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A Taliban delegation arrived in Brussels for talks with European Union officials about returning Afghan migrants. The unusual meeting drew sharp criticism from politicians and human rights advocates: "The Commission is granting legitimacy to a regime that tramples the rights of women."

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said Israel is severing ties with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas after reports that she compared Israeli policy to apartheid-era South Africa.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced new sanctions against Iran and Iranian entities, saying that "Iran poses a danger to international maritime traffic."

EU foreign ministers back penalties on four groups and three individuals over alleged violence against Palestinians. Israel’s Gideon Sa’ar blasts the move as political and rejects any comparison to Hamas.

Peter Magyar says he won’t automatically block EU decisions on Israel, promises zero tolerance for antisemitism, and plans to rejoin the International Criminal Court; Netanyahu congratulates him and thanks outgoing Viktor Orban.

A political earthquake in Hungary: the opposition led by Peter Magyar wins 138 of 199 seats—more than two-thirds—ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. The former prime minister concedes: "We will continue to serve our homeland and the Hungarian people even from the opposition... 2.5 million voters will not be abandoned. We never give up."

As the world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, EU officials outline security funding, digital enforcement, and education initiatives aimed at safeguarding Jewish life across Europe