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Speaking later at a press conference, the defense minister said “final decisions have not been made yet, but we are on the right track.” Warsaw would “do everything we can” to expand the American military presence, he added, saying officials were now working through the details with their U.S. counterparts. The proposal revives a long-standing Polish ambition. During Trump’s first term in 2018, Warsaw proposed the creation of a permanent U.S. base dubbed “Fort Trump,” offering up to $2 billion to help fund it. While that effort fizzled, the American military footprint in Poland has steadily grown. Around 10,000 U.S.…

Published on 03/06/2026 – 16:03 GMT+2 Three members of the UK’s Royal Navy have died while taking part in a training exercise in the southwest of the country, the service announced on Wednesday. In a statement posted to social media, the Royal Navy said the incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning near the village of Sourton in Devon. Emergency services responded to the scene and an investigation is ongoing. “Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who have lost their lives,” the navy said in its statement. “All three…

“We ask countries that have imposed blanket travel restrictions to lift them,” Tedros said, arguing instead for exit screening at airports, ports and border crossings to prevent cases and contacts. Meanwhile, the WHO had some good news: Cases of Ebola are lower than experts had feared. Ramping up testing of suspected cases has shown that fewer of them were infected with the Bundibugyo strain of the virus that is spreading across the DRC. Tedros said there were 344 confirmed cases and 60 deaths in the DRC, plus 116 suspected cases, as of June 1. In Uganda there have been 15…

Published on 03/06/2026 – 18:47 GMT+2 Germany failed on Wednesday for the first time to secure a seat on the UN Security Council, with Portugal and Austria receiving more votes for the two Western European spots starting in 2027. The UN Security Council has 15 members: five permanent – the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom – and 10 elected for staggered two-year terms, with seats allocated for different world regions. In secret ballots cast by the General Assembly for the European seats, Portugal and Austria received 134 and 131 votes respectively, while Germany received 104. This…

Published on 03/06/2026 – 18:00 GMT+2 A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and a school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said on Wednesday. The suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel,” the Bakersfield Police Department said in a statement. The standoff ended about 12 hours after police were called to the building, police said. All the hostages are free and none was harmed, police said. The incident in downtown Bakersfield began on Tuesday afternoon when officers responded to a call…

Published on 03/06/2026 – 17:08 GMT+2 France, Italy and Spain have jointly proposed new rules aimed at easing cross-border banking operations and cutting red tape across the bloc, according to a document seen by Euronews. The three countries submitted their proposals as an input to the European Commission, which is expected to publish a report on the competitiveness of the banking sector on 15 July. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made competitiveness a central plank of the EU’s agenda. As part of that push, the Commission is planning a reform of the European banking sector, with a…

The General Court of the European Union annulled the European Commission’s “gatekeeper” designation for Facebook Marketplace, finding that the EU executive failed to adequately justify the designation. The court’s ruling, issued on Wednesday in Luxembourg, annuls, in part, a September 2023 decision by the Commission designating Meta as a gatekeeper — a decision the Big Tech company challenged specifically regarding Messenger and Marketplace. What does the decision mean? In the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), “gatekeeping” refers to control over the entry point businesses must pass through to reach customers online. For example, if you are a small business trying…

De l’avis général, Edouard Philippe a réussi le premier coup de la campagne en recevant le soutien de l’ancienne ministre Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet. Vraiment ? Anthony Lattier s’interroge avec Pauline de Saint Remy de l’importance (ou non) des ralliements dans la bataille du bloc central.

Published on 03/06/2026 – 17:25 GMT+2 The European Commission confirmed to Euronews on Wednesday that EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič will meet his Chinese counterpart, trade envoy Li Chenggang, on the sidelines of an OECD ministerial meeting in Paris on Thursday. The visit comes as EU-China relations remain strained, with Brussels seeking to crack down on Chinese overcapacity and tackle a record-high €359.9 billion trade deficit with Beijing. After the EU unveiled the so-called Industrial Accelerator Act and the Cybersecurity Act which could exclude Chinese companies from the EU market, China threatened retaliation, fuelling fears of a trade war between…

Another MEP with knowledge of the matter, granted anonymity to speak about confidential proceedings, said: “There seems to be a clear understanding between the EPP, S&D and Renew when it comes to MEPs who are politically exposed across different groups. In several cases, the evidence appears rather weak, yet the same standard is not always applied. Unfortunately, we’ve seen similar situations in the past.” “Increasingly, JURI [the legal affairs committee] risks looking more like a place where political deals are struck behind closed doors than a committee that carefully examines the merits of each dossier. Too often, decisions seem to…