African and European leaders convene in Angola for the EU‑Africa Summit, a two‑day gathering aimed at strengthening ties between the blocs.

Alsalem called for member states to establish a universal ban on surrogacy, criminalizing the practice in all its forms.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has arrived in Angola to take part in the European Union-African Union summit. Ahead of the summit, the Taoiseach will attend a meeting of the European Council to discuss Ukraine. European leaders left the G20 summit in Johannesburg for Luanda, where they will spend the next two days meeting leaders from African nations.

A peace plan inspired by Venerable Robert Schuman was proposed at the European Parliament, envisioning cooperation across the Northern Hemisphere.

The European Union announced proposed changes to its flagship EU-wide pension plan in a bid to boost retirement savings as the bloc grapples with an aging population.

The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker called the Hellas Aphrodite.