US President Donald Trump has secured approval from federal planners for his proposed White House ballroom, even as legal questions remain over whether the project can proceed without congressional consent.

European Commission Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera has criticized Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her colleagues for failing to respond effectively to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, warning that “history will judge” the EU for its inaction.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to establish a state commission to investigate the causes of the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, which was en route from Baku to Grozny and crashed near Aktau, News.Az reports.