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Trump slammed Europe as poorly governed and failing to regulate migration in an interview with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns that aired Tuesday in a special episode of The Conversation podcast. “I think they’re weak,” Trump said, referring to the continent’s presidents and prime ministers, adding, “I think they don’t know what to do. Europe doesn’t know what to do.” Pope Leo added the Trump administration’s peace plan for Ukraine “unfortunately” marks “a huge change in what was for many, many years a true alliance between Europe and the United States.” Trump’s proposal to end the war, which sidelined Brussels and included several major concessions to Russia, including ceding vast swathes of Ukrainian territory and capping the size of its military, drew alarm from Kyiv and its European allies and led…
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new raft of “simplifications” of environmental legislation that will lower standards and monitoring of industrial emissions and water protection – a move that reflects the sheer pressure the Commission has come under on many fronts. The EU’s executive claims that the measures are a response to the concerns of businesses and public administrators, who have complained that excessive red tape is hampering their ability to compete. The upshot is that at least 25% of environmental administrative requirements for private sector companies are expected to be axed by 2029. Under the EU’s so-called “environmental…
Born in May at a farm in England, he spent his first weeks indoors, sleeping in a small pen near his keeper Angie Nelson. She says constant care and simple affection helped him thrive, especially as hand rearing reindeer is rarely successful. Lars grew up alongside the farm dogs, which may explain why he now follows commands like a pet. He has since joined the herd and is settling into life outdoors. With Christmas approaching, the farm expects him to take part in seasonal events, and might even be ready if Santa needs an extra helper.
Published on 10/12/2025 – 13:01 GMT+1 Millions of people are using artificial intelligence (AI) agents for learning or productivity in their personal lives, in what researchers say is the first study on their adoption. AI agents are like online assistants that can plan and execute complex tasks with little human supervision, based on a user’s request. In 2025, many of the world’s biggest AI companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI launched or expanded their own digital assistants. A Harvard University researcher teamed up with one such company, Perplexity AI, to examine data from the startup’s AI browser and digital…
State of secretaries: The Tory leader said Starmer “has lost control of his party” and Cabinet ministers were “so busy trying to replace him that they have taken their eyes off the ball.” She then worked through contenders often mooted — probing the PM on their records in respective Whitehall departments. Igniting the fires: Badenoch said Energy Secretary Ed Miliband was trying to “recycle himself as leader” despite Starmer’s predecessor but one insisting he didn’t want to become Labour leader again. Then followed a spat about energy bills, though Starmer highlighted Badenoch’s own difficulty, with plenty of ex-Tories jumping ship…
By Euronews Published on 10/12/2025 – 14:11 GMT+1 A video of a young boy in a child protection home in France having his head shaved by staff has sparked outrage after it was leaked online. The video, which was recorded in February at the Jenner Educational Home in central Paris, shows a topless eight-year-old boy having his hair shaved off with one of the educators present indicating it was a “punishment”. According to public broadcaster Franceinfo, neither the child, named only as Elliot to protect his identity, nor his mother nor the institution’s head had authorised the haircut. The France 3…
Published on 10/12/2025 – 13:19 GMT+1 In a galaxy far, far away, a black hole is whipping up winds so powerful that human minds back on Earth can hardly fathom their scale. For the first time, a team of global astronomers has been able to directly observe this phenomenon. The gigantic black hole – as big as 30 million of our galaxy’s Suns – is located in the NGC 3783, a spiral galaxy about 130 million light-years from Earth. Using two leading X-ray space telescopes, astronomers spotted the black hole devouring everything around it in order to power an extremely…
That puts Bardella in a tricky spot. Broadly he agrees with Trump’s anti-migrant vision, as mapped out in the strategy, but is wary of direct U.S. involvement in a country where polling suggests Trump is very unpopular. The National Rally is not directly embracing U.S. Republicans, as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is doing. Bardella said he “shared [Trump’s] assessment for the most part” in an interview with the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast. “It is true that mass immigration and the laxity of our leaders … are today disrupting the power balance of European societies,” Bardella said. Bardella’s interview came…
Published on 10/12/2025 – 13:07 GMT+1 Trying to understand tech billionaire Elon Musk is like trying to assemble IKEA furniture in the dark. Except we have no instructions, and the pieces keep changing shape. Some Europeans dismiss him as a “barbaric cowboy”. We pride ourselves on being the educated adults in the room. Well, if we are so clever, let us prove it and use Carl Jung to talk about Elon. This Swiss psychologist defined archetypes — the universal roles. But there is a catch. For every positive one, there is a shadowy downside. First, there is the Creator. As…
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