Finland’s foreign minister urged an EU-wide halt to Russian tourist visas, adding pressure ahead of bloc talks on Russia visa policy.
US lawmakers are preparing a bill to ban Russian oil purchases, challenging Trump’s reported diesel supply agreement with Putin.
Germany logged at least 12,102 military-service refusal declarations in eight months, even as Bundeswehr recruitment and troop counts rose.
Germany’s economy minister warned that the Left Party’s Berlin win could damage investor confidence and threaten business conditions.
South Korea warned Ukraine of unspecified further measures unless Kyiv apologizes over a dispute involving transferred North Korean prisoners.
Lithuania approved draft curbs on Russian and Belarusian property purchases near strategic sites, with rules due in 2027 if passed.
Berlin’s Left Party won 25.7% in preliminary results, putting housing policy and coalition risk back in focus for markets.
The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4%, its first hike in three years, citing inflation and drawing criticism from Donald Trump.
Macron is asking Brussels for an EU-wide social media ban for under-15s after France’s Constitutional Council blocked a national law.
AfD won 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, but the seat math leaves coalition talks highly uncertain and BSW potentially decisive.