EU to take action to stop illegal immigration in Italy

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visited a migrant reception centre on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Friday, after the country's prime minister called for EU help. Over 8,000 migrants have arrived on the island in the past three days. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says Italy is under "unsustainable pressure," according to BBC News.

Turkey's EU accession talks in doubt after critical report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to "divorce" the European Union after a critical report from the European Parliament on Turkey's accession talks.

ICRC announces austerity measures due to financial problems

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the world's largest humanitarian organisation, has announced a series of austerity measures due to financial problems.

Venice removed from UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list

Venice, Italy, has been removed from the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list, following a decision by the agency's committee in Saudi Arabia, according to the Italian Ministry of Culture.

Russia attacks Odessa region after two ships break Black Sea blockade

Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine on Sunday morning, targeting mainly southern parts of Odessa region and hitting an agricultural facility, the Ukrainian Air Force said, according to Reuters.

Ukrainian drone damages oil depot in Russia

A Ukrainian drone damaged an oil depot in southwestern Russia in the early hours of Sunday, causing a fire in a fuel tank that was later extinguished, the regional governor said, according to Reuters.

Romania sends aid to Libya after devastating floods

Romania has sent aid to Libya in response to the devastating floods that struck the country last week. A first shipment was sent on Saturday, aboard a Romanian Air Force plane, according to Radio România Actualități.

Mircea Geoană: Today we do not see political conditions for a peace plan in Ukraine. No decision on Ukraine without Ukraine

Today we do not see political conditions for a peace plan in Ukraine, said in an interview for AGERPRES, Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Mircea Geoană. He claims that any plan to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict must be based on the ten points proposed by the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Poland will ban the entry of passenger cars with Russian registration from September 17

Poland’s Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński announced that Poland will ban entry for passenger cars registered in Russia, APA reports citing TVP World.

Ukraine liberates Andriivka

Ukraine on Friday said it has liberated Andriivka, a village near the decimated eastern city of Bakhmut, and made progress against Russian forces elsewhere in the Donetsk region, POLITICO reports.

EU lifts bans on Ukrainian grain but Poland and Hungary move to impose unilateral restrictions

The European Commission has lifted the temporary bans on Ukrainian grain after Kyiv agreed to tighten control over its agricultural exports, Euronews reports.

Klaus Iohannis: "The lifting of the cooperation and verification mechanism is a success of the entire Romanian society"

The European Commission announced on September 15 that it formally closed the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Romania and Bulgaria.