An agreement between London and Brussels was confirmed on Monday morning, just ahead of the first UK–EU bilateral summit since Brexit. After years of tense relations, the meeting is meant to mark the start of a new alliance between Keir Starmer's Britain and the European Union.

The U.K. and EU enhance their partnership with new trade and defense deals as President Donald Trump's tariffs challenge and defense policies impact U.S. relations with Western allies.

Centrist and right-wing nationalist hopefuls contesting Poland's presidential election runoff began a final fight for votes on Monday as the contest proved much narrower than opinion polls had predicted.

On May 12, the foreign ministers of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland, and the EU will meet in the UK. The talks will focus on support for Ukraine and possible sanctions against Russia, Reuters reports.