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European Affairs ministers from the 27 EU countries meet in Luxembourg, where they will be preparing the major topics set to be discussed at the European Summit on June 27 and 28, namely the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as security and defence issues. IMAGES
Smoke rises from a building as Israeli troops raid the occupied West Bank town of Deir al-Ghusun near Tulkarm. IMAGES
The foreign ministers of EU member states as well as the bloc's foreign policy officials kick off a roundtable meeting in Brussels set to be dominated by ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Sahel. IMAGES
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine is still inflicting major losses on Russia, despite Kyiv not managing to regain captured territory. "Of course we would like them to to liberate as much territory as possible, as quickly as possible, but even though the frontline has not moved, the Ukrainians have been able to inflict heavy losses on the Russian invaders," he says. "Of course we would like them to liberate as much territory as possible as quickly as possible as possible, but even though the frontline has not moved, Ukrainians have been able to inflict heavy losses on the Russian invaders," Stoltenberg said. SOUNDBITE
Israeli security forces deploy in Silwan, East Jerusalem ahead of the release of Palestinian prisoners on the third day of a truce between Israel and Hamas. Hamas militants released a third group of hostages on Sunday with more Palestinian prisoners set to be freed in exchange. IMAGES
The first snow of the winter blankets the armoured vehicle-tracked roads in east Ukraine's frontline Donetsk region as the conflict with Russia drags on. Winter snow, mud and ice are expected to force a lull in Ukraine's months-long counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Moscow's forces. IMAGES