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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, left, Belgium's Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, center, and Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman, gesture, in front of a cake to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first informal meeting of the Council during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

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The EU is worried that Israel might extend the war in Gaza to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt
By LORNE COOK - Associated Press
Sat,02/03/24-3:39AM , 48 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Saturday expressed deep concern over reports that the Israeli military intends to take its battle against Hamas to the town of Rafah at Gaza’s border with Egypt where more than a million people have escaped the fighting.
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Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Najeeb al-Maliki, left, speaks with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. European Union Foreign Affairs Ministers meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss the situation in the Middle East and in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

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EU pushes for Palestinian statehood, rejecting Israeli leader's insistence that it's off the table
By LORNE COOK - Associated Press
Mon,01/22/24-5:45AM , 156 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers argued Monday that the creation of a Palestinian state is the only credible way to achieve peace in the Middle East, expressing concern about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s clear rej
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French gendarmes patrol the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower after a man targeted passersbys late saturday, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others in Paris, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. Police subdued the man, a 25-year-old French citizen who had spent four years in prison for a violent offense. After his arrest, he expressed anguish about Muslims dying, notably in the Palestinian territories. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Senior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages
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Tue,12/05/23-3:59AM , 154 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe faces a “huge risk of terrorist attacks" over the Christmas holiday period due to the fallout from the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the European Union's home affairs commissioner warned Tuesday.
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Belgian Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Brussels, on Oct. 17, 2023. Belgium's justice minister resigned on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third this week in Brussels. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

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Belgian minister quits after 'monumental error' let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net
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Fri,10/20/23-1:40PM , 118 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a “monumental error” after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes and wounded
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