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Russia has again ramped up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid as the weather became noticeably colder, just as Moscow did every autumn since its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Although Ukraine’s air defence has improved significantly and is now capable of intercepting most of the deadly drones Russia launches daily in droves, Kyiv is hoping for something beyond the additional support it requested from partners. Ukraine has asked for something strategically crucial to its goals: long-range missiles to strike Russia’s launching pads instead of remaining limited to intercepting hundreds of drones and tens of missiles once they already reach…
Israeli authorities said on Wednesday that they received the remains of two more hostages, hours after the military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage, adding to the confusion in the fragile peace deal. The coffins carrying the remains were transferred by the Red Cross from Hamas late Wednesday, and upon returning to Israel, were sent to a forensic lab in Tel Aviv, according to the military, which cautioned that the hostages’ identities had yet to be verified. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed the reception of the bodies, saying Israel had…
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Explaining his doctrine, Lammy said a progressive realist foreign policy would aim for “just goals — for example climate change, defending democracy, and advancing the world’s economic development” rather than just accumulation of power. Cooper, at least so far, seems determined to keep her focus more narrow. Since taking on the job of foreign secretary in last month’s reshuffle, Yvette Cooper has moved quickly to put her own stamp on one of the most rarefied parts of Whitehall. | Charles McQuillan/Getty Images In advance of last week’s summit, the FCDO announced it would increase the number of staff working on…
Christopher Cash, 30, a former researcher for a Conservative MP, and Christopher Berry, a 33-year-old teacher, both denied allegations that they passed sensitive information to an alleged Chinese intelligence agent between 2021 and 2023. The Crown Prosecution Service unexpectedly dropped the charges against them last month, prompting a political backlash. The U.K.’s director of public prosecutions said the case collapsed because evidence could not be obtained from the government referring to China as a national security threat. The opposition Conservatives, who were in power when the men were charged in April 2024, have blamed the current Labour government, claiming it…
It comes as the European Commission progresses investigations into Meta, TikTok and major porn platforms for potential breaches of its platform law, the Digital Services Act, related to the protection of minors. The proposal is set to be voted on by the Parliament’s internal market committee on Thursday, in a report setting out how to protect kids on the internet. The final draft of the report says the Commission should consider making tech company executives “personally liable” for any “serious and persistent” breaches of the DSA when it comes to minors. The suggestion was put forward by Hungarian conservative lawmaker…
That’s because, among other things, “we don’t have socialized medicine the same way you do, and we have barriers to ensure patient confidentiality,” he told right-wing MEPs gathered in the Parliament to launch the Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA) movement with the Patriots for Europe group. Under RFK Jr., the U.S. has tried to reign in who can receive Covid-19 shots, which until recently were offered to everyone over 6 months of age at least once a year. Europe diverged from American Covid-19 shot recommendations during the pandemic, restricting eligibility to those who would be at greatest risk from…
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands have pledged $2 billion in four separate PURL packages. And on Wednesday, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Finland among others were poised to finalize a fifth package, according to three NATO diplomats, who like others quoted in this story were granted anonymity to speak freely. “Thanks to funding from allies, we are providing Ukraine with critical U.S. equipment,” NATO chief Mark Rutte said as alliance defense ministers met in Brussels. “And today, we heard from ally after ally about new contributions.” But that growing support is also leaving those who haven’t contributed…
Le chef de cabinet de la présidente de la Commission européenne est l’homme à appeler pour faire avancer les choses à Bruxelles. Mais il a trop de pouvoir, estiment ses détracteurs, de plus en plus nombreux. Jul 9 17 mins read
Conclusions issued on behalf of the Council have to be supported by all 27 member countries to be adopted formally. However, opposition from Hungary in recent years has seen joint statements issued on behalf of the remaining 26, with Slovakia typically taking part. “I am not interested in dealing with new sanctions packages against Russia until I see, in the conclusions of the [European Council] summit, political instructions for the European Commission on how to address the crisis in the automotive industry and the high energy prices that are making the European economy completely uncompetitive,” Fico insisted. “The Slovak government…