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Published on 28/11/2025 – 5:30 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard troops shot by an Afghan national late on Wednesday evening near the White House has died. As part of a thanksgiving call with US troops, Trump announced that Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who was only 20-years-old, had died in hospitals from injuries sustained in the shooting incident. “She’s just passed away,” Trump said. “She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her.” The president called Beckstrom an “incredible person, outstanding in every single way.”…
SAFE is meant to kick-start a European security renaissance, provide independence from the U.S. and give the continent the tools to defend itself against Russian aggression. The EU wants the U.K., with its large defense industry, in the tent. Britain wants in too — predicting benefits for its industry and its security. But so far, they’ve not been able to agree about cash. London has balked at the high price tag Brussels is demanding — ranging from €2 billion to €6.5 billion, but London is offering much less. While details on the alternative models being discussed are still sketchy, one…
Stardust has recently raised $60 million in finance from venture capital investors, mostly based in Silicon Valley and Britain. It is the largest ever investment in the field. The emergence of a well-funded, private sector actor moving aggressively toward planet cooling capability has led to calls for the global community to regulate the field. Citing POLITICO’s reporting, Labour MP Sarah Coombes asked the government: “Given the potential risks of this technology, could we have a debate on how Britain will work with other countries to regulate experiments with the earth’s atmosphere, and ensure we cooperate with other countries on solutions…
By Nathan Joubioux & Euronews Published on 27/11/2025 – 11:17 GMT+1 •Updated 11:18 Two inmates escaped from the Dijon prison detention centre’s disciplinary wing early Thursday after sawing through their cell bars with blades believed to have been delivered by drone, prosecutors said. The escapees are a 19-year-old under investigation for attempted murder and criminal conspiracy, and a 32-year-old accused of threats and aggravated habitual violence against a spouse, according to local media reports citing the Force Ouvrière union. The two, who then used blankets to jump the barbed wire fence, were in isolation without contact with the outside world, according to reports.…
Asked whether she meant to blame the outbreak of the war on Poland or the Baltic states, Merkel replied: “No. We all failed — I, everyone else — we all failed to prevent this war, including in our talks with the Americans.” In an October interview with Hungarian media outlet Partizán, Merkel noted the refusal by Poland and the Baltic states to permit direct talks between her, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin in response to Moscow’s troop buildup near the Ukrainian border in summer 2021. Baltic and Polish leaders reacted furiously to Merkel’s comments, perceiving it as partly blaming…
By Euronews Published on 27/11/2025 – 11:35 GMT+1 French authorities have detained three people on suspicion of working for Russian security services and conducting economic espionage, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. The suspects are accused of destabilising activities on French territory in Russia’s interests. A fourth person has been placed under judicial supervision. French media reported that the three suspects are members of the French-Russian organisation SOS Donbass. Among those detained is Anna Novikova, the organisation’s founder, who holds dual French-Russian citizenship. Vincent Perfetti, a Frenchman from Saint-Denis who serves as the group’s director, is also facing charges. In videos posted…
Hopes had grown in recent days that De Wever could reverse his position if the European Commission were to offer him legal guarantees in the proposal that Belgium would not be financially exposed. But despite increasing diplomatic pressure for Belgium to cave, De Wever on Thursday only increased his hostility to the Commission’s plans. Expanding on his previous objections, the Belgian leader argued the Commission’s scheme would block a peace deal in Ukraine. If the EU’s plan does not come to fruition, the Russian assets will instead be used as a bargaining chip to bring Moscow to the negotiating table,…
Tension rose in Sofia on Thursday as Bulgaria’s Budget and Finance Committee began work two hours early, prompting anger from the opposition WCC-DB, who said the move sidelined them during key talks on the Health Insurance Fund. Outside Parliament, protests against the 2026 state budget escalated when some participants tried to break a police cordon. Officers reported glass bottles and firecrackers thrown at them, and three police were injured. Demonstrators blocked exits, set up makeshift barricades and accused MPs of pushing the budget through without proper debate. Despite the unrest, the committee approved the 2026 Health Insurance Fund budget, which…
Human rights NGOs, independent media and Sudanese officials have said Abu Dhabi has fueled the conflict by transferring weapons to the RSF as it battles the Sudanese Armed Forces, which are supported by Egypt, for control of the country. The UAE denies supporting the RSF or interfering in Sudan’s war. A UAE government spokesperson told POLITICO there is zero evidence of interference and rejected any link to the paramilitary group. The Parliament text — backed by a broad coalition including the conservative European People’s Party (EPP), the center-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists, the far-right…
Published on 27/11/2025 – 17:59 GMT+1 Vladimir Putin said Moscow wants the United States to recognise Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine, stating that the Kremlin has no intention of slowing down its assault on the country. “Ukrainian troops will withdraw from the territories they occupy, and then the fighting will cease,” the Russian president said in Kyrgyzstan. “If they don’t withdraw, we’ll achieve this through military force.” Ukraine, together with the US and the European Union, has called for Moscow to first agree to a ceasefire and then engage in direct negotiations with Kyiv. But in his remarks on Thursday, Putin…