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“The ocean is our greatest ally, whether you live here in Europe, or anywhere in the world,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “But if we neglect the ocean, if we treat it without respect, it will turn against us,” she added, pointing to the “ever more violent storms [that] ravage our coasts.” Macron and von der Leyen spoke at the third United Nations Conference on the Oceans (UNOC) in Nice, France, where delegations from more than 120 countries, including more than 50 heads of state and government, are gathered in an attempt to resuscitate the world’s long-suffering…
By Euronews Published on 09/06/2025 – 15:54 GMT+2A court in the Czech Republic on Monday sentenced a Colombian national to eight years in prison for plotting an arson attack on public transport in Prague, which officials believe was in part orchestrated by Russia. Andrés Alfonso de la Hoz de la Cruz, who pleaded guilty, was also ordered to pay damages worth 115,000 Czech koruna (€4,639). The 26-year-old was arrested a year ago after setting three public buses ablaze at a public transport depot in Prague’s Klicov district. He recorded the incident and fled the scene as local workers brought the fire…
Since his return to the White House, Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to control the mineral-rich, strategically located island. During his speech, the French president also delivered a forceful defense of multilateralism, six months after the U.S. left the Paris climate agreement — the 2015 framework aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions — for a second time under Trump. “To win the battle for the oceans, we need to revive multilateralism,” he said. Speaking out against resurgent climate skepticism, Macron said: “Climate and biodiversity are not an question of opinion but a scientifically established fact.”
Off to Barcelona in the summer? Make sure to pick a proper travel agent. Taking a trip to London? Watch out for fake car rentals.The risk of being scammed at popular tourism spots jumps by 28% during peak seasons.Some examples are fake destination photos, broken confirmation links and bogus deals.Travel agencies seem to be the places most at risk, with scam rates “four times higher than the global average,” according to a new report by the Mastercard Economics Institute.Fraudsters often establish fake tourism companies, attracting customers with juicy offers for excursions, guided tours or supposedly exclusive experiences, while offering unusually…
Rutte — a former Dutch prime minister who now heads the transatlantic military alliance at a critical moment for global security — will meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London. His speech comes ahead of a high-stakes summit in The Hague later this month, which will mark U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the NATO scene. Allies are expected to agree to a new Trump-backed spending target of 5 percent of GDP — 3.5 percent for purely military expenditures and 1.5 percent for other, yet-to-be-defined defense-related items. That’s a huge increase compared to the current 2 percent goal. Last…
Published on 09/06/2025 – 13:51 GMT+2Iran claims it has obtained a large batch of information on Israel’s nuclear programme, its intelligence minister said on Sunday, without providing any evidence to support it. Speaking to Iranian state television after a cabinet meeting, Esmail Khatib said the Intelligence Ministry had acquired “an important treasury of strategic, operational and scientific intelligence” from Israel, which he said had been “transferred into the country with God’s help.” Khatib alleged that thousands of documents had been seized, including information related to Europe, the US and other individual countries, though he did not explain how the intelligence was obtained.Khatib,…
“Russia is escalating the war and has no intention of stopping it,” said Andriy Yermak, top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “Any escalation can only be stopped by force.” Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022 and has shown no signs of abating, even amid a staggering death toll, glacially slow advances in the country’s east and efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump’s team to bring an end to the conflict. Despite two rounds of talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Turkey in recent weeks, Putin’s military has only ramped up its aerial bombardment — regularly…
Published on 09/06/2025 – 12:04 GMT+2•Updated 12:10Shares in chip designer Alphawave rose sharply on Monday after the British-Canadian firm agreed to be acquired by US rival Qualcomm for around $2.4bn (€2.1bn) in cash.As of around 9.45am London time, Alphawave’s stock had risen around 23% in daily trading on the LSE.Qualcomm’s offer values each share at 183p, a 96% premium on the closing price seen on 31 March, the final day before Qualcomm and Alphawave announced they were holding discussions.The $2.4bn valuation is still half of the total worth attributed to Alphawave when it launched an IPO in 2021.At its stock…
According to Sikorski, a populist in a top job could even help smooth relations with U.S. President Donald Trump and Kremlin-friendly Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “They claim to have better relations with the White House. Indeed, President Nawrocki got endorsed with a photograph,” Sikorski said, pointing to a pre-election photo-op held with Trump in the Oval Office. “Now, we can play on two pianos at the same time.” Nawrocki, a political newcomer who secured the support of the former governing Law and Justice Party (PiS), was also backed by senior Trump administration officials including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem,…
A total of 27 were arrested in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to US President Donald Trump’s ICE raids and deployment of National Guard troops. At least 10 people were detained during scuffles between police officers and demonstrators in downtown Los Angeles, LAPD Police Chief Jim McDonnell said during a news conference Sunday evening local time.Decrying the escalation of violence as “disgusting”, McDonnell said Molotov cocktails, fireworks, rocks and other objects were being used to target officers. “It’s escalated now since the beginning of this incident,” McDonnell said, calling the…