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Freeland, 57, served as deputy PM of Canada under former leader Justin Trudeau. More recently, she resigned from her post as transport and internal trade minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Cabinet in September to become Canada’s special envoy on the reconstruction of Ukraine. Freeland has Ukrainian roots through her mother, Halyna Chomiak, and is a prominent pro-Ukraine advocate. Freeland has not commented publicly on the announcement. When contacted, POLITICO received an out-of-office reply, saying she would be back at work later today. Freeland’s appointment is the latest step in Zelenskyy’s reboot of his office. The president recently appointed former…
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Published on 05/01/2026 – 10:39 GMT+1 Leonardo DiCaprio has shared his concerns for the state of cinema and the film industry as a whole, saying that movies are still meant to be a communal experience. “Movies are still meant to be experienced, together, in a theatre. Right now, that belief matters more than ever,” shared the actor, as he spoke at the Palm Springs Film Festival this weekend via a pre-recorded video. “Original films are harder to make and harder to protect. But movies still matter, not content, but cinema. Stories made by people meant to be shared in a…
Spain was the setting again on Sunday for protests by the Venezuelan diaspora, with hundreds gathering in central Madrid for a second day. Demonstrators expressed support for the US operation targeting President Nicolás Maduro and backed Venezuela’s opposition leaders. The mood was calmer than the night before, with flags filling the square as people sang the national anthem and danced. Protesters chanted slogans in favour of María Corina Machado and Edmundo González, while rejecting any political role for Delcy Rodríguez. The rally followed a divided day of demonstrations across Spain. In the morning, some groups protested against US involvement in…
By AP with Euronews Published on 05/01/2026 – 10:44 GMT+1 A massive 243-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen (€2.78 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market. The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction on Monday was Kiyomura Corp., whose owner Kiyoshi Kimura runs the popular Sushi Zanmai chain. Kimura, who has won the annual action many times in the past, broke the previous record of 334 million yen (€1.82 million) he set in 2019. Kimura later told reporters he was hoping to pay a bit less for it,…
By Mohamed Elashi & Africanews with AP Published on 05/01/2026 – 10:20 GMT+1 Brahim Díaz kept Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations title hopes on track while five-time winner Cameroon beat South Africa 2-1 for a showdown with the host nation in the quarterfinals. Díaz sent Morocco through with a 1-0 win over Tanzania on Sunday before Cameroon held on to beat South Africa for the first time since 1992 thanks to goals from Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane. They meet in the next round on Friday. It was Díaz’s fourth goal in four games and it set off celebrations of relief around Rabat’s near 70,000-capacity…
It’s a new year but does Keir Starmer still have the same old problems? The Prime Minister is already under pressure, at home and abroad, to clarify his position on Donald Trump’s actions to strike and capture Venezuela’s President Maduro. Can he ‘beige’ it out or will he bow down to the pressure from his opponents and critics? Elsewhere, as MPs flock back to Westminster for 2026, is the PM premiership in a stronger or weaker position since the Christmas break? – Sam has all the behind-the-scenes reaction. Plus, is deeper integration with the European Union on the cards? You…
Published on 05/01/2026 – 9:45 GMT+1 All 40 people who died in a fire in a bar at a Swiss ski resort on New Year’s Eve have been identified, authorities said. The final 16 victims were identified late on Sunday, according to a representative of Valais Police, who responded to the tragedy, described as one of the worst in Switzerland’s recent history. The Alpine country is set to hold a national day of mourning this week. Some 26 of the 40 victims who lost their lives were teenagers, with the youngest being two 14-year-olds from France and Switzerland. A total…
Published on 05/01/2026 – 6:26 GMT+1 •Updated 6:31 US President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that US officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Russian claims Trump initially called “deeply concerning”. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said last week that Kyiv had launched a wave of drones at Putin’s state residence in the northwestern Novgorod region, that Russian air defence systems were able to intercept and thwart. Lavrov also criticised Ukraine for launching the attack at a moment where global efforts…
By Liam Gilliver & Jessica Damiano with AP Published on 05/01/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 Christmas is officially over, which means taking down the lights, putting the chocolates away, and getting rid of your shedding tree. According to the Nature Conservancy, some 10 million live Christmas trees end up in landfills every year. There, they are covered with soil, which results in anaerobic (oxygen-deprived) decomposition rather than the aerobic (oxygen-fueled) process by which they would break down in a natural setting, such as on the forest floor. Anaerobic decomposition is not only very slow (a tree can take years to break down) but it also generates…