Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament on Thursday after President Donald Trump suggested allowing Canada to become an associate EU member could be a “hostile act” and threatened additional tariffs on Europe.

EU capitals have given a cool reception to Canada’s bid to be granted a “unique alliance” with the bloc, deflating Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pitch for “middle powers” to close ranks against the US and China.

"I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU," von der Leyen told the Canadian prime minister, who was attending her annual keynote speech

Canada has ​formally ‌applied ‌to ⁠join the ⁠British-led Joint ​Expeditionary ​Force ⁠military ⁠coalition, ⁠Prime Minister Mark ​Carney's ​office ⁠said ⁠in a statement ⁠on Wednesday. (Reporting by David ⁠Ljunggren;

The Trump administration has denied visas for a high-level Palestinian delegation to attend an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations for the second year in a row

The United States Department of State has announced it will extend visa sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from travelling to New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly next week for the second year in a row.

The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.

The United States on Wednesday extended sanctions denying visas to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The Times of Israel reported that

United Nations-backed human rights experts said on Thursday there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran on the first day of the war. Meanwhile,

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said it had reasonable grounds to believe the U.S. was behind two military strikes that constituted war crimes.

The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.

U.N. mission finds reasonable grounds U.S. war crimes in Minab school strike; Iranian officials say about 120 children among more than 150 killed. Also cites Iranian crimes against humanity. · 24 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.

The opposition bloc won a wafer-thin victory in Sunday’s vote, but it may take some time to cobble together a coalition able to form a government.

Sweden’s left-leaning opposition has won a narrow majority in the national election, according to a complete vote count

Sweden's centre-left ⁠opposition ⁠parties maintained a narrow ⁠election lead on Wednesday over the incumbent ​right-wing governing bloc as the counting of remaining ballots resumed after ‌Sunday's vote for parliament.

Sweden’s left-leaning opposition won a narrow majority in the country’s national election, a complete vote count showed Thursday. The Swedish Election Authority said the four opposition parties won 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament in Stockholm,

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a Russia sanctions bill that would give President Donald Trump new authority on tariffs.

The House passed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill long championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday, sending the legislation to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature after more than a year of congressional maneuvering.

The legislation was named for the late South Carolina Republican. It gives the president authority to impose tariffs on top importers of oil and natural gas from Russia, such as China and India.

The US House passed a sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, featuring a 100% tariff threat for major energy importers like India. Passing 262-159, it awaits President Trump's signature.

Gaza rescuers wrapped up searches on Thursday in the rubble of a bomb-damaged building that collapsed a day earlier, where 21 people were killed and 45 rescued from ​under the rubble, a Palestinian official said.

People carried bodies Wednesday as machines cleared rubble from a Gaza City building that collapsed after Israeli strikes left it unstable. Reconstruction

The building was previously damaged by an Israeli strike, the local rescue service said. Its fall underscored the precarious conditions of those living among the enclave’s ruins.

A building collapse in Gaza City overnight has killed sixteen people, including at least twelve women and children