Macron says he is not 'obsessed' with Putin summit after Franco-German proposal rejected
PARIS, June 25 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron defended on Friday a failed attempt by France and Germany to hold an EU summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after eastern European leaders shot down the initiative they said would send the wrong message to Moscow.
Slovenia, Poland sided with Hungary at EU summit, Luxembourg says
Slovenia and Poland were the only EU countries to side with Hungary in a stand-off over LGBT rights at the European Union summit in Brussels, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on Friday.
Nord Stream 2 sanctions waivers could aid Russia-U.S. ties, Moscow says
Russian officials on Wednesday said Moscow's fraught ties with Washington could benefit from the waiving of U.S. sanctions on the company in charge of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, after a report said the Biden administration was set to lift them.
U.S. and Russian foreign ministers to meet in Iceland in bid to ease friction
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are due to hold talks on Wednesday night ahead of a possible presidential summit in Junein an attempt to improve the dire relations between the former Cold War foes.
Israel says it has no ‘timeframe’ for end to Gaza hostilities
Israel said on Wednesday it was not setting a timeframe for an end to hostilities with Gaza as its military pounded the Palestinian enclave with air strikes and Hamas militants unleashed new cross-border rocket attacks.
Putin says Ukraine is becoming an 'anti-Russia', pledges response
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that neighbouring Ukraine was becoming 'anti-Russia' and that Moscow would be ready to react to what he said were threats to its own security.
Israel pounds Gaza to curb Palestinian militants but rockets still fly
Israel pummelled Gaza with artillery fire and air strikes on Friday as it targeted Palestinian militant tunnels to try to stop persistent rocket attacks on Israeli towns.
Fuel shortages worsen on sixth day of top U.S. fuel pipeline outage
Fuel shortages worsened in the southeastern United States on Wednesday, as the shutdown of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline network entered its sixth day and gasoline stations ran out of supply in some cities.
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