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James Van Der Beek, the teen heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Dawson’s Creek” has died at the age of 48. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace. There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come,” a statement from the actor’s family said. “For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother…
“This system is implemented to reduce CO2 emissions, and at the same time to enable the companies to come to CO2-free production lines. So if this is not achievable, and if this is not the right instrument, we should be very open to revising it, or at least to postpone it,” he said to loud applause from industry representatives. “We should avoid everything that is jeopardizing the competitiveness of our industry. I’m fully in line with all those who are saying we have to do more on climate change,” he added, but if policies come “at the cost of our…
For more than a year, a mobile swimming-pool lorry has been travelling across rural areas of the Moselle department in northeastern France, bringing swimming lessons directly to schoolchildren. The initiative aims to address difficulties faced by schools in communes where municipal pools are distant or unavailable. The truck, equipped with a heated pool, filtration systems and a movable floor, allows instructors to teach basic aquatic skills in a controlled environment. Teachers and lifeguards say the project helps reduce travel time while offering pupils regular access to swimming instruction close to their schools.
Ratcliffe, who made most of his estimated €17 billion fortune in the chemicals industry with his company INEOS, told Sky he had recently met Farage, but stopped short of endorsing him to become prime minister over incumbent Keir Starmer. “I think Nigel is an intelligent man and I think he’s got good intentions,” said Ratcliffe. “But in a way, you could say exactly the same about Keir, when Keir came in. I think it needs somebody who’s prepared to be unpopular for a period of time to get the big issues sorted out.” Earlier in the interview, Ratcliffe asserted that…
Immigration has returned to the centre of the European political agenda, and with it, some of the toughest questions facing the European Union today. Across Brussels and national capitals, lawmakers are debating whether to apply the “safe third country” concept and create an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin to speed up asylum procedures. At the same time, Spain has moved ahead with a large-scale regularisation plan granting legal status to thousands of migrants already living and working in the country, a step that supporters say will strengthen labour markets and foster integration, but critics fear could alter migration…
Published on 11/02/2026 – 20:34 GMT+1 Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees in place and a ceasefire with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday, pushing back at suggestions he was planning to stage fresh ballots under US pressure. “We will move to elections when all the relevant security guarantees are in place. I have always said that the issue of elections is raised by various partners. Ukraine itself has never raised it,” Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp chat with journalists on Wednesday. “But of course we are ready for elections. I said it is very…
SONDAGE Cluster 17 x POLITICO : Jean-Luc Moudenc, le maire sortant, arrive en tête de notre sondage exclusif sur la Ville rose réalisé avec Cluster 17. La gauche a ses chances, à condition de s’unir. Feb 9 4 mins read
Published on 11/02/2026 – 19:09 GMT+1 Tankers from Russia’s “shadow fleet” circumventing European sanctions navigated through Denmark’s waters at a rate of almost one a day in 2025, data compiled by the Danish Maritime Authority showed on Wednesday. “In 2025, there were 292 voyages with EU sanction-designated tankers in Danish waters,” the authority said in an email to the AFP news agency. Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by the European Union, as well as the United States and the G7 group of nations, over Moscow’s 2022…
“Joining a group that is not, at least from the outset, seen as one-on-one representing a certain political ideology is the best thing for us … we have always the potential to vote against group lines due to our pragmatic approach,” he said. The move still needs to be approved by Sieper’s Party of Progress — a German party with around 1,000 members and no presence in the German parliament — on March 22 and then ratified by Renew Europe’s lawmakers. The Party of Progress describes itself as not having a specific ideology but instead voting on a case-by-case basis…
The NATO military alliance had barely announced the launch of its Arctic Sentry programme on Wednesday before it found itself fielding accusations that the new scheme, meant to appease United States President Donald Trump, is nothing more than a rebranding exercise. The new multi-domain activity, agreed during a meeting between Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos last month, is meant to strengthen NATO’s posture in the Arctic and High North by bringing together the activities of the 32 allies in the region under one overarching operational strategy. These will include Denmark’s Arctic Endurance, a series of multi-domain…