EUROPEAN UNION: EU member states were urged today to show the same respect for international law in Gaza as they aim to uphold in Ukraine, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face dire food shortages and possible famine.

At an EU summit in Brussels, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres appealed to its political leaders to respect standards enshrined in the UN Charter and international law.

CENTRAL EUROPE: Four central European countries — the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia — remained deeply divided today over a Czech plan to acquire ammunition that Ukraine badly needs in its war against Russia.