Josep Borrell Fontelles

US, EU urge Israel not to spark regional war in Iran response

The US and the EU spoke out as the IDF has made a decision on how to respond but has not yet set the timing for when to take action.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, HANNAH SARISOHN
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024.
Open Arms members carry humanitarian aid for Gaza in a joint mission between NGOs Open Arms and World Central Kitchen at a port of Larnaca, Cyprus, March 9, 2024.

World condemns IDF airstrike that killed seven Gaza aid workers

The workers, who also included Palestinians and a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, were traveling in two armored cars emblazoned with the WCK logo and another vehicle.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

EU ministers agree to sanctions over Navalny's death

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell states that EU foreign ministers agree to impose sanctions on individuals and organizations responsible for the death of Alexi Navalny.

|ByREUTERS
displaced Palestinian woman tries to get internet service on her phone

Israel calls EU's accusations it is using Gaza hunger as weapon of war 'outrageous'

“There is no restriction on the amount of food and water that is allowed to be delivered into the Gaza Strip,” government spokeswoman Tal Heinrich told reporters in Israel. 

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Online Portal Closes for Wonga Compensation Claims

The deadline for compensation claims against payday lender Wonga has now officially closed.

OCTOBER 15, 2019ByLEO GIOSUÈ

New EU foreign minister volunteered in a kibbutz

While he was in Israel, Josep Borrell Fontelles, who currently serves as the Spanish FM, also met his first wife and the mother of his two children.

JULY 4, 2019ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell Fontelles arrives to Executive tower in Montevideo as European and Latin American leaders gathered in Uruguay to discuss "good faith" plan for Venezuela, Uruguay February 7, 2019.