* Blair in Europe: a false messiah? As Tony Blair prepares to attend his last European Union summit as prime minister, William Horsley, a long-time observer of Europe's political scene, says Mr Blair made powerful enemies.
* PM to attend 4-way summit in Egypt Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will travel next week to Sharm e-Sheikh to meet with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Jordanian King Abdullah II, and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
* EU leaders to discuss new treaty EU leaders are preparing to meet in Brussels to discuss a treaty to help the union work more effectively.
* 75% of Palestinians favor elections Seventy-five percent of Palestinians support holding early elections.
* Abbas accuses Hamas of coup plot Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Hamas of trying to establish its own state in Gaza.
* Oil likely to top China-Iraq talks Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, is in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart which are expected to focus on Iraq's vast oil resources.
* Iraqi politicians agree deal on sharing oil, says Kurd minister Iraq's Kurdish leaders said last night they had struck an important deal with the central government in Baghdad.
* Right-wing activists plan to rebuild Homesh Right-wing activists plan to rebuild the evacuated West Bank settlement of Homesh.
* Jerusalem braced for gay parade A controversial Gay Pride parade is to march through Jerusalem later today with an expected 5,000 participants.
* Syria ready for peace, FM says Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Moallem reiterated his country's interest in renewing peace talks with Israel without preconditions.