Germany’s coalition government has agreed on a €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) package aimed at easing fuel prices for consumers and businesses, responding to rising energy costs linked to global supply disruptions.

Iran on Friday released on bail three prominent reformist figures arrested last week amid a sweeping government crackdown on dissent, one of their lawyers told the semi-official ISNA news agency.

Republika Srpska Prime Minister Radovan Višković has resigned from his position.

The Dutch government collapsed on Tuesday, likely leading to a snap election, after anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders withdrew from the right-wing coalition, accusing other parties of not supporting his stricter immigration policies.

The Dutch coalition government, led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, collapsed on Tuesday after Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), withdrew his party.

The Netherlands' 11-month-old coalition government seemed on the brink of collapse Monday after far-right leader Geert Wilders said he would “sleep on” a decision about whether to withdraw from the fragile four-party alliance.

Political parties in Belgium on Friday agreed to form a broad government coalition, local broadcaster VRT News reported, ending almost eight months of complicated talks that followed the election victory of Flemish nationalist party N-VA.

Since early September 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron has been under increasing criticism for the prolonged process of selecting a new prime minister. Almost two months have passed since the inconclusive parliamentary elections on July 7, and the country remains without a permanent government. The interim administration has struggled to manage effectively, and more and more French citizens are expressing frustration with the government's inefficiency and Macron's lack of action.