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Published on 01/10/2026 – 6:08 GMT+2•Updated 9:42 A US-led coalition deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago to fight extremists concluded its mission on Wednesday, a move celebrated by the country’s leaders and US President Donald Trump despite fears of emboldened pro-Iran armed factions. Coalition troops deployed to Iraq and Syria in 2014 to fight the so-called Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, which had seized large swathes of territory, committed massacres, and forced thousands of women and children into slavery. The group was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria in 2019, but coalition forces stayed…
Cet argument ne convainc pourtant pas Eric Coquerel. Pour le président de la commission des Finances et député LFI, si le gouvernement voulait réellement éviter de figer les choix budgétaires avant la présidentielle, il aurait pu opter pour une loi spéciale (soit la reconduction provisoire du budget précédent) et laisser le prochain pouvoir arbitrer. La nécessité d’un budget bis Cette “souplesse” mise en avant par le gouvernement présente toutefois des limites pour les grandes mesures fiscales. Contrairement aux gels ou aux mesures explicitement conçues pour pouvoir être modifiées par décret, les principales dispositions fiscales du PLF comme du PLFSS ne…
Published on 01/10/2026 – 20:15 GMT+2 Both when it comes to defence capabilities and industry capacities, Europe is in a very difficult position, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken told Euronews. He pointed to the bloc’s decades-long prioritising of soft power as one reason for this. His comments come as the European NATO members are ramping up defence spending and Brussels is rolling out policies to bolster the defence industry. While Francken sees progress being made, he warned Europe does not have all the capabilities it needs. “Europe has been very good at investing in soft power, in social security, and…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met passenger Yaniv Hayun at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday after the Flydubai flight he was travelling on was diverted to Saudi Arabia following a cockpit attack. Hayun was among the passengers who entered the cockpit and helped restrain the co-pilot after the captain was stabbed. Netanyahu hugged Hayun and praised him as a hero. The flight later arrived safely in Israel after the passengers were flown back from Saudi Arabia.
“There is obviously a tension between the right to asylum and 80,000 people appearing at the border of, for example, Ceuta,” one EU diplomat, granted anonymity to discuss the private talks, said ahead of Thursday’s ministerial. The EU also needs to discuss “what can and cannot be done” in an emergency without violating people’s rights, the diplomat said. “It’s a hard nut to crack.” “The need for having these kinds of emergency tools is pretty clear to us. The discussion is whether it should be on the EU level or more on the national level,” Sweden’s Migration Minister Johan Forssell…
By Andreas Rogal with AFP Published on 01/10/2026 – 23:01 GMT+2 The Danish Armed Forces have admitted to have made errors in their initial report on suspected drones of unknown origins that flew over the country in the autumn of 2025. In the run-up to a EU summit in Copenhagen at the beginning of October, drones had been sighted both above civilian and military air bases, causing heightened security measures, temporary airport shutdowns and a private drone ban. The sites affected included Skrydstrup air base — where Ukrainian pilots are trained on F-16 fighter jets. Following some scepticism about the official version of…
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By Andreas Rogal with AFP Published on 01/10/2026 – 20:55 GMT+2•Updated 20:58 Downing Street said Thursday that Manchester City were not “above the rules”, following criticism of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s comments about the case. In a statement, a No 10 spokesperson said: “As the prime minister made clear, the initial judgement is serious and there can’t be any suggestion that anyone is above the rules.” Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and an avid supporter of Everton, told the BBC on Wednesday he did not want to see the club’s Emirati owners walk away as a result of the case.…
Rather than watching re-runs of your favourite TV show from the sofa this winter, what if you could step onto the set instead? This is exactly what Gilmore Girls fans could do thanks to a new “holiday” experience launched by Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood. Taking place from 12 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 (with the exception of 25 December) fans can swap the living room for the seasonal holiday event. The new attraction weaves visitors through familiar locations from the show’s fictional Connecticut town of Stars Hollow, transforming Warner Bros.’ Burbank studio into “the most expansive and immersive…
At the event in Münster, Hendrik Wüst — the premier of North Rhine-Westphalia and the conservative politician often held up as a possible replacement for Merz — praised the chancellor’s leadership in what appeared to be an effort to project unity and quell talk of a so-called “chancellor swap.” “Chancellor Friedrich Merz assumed a pivotal role in NATO during a critical phase,” Wüst said ahead of Merz’s speech, commending the chancellor’s “clear commitment” to NATO’s 5% defense spending target. “While others hesitated, the German chancellor stayed the course, thereby providing stability to the alliance,” he went on, adding: “Thanks to…