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Published on 14/01/2026 – 17:22 GMT+1 Europe’s ties with the United States were “disintegrating” amid a “historic period of upheaval” under US President Donald Trump’s administration, Germany’s Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil warned on Wednesday. “The transatlantic alliance is undergoing a much more profound upheaval than we may have been willing to admit until now,” Klingbeil said in a speech in Berlin. “The transatlantic relationship as we have known it is currently disintegrating.” Klingbeil said he had become even more convinced of this in recent days. He visited Washington this week with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. Klingbeil cited several reasons for…
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
Systematic and widespread attacks against unarmed civilians during protests in Iran have been insufficiently addressed by the European Union and its member states, according to former Iran hostage and humanitarian worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who urged the bloc to severe diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic. He said the sanctions and political isolation imposed on Tehran by Western powers have been insufficient and that Europe has collectively failed to stop Iran’s crimes. “The playbook scenario repeats itself with impunity: crackdown, blackout, killings, mass arrests, and executions. We need to change gear,” Vandecasteele told Euronews, arguing that a different and more decisive…
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While it was approved last Friday by a majority of EU member states, the European Union’s Mercosur free trade agreement is not yet out of the woods. Several countries, led by France, remain opposed to the deal, which would create a free-trade area between the EU and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. They argue it would expose EU farmers to unfair competition because of looser production standards in Latin America – and they are not finished with their efforts to stop it going ahead. “The signing of the agreement does not mark the end of the story,” French President Emmanuel…
Published on 14/01/2026 – 18:04 GMT+1 Qatar announced on Wednesday “the departure of certain personnel from Al Udeid Air Base”, a key US air base, amid “current regional tensions”. The announcement from Doha came shortly after the US media quoted Pentagon sources confirming that the US was withdrawing some of its personnel from key Middle East bases as a precaution, while US President Donald Trump is considering military action against Iran. In a statement released on Wednesday, Qatar’s International Media Office (IMO) said the measures were being taken as part of broader efforts to respond to the evolving regional situation.…
“When asked to generate images, [Grok] will refuse to produce anything illegal, as the operating principle for Grok is to obey the laws of any given country or state,” he added. “There may be times when adversarial hacking of Grok prompts does something unexpected. If that happens, we fix the bug immediately.” Musk’s remarks follow heightened scrutiny by both the EU and the U.K., with Brussels describing the appearance of nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes on X as “illegal,” “appalling” and “disgusting.” The U.K.’s communications watchdog, Ofcom, said Monday that it had launched an investigation into X. On Wednesday, U.K. Prime…
United States President Donald Trump has said it is “unacceptable” for Greenland to remain a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark and called for NATO to get behind his demands that it be transferred to US ownership. “NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. If we don’t, Russia or China will, and that is not going to happen,” he posted on his social media outlet, Truth Social. “Militarily, without the vast power of the United States, much of which I built during my first term, and am now bringing to a new and even higher level, NATO would…
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, sharply criticised the US president for his aggressive threats against Greenland in an interview with Euronews. “I think just the talk of using military force is costing the US in terms you can’t even calculate, in terms of trust and good faith and our reputation,” Bolton said on Euronews’ interview programme 12 Minutes With. “I think it’s a disaster for the United States,” he added, “and it would be infinitely worse if he did try to use military force (…) there’d be a political earthquake in this country.” Bolton quoted the latest…