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But in a statement Wednesday, Van Bossuyt argued that Belgian law makes it possible to continue with the policy, saying: “We will, of course, make use of these legal options. This is important in order to further reduce the influx and avoid overburdening the reception system.” Van Bossuyt, a member of the Flemish nationalist N-VA party of Prime Minister Bart De Wever, insisted the measure is already in line with EU law — and that it will be on an even stronger footing when the bloc’s new migration and asylum pact, which will change how the continent processes and relocates…
Hello from Brussels. I’m Maïa de La Baume. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez issued a strong rebuke this morning to USPresident Donald Trump’s threat to halt trade with Spain, expressing his opposition to war and warning against what he described as the “erosion of international law.” “The government’s position can be summed up in four words: No to war,” Sanchez said in a TV address from his Moncloa palace. Reminder: Yesterday evening, the US President Donald Trump embarked on an unremitting denunciation of Spain and threatened to sever all trade ties with the country after Madrid denied the use of…
Published on 04/03/2026 – 12:40 GMT+1 The US consulate in Dubai was hit overnight in a drone attack resulting in a fire, a Euronews correspondent in Dubai reported from the ground. “Now the UAE and Qatar are very much aligned in that Iran has crossed a red line and has lost its compass,” Jane Witherspoon said on Wednesday morning. The UAE defence ministry said on Wednesday that it intercepted three ballistic missiles and 121 drones out of 129 launched against the country overnight on 4 March. The ministry also reported that since the begining of the war in Iran, 189…
Operation Epic Fury, which has seen the US and Israel launch extensive airstrikes against Iran, has claimed the lives of six American service members. Donald Trump has been criticised for a perceived lack of concern over the loss of life. During his brief remarks at a Medal of Honor ceremony yesterday, in the wake of the attacks, commentators noted that Trump appeared indifferent towards deaths, preferring to speak about his plans for the new ballroom at the White House. This has prompted speculation over whether the self-styled “Peace President” would react differently if his own son was deployed. With this…
Iran is typically seen as one of the big four cyber adversaries to the West — alongside Russia, China and North Korea. So far, however, there is little evidence to suggest it’s actively targeting Europe. In fact, Iran’s cyber activity has largely stopped since the U.S. bombing began, according to one senior European cybersecurity official, granted anonymity to discuss ongoing assessments. If and when European countries make their support for U.S. and Israeli activities more explicit, that will likely draw them into the firing line, cyber industry officials said. “Europe should definitely expect that exactly what happened in the Gulf…
By Una Hajdari & AP Published on 04/03/2026 – 11:28 GMT+1 Elon Musk is expected to take the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he is accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s share price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion (€37.9 billion) in 2022. The lawsuit was filed in October 2022 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of Twitter shareholders who sold the stock between 13 May and 4 October 2022, a few weeks before Musk’s purchase of Twitter was finalised. It…
“This is not Winston Churchill we are dealing with here” – the words of Donald Trump as he attacks Sir Keir Starmer over the UK’s approach to the Iran war – but does this mark a new low for the transatlantic relationship? As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, the UK is deploying military hardware to Cyprus to protect its assets, is this a further sign the UK is being dragged into the war? Sam and Anne assess if events have overshadowed the chancellor’s spring statement, examine where the UK stands in its special relationship with the United…
Updated: 04/03/2026 – 11:07 GMT+1 UAE Defence Ministry spokesman Brigadier Abdul Nasser Al Humaidi tells Euronews air defences destroyed hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones in recent days, while showing debris of intercepted weapons during a government briefing in Abu Dhabi. … More
By Quirino Mealha with AP Published on 04/03/2026 – 10:45 GMT+1 The Kospi in Seoul closed down 12.1% at 5,093.54, triggering a temporary trading halt. A circuit breaker was also activated on the tech-heavy Kosdaq which saw an even bigger drop of 14%. Shares in Samsung Electronics fell 11.7% and the semiconductor supplier SK Hynix lost 9.6%, as investor optimism about AI demand for semiconductors was overwhelmed by concerns over energy security. South Korea, which imports virtually all its crude oil and sources from the Middle East, was one of the world’s best-performing stock markets earlier this year but is now particularly exposed…
“To go and put our nuclear weapons in countries that are buying American F-35 … there is a major contradiction there,” she said. The possible fighter jet deployment was one element of Macron’s push to enhance nuclear cooperation with partners. He also announced France would conduct joint nuclear drills, but insisted that the final control of whether to launch nuclear weapons would remain firmly in the hands of the French president, who will also continue alone to define the country’s so-called vital interests. The far right had for months accused Macron of mulling a surrender of France’s sovereignty over its nuclear arsenal, after he opened the door to strategic nuclear cooperation with European…