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In the Commission’s Berlaymont HQ, von der Leyen and her team are feverishly working on her State of the EU speech, to be delivered on Sept. 16. It’s when she will set out her plan for the years to come. After that, she’ll have to deliver. “Speeches are important. But it’s the actions that create legacy,” said Martin Hojsík, a vice president of the European Parliament from the Renew Europe group. “Europe has become more vulnerable economically, competitiveness remains a major challenge, social and regional inequalities persist, and too often her Commission has reacted to crises rather than anticipated them,”…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 23:33 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump lashed out at NBC journalist Kristen Welker on Sunday, threatening to report her to the FCC “for rebuke or punishment” over coverage of his candidate endorsements. “The Unpopular “Hostess” of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has ‘mixed results’ on his Endorsements of Candidates,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account. “Recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 22:52 GMT+2 The US military has carried out fresh strikes on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz, the Associated Press reported, citing a US official. The unnamed official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) forces had been observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait. In a statement, the IRGC confirmed strikes had hit Larak Island, resulting in an unspecified number of casualties, per Iran’s Fars news agency. It also warned that the attack would be “met with a retaliatory response.” The strikes mark the…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 21:14 GMT+2 US defence contractor Covenant plans to start producing medium-range missiles near Leipzig from 2027, according to sources, with up to 1,000 missiles a year thought to be possible. The plans could bring a previously little-known cruise missile into greater focus in Germany. But what is actually known about the new weapon? A reported range of more than 1,500 kilometres The missiles are expected to have a range of more than 1,500 kilometres, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. So far, however, few other technical details are known. According to sources, the missiles…

Although he is not yet officially a candidate in France’s 2027 presidential election, Dominique de Villepin is getting very close. Speaking to BFM TV Sunday, the conservative politician — who formerly served as prime minister under Jacques Chirac and heads the La France Humaniste party — said he would confirm his candidacy “once the election campaign has begun”. He added that he was ruling out taking part in a primary, arguing that “it is not the right way of doing things” but rather “the latest gimmick for the desperate”. Meanwhile, Olivier Faure, the first secretary of the Socialist Party (PS)…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 20:40 GMT+2 Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Saturday that the country would retain “sovereignty” over its oil resources despite a new agreement with the US that grants Washington significant access to the South American nation’s reserves. “One thing must be absolutely clear: Venezuela retains ownership and sovereignty over its resources,” Rodríguez said in a speech broadcast on state television. Under the terms of the agreement, which was announced by US President Donald Trump on Friday, the US is set to take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves. According to Rodríguez, the…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 17:21 GMT+2•Updated 17:24 The European Commission has issued a muted reaction after Iceland rejected the reopening of accession negotiations with the bloc in a hotly contested referendum, a decision that risks dampening the momentum on enlargement. The vote came down to the wire: 52.8% chose “no” and 47.2% chose “yes”. “The European Commission takes note of the outcome of Iceland’s referendum,” a Commission spokesperson said in a brief statement. “The Commission respects the choice of the Icelandic people. Iceland remains a close partner of the European Union.” Meanwhile, European Council President António Costa exchanged messages with…

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Earthquakes occur in Germany again and again, but many never notice them. That’s because these tremors occur deep below the ground and often have low frequencies. But far beneath the surface, something could be stirring. That is the suspicion of researchers who have been monitoring Lake Laach in the Eifel region in western Germany over the last few years. Between September 2022 and August 2023, they used several monitoring stations to record more than 500 micro-earthquakes beneath the lake – which formed in the crater of a volcano that last erupted around 13,000 years ago. Germany’s most powerful volcano That…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 18:16 GMT+2 India and Uzbekistan have upgraded relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a $5bn (€4.29bn) trade target for 2030 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Tashkent. New Delhi also says the two sides are close to signing a new long-term uranium supply agreement. The talks produced agreements and commitments across trade, energy and security, expanding cooperation in critical minerals, defence and digital infrastructure. India’s Ministry of External Affairs said there had been “positive discussions” and that an agreement could be signed “very shortly”. The ministry also said a memorandum on mining…