docked at the French port of Toulon on Friday (11 November) amid a blazing row between France and Italy over which country is responsible for them.

It's not in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies or any other EU budget outlays but struggling farmers can find a real treasure in the increased ceiling for agriculture state aid.

Farming initiatives at COP27 will be dominated by agri-business players and will lack farmers’ voices, sustainable campaigners and small-holders organisations have warned ahead of the global summit’s day devoted to agriculture.

The candidate countries for EU membership must be fully in line with the European Media Freedom Act, which in the meantime needs improving, writes Antoaneta Nikolova.

The EU’s cyber defence policy was presented by the EU executive and diplomatic branches on Thursday (10 November) as a response to rising geopolitical tensions resulting from Russian aggression in Ukraine. The cyber defence policy is a strategic document intended...

The European Parliament and EU member states reached agreement late on Thursday (10 November) on a new law regulating the contribution of the forestry and land use sector to the EU’s 2030 climate goals.

The EU’s proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is the first horizontal regulation to introduce security requirements for connected devices and related services. However, the draft regulation has promoted a debate about the type of products that should be...

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk on 10 November raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a US privacy regulator and the exit of the company's safety leader.

Verkor, a French e-battery start-up, inaugurated its innovation centre in Grenoble on Wednesday (9 November), with backing from government officials, key industry players and a €49 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Slovakia on Thursday (10 November) stepped up pressure on the Czech Republic to ease border controls in place for weeks to combat an increase in the number of migrants, mostly from Syria, who are heading to Germany and Western Europe.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reiterating her commitment to NATO, Slovakia's defence minister pointing to all countries exporting goods the Russian military uses, and so much more.