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British PM reportedly ready to announce Israeli settlement trade ban in coming weeks

British sanctions on Israel trade could, however, cause a split inside the Labor Party, where a third of the party has signed a letter to the new PM calling for sharp measures against settlements.

Britain's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting walks following the first cabinet meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 21, 2026.
Members of the Guardia Civil USECIC guard migrants on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.

Spanish MEP appeals to Netanyahu to back Spain's sovereignty amid Ceuta border crisis

Rubaha, 8, watches from the entrance of her home as a buffalo is held down for sacrificial slaughter in celebration of Eid al-Adha in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan, June 8, 2025.

European Parliament demands Pakistan free 13-year-old Christian girl in forced marriage, conversion

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports


EU cannot brand IRGC as terror group before court ruling - Borrel

The European Parliament last week called on the EU to list the IRGC as a terrorist entry.

 People rally against Iranian regime during a European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs council in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2023.

Iran's parliament to label European militaries as 'terror organizations'

"We are ready to reciprocate. But we ask the Westerners to think carefully so that the window of opportunity for diplomacy is not closed," said the Speaker of Iran's Islamic Council.

pictured far right, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf

EU working on 10th round of Russia sanctions - diplomats

The United States will impose additional sanctions next week against the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group.

 Flags of European Union and Ukraine flutter outside EU Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, February 28, 2022

EU to sanction 37 Iranians, its parliament asks it to target IRGC

"We believe we should already start working on the fifth [sanctions package] to list IRGC as a terrorist organization," said one EU diplomat.

 Flags of European Union and Ukraine flutter outside EU Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, February 28, 2022

European Parliament calls on EU to blacklist Iran's IRGC

On Thursday, the European Parliament is expected to pass another resolution dealing with Iran, including a call to declare the Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization.

 Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy participate in an exercise in the south of Iran, in this picture obtained on January 17, 2023.

European parliament launching procedure to waiver immunity of two MEPS following Qatar scandal

Two members of European Parliament have had their immunity waivered for accepting bribes from Qatar

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears on screen as EU Parliament awards Sakharov prize to the Ukrainian people at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France December 14, 2022.

European Parliament corruption: Kaili's partner confesses to role in case

Investigators believe that Francesco Giorgi hoped to exonerate his partner, Eva Kaili by confessing.

 Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, Qatar's labor minister, speaks with Greece's Eva Kaili, vice president of the European Parliament, during a meeting in Qatar, October 31, 2022

Why Qatar’s involvement in EU scandal may impact Middle East - analysis

Several European Parliament members were found to have been involved in corruption with Qatar.

 European Parliament vice president, Greek socialist Eva Kaili, is seen at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

EU-Qatar graft scandal uncovered by year-long, pan-Europe probe, Belgium says

Intelligence agencies all over Europe cooperated over a year to uncover one of the biggest scandals to ever hit the European Union.

European Parliament building, Strasbourg, France

Ukraine's parliament enacts reform laws recommended by EU - Speaker

The road to membership is widely expected to be long, possibly lasting a decade. EU leaders said that Ukraine would have much 'homework' to do.

 Flags of European Union and Ukraine flutter outside EU Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, February 28, 2022