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“Of course, our public also has a pride, a European pride. So it shows,” she added. The remarks capture the tense state of EU-U.S. relations ahead of this week’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) at which European leaders are set to rub shoulders with members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. At last year’s MSC, Vance shocked many Europeans with critical comments about the EU, which he accused of stifling free speech and risking civilizational erasure due to migration. Vance and other Trump administration officials have followed up with other disparaging comments, with the vice president recently accusing Europeans of double…
Venezuela’s Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday that armed men “kidnapped” a close ally shortly after his release by authorities, following ex-leader Nicolas Maduro’s capture. The country’s Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed later that same day that former National Assembly vice president Juan Pablo Guanipa, 61, was again taken into custody and put under house arrest, arguing that he violated the conditions of his release. Guanipa would be placed under house arrest “in order to safeguard the criminal process,” the office said in a statement on Monday. The conditions of Guanipa’s release have yet to…
By Lukasz Aftanski & Lukasz Aftanski Published on 09/02/2026 – 12:28 GMT+1 A consortium of investors has announced an agreement has been reached to acquire all shares of Polish-founded parcel locker company InPost, a company specialising in self-service lockers for small and medium parcels for online vendors. “Funds managed and/or advised by Advent International, L.P. and its affiliates, FCWB LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, A&R Investments Ltd. and PPF Group , together with InPost… have reached a conditional agreement on an intended recommended all-cash public offer for all issued and outstanding shares in InPost at an offer price of €15.6…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is heading to trial in New Mexico over allegations that it failed to protect children from sexual exploitation and misrepresented the safety of its platforms. Opening statements are set to begin on Monday, 9 February, in what will be the first stand-alone trial brought by a state prosecutor against a major social media company over harm to children. The case, filed in 2023 by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, centres on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Undercover accounts and exploitation allegations Investigators built the case by creating undercover accounts posing as minors and documenting sexual solicitations received…
Starmer’s top team remains loyal in public, but some Cabinet ministers are voicing concerns about his future in private. Downing Street hopes the departure of McSweeney — Starmer’s closest political adviser since becoming Labour leader, and a lightning rod for some lawmakers’ anger over the handling of the Mandelson scandal — will satisfy his critics. McSweeney said Sunday he is stepping down after taking “full responsibility” for advising the PM to appoint the former Labour peer to the Washington role. Mandelson, who was sacked last September over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is now under police investigation over…
In the village of Ouled Ameur, residents fled after mosque loudspeakers warned rising waters were closing in. More than 150,000 people have been evacuated in a week, authorities say. Near Kenitra, around 40,000 evacuees now live in rows of blue tents. Some were rescued from rooftops, others by boat or helicopter. Four people have died so far, including a two-year-old, and one person remains missing. Families queue for medical care while waiting to return home. Many say the hardest part is the fear that the floods could come back.
A train strike in Spain is causing major disruptions to passengers this week. Train drivers and railway workers are walking out between 9-11 February. As of Monday morning, it has already resulted in the cancellation of more than 330 high-speed and medium-distance trains. Commuter services are also impacted. The operators Renfe, Ouigo and Iryo have jointly cancelled these services as a result of the strike and are running minimum services, forcing thousands of passengers to change their travel plans. Which trains are still running during Spain’s strikes? In order to guarantee essential journeys for citizens in Spain, the Secretary of…
“Mona Juul will first and foremost account for her contact with Jeffrey Epstein to her employer, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This will take place during the coming week, in accordance with the clarifications made with the Ministry,” Juul’s lawyer, Thomas Skjelbred, said in a statement sent to journalists last Friday evening. Media reports in late January said that Epstein had intended to leave $5 million each to the couple’s two children in a change to his will made after his arrest in the summer of 2019, shortly before his death in prison in August 2019. Juul is a former…
Good morning. It’s Monday and I’m Mared Gwyn. Just in: The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has reiterated her view that a European seat at the table in peace talks with the Kremlin will not in and of itself unlock the stalemate in negotiations on Ukraine’s future. “It’s not about the person, but it’s actually about really getting concessions from the Russian side,” Kallas told our chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon when asked whether Europe should name an envoy to the talks. While Kallas is not against the idea of appointing an envoy, she believes Europe should focus on…
For seven days, dancers, musicians and craftspeople from dozens of communities across the Sahara meet there, with Niger as guest of honour alongside groups from Mali, Morocco, Mauritania and Burkina Faso. The programme mixes concerts, parades and camel races, with more than 400 dromedaries taking part. Visitors can also see local crafts and taste regional food, from camel milk to traditional dishes. Beyond the shows, organisers want to highlight desert heritage, tourism and cooperation between southern countries. After ten years, the festival has become a rare meeting point for Saharan cultures and shared futures.