Gideon Long

EU leaders agreed the deal in late-night talks in Brussels after failing to adopt an alternative plan to use frozen Russian assets.

Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, who were uneasy about the Russian asset plan, supported the loan, but only on the condition that they're exempt from it.

Danish shipping company Maersk says that for the first time in two years, it's sailed a ship through the Red Sea.

The route, which is a shortcut for trade between Asia and Europe, has been largely off-bounds to commercial shipping due to the Israel-Gaza conflict.

People have been out on the streets of Argentina protesting against the government's plans to radically change the labour laws.

President Javier Millay wants to make it easier for employers to sack staff.

The measures before Congress would also restrict the right to strike in more areas of the workforce.

Now, next year's Soccer World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States, of course, but the one after that in 2030 will be co-hosted by Morocco.

As part of its build-up to the tournament, it's staging the Africa Cup of Nations, which gets underway this weekend.

24 teams from around the continent will compete for the greatest prize in African soccer.

These young Moroccan fans can't wait.

Morocco's Trade and Industry Minister, Riyad Mezour, says the tournament is a great economic opportunity.

But not everyone's happy.

Some people feel the money spent on sports stadia and other infrastructure could have been put to better use.

One of them is Safwan from the eastern city of Usta.

Europe's farmers are on the streets.

Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.

I'm Gideon Long.

Good morning.

That's the sound of farmers from across Europe out in force on the streets of Brussels today protesting against a European Union plan to sign a trade deal with the South American economic bloc Mercosur, which groups together Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.