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Published on 12/11/2025 – 5:48 GMT+1 Canada is hosting the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialised democracies in southern Ontario for talks on defence spending, trade and uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan in Gaza and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand welcomed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and their counterparts from Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan for the summit held on Tuesday and Wednesday. EU Foreign Chief Kaja Kallas is also attending, as well as the foreign ministers of Australia, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Korea, South…
One has already been announced in Northumberland, but a decision on a second, planned for Teesside in north-east England, has been delayed until the end of this year by Miliband, whose department has to make a call on whether to greenlight plans for a hydrogen plant on the same site, which could preclude data centers being built there. “There is a large fight going on inside of government where Ed Miliband seems to have set himself up against not just the prime minister, but a number of secretaries of state,” Houchen told POLITICO during Conservative Party Conference in October. The nuclear option Long term, the government is betting…
Thousands of people, many in colourful costumes, gathered under clear skies to hear the Fool’s Charter read from the balcony of the Osteiner Hof, marking the start of what locals call the fifth season. Fastnacht runs from November until Ash Wednesday, but its mood builds slowly. Parades, satire, brass bands and local guards all play a part, and each city in the region has its own way of celebrating. The season will reach its loudest point on Rose Monday in February, when large processions move through the streets. It will end on Ash Wednesday, when the festive tone gives way…
Armistice Day was marked in Paris with the annual ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, honouring the 1918 agreement that ended the First World War. President Emmanuel Macron laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and rekindled the eternal flame. At 11 a.m., the exact hour the guns fell silent 107 years ago, the crowd observed a minute of silence. This year’s ceremony also marked the centenary of the Bleuet de France. Soil from First World War memorial sites, listed by UNESCO, was placed on the tomb. The cavalry of the Republican Guard closed the procession. Traffic…
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the Category 5 storm made landfall in Aurora province on Sunday night, bringing winds of up to 185 kph and heavy rain that flooded villages, toppled power lines and triggered landslides. Entire towns lost power and hundreds of flights were cancelled as the country braced for more damage after last week’s deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency amid widespread destruction, with roads washed out and homes swept away. By Monday, the storm had weakened over the South China Sea, but forecasters warned that storm surges and strong winds could still threaten…
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Under Greek law, political parties must gather at least 200 signatures from citizens with voting rights to participate in elections. It is alleged that some of these were fake. “These are absurdities stemming from fear of the rise of our political party and originating from attacks by a political opponent, who is known for his vulgarity in Greece,” an official from the party said. Latinopoulou was kicked out of the ruling New Democracy party in 2022 after body-shaming a television presenter. She decried the decision, blaming it on “woke culture.” She then founded the Voice of Reason party in 2023 and won…
Young Belgian farmer Matteo Godfriaux hopes one day to take over the family farm, a mixed crop-livestock operation boasting around 40 dairy cows in Dion-le-Mont not far from Brussels. “It’s in our blood,” the 23-year-old explains. He plans to be a “helper” for two years, a status that allows him to train in the field and maximize his chances of accessing financial aid, necessary to take over the management of the business. “When you are 23 years old and you want to take over a farm, I don’t think the bank will agree to give you a loan of €1…
The Solidarity Pool is a central element of the EU’s new migration and asylum framework, and is designed to ensure a fairer distribution of responsibilities for dealing with the pressures that migration can create. Implementing the EU’s migration framework is a matter of balancing solidarity and responsibility, according to Internal Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner. “Everything has to go hand in hand — it’s a parallel development,” he told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the pact ensures countries facing disproportionate pressure are treated differently. At the same time, the Commission acknowledged that Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Croatia, Austria and Poland are dealing…
At least 12 people have been killed after a suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Pakistan on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car, according to the interior minister. The blast in the capital Islamabad, also wounded at least 27 people. Later in the day, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group, claimed responsibility for the attack, in messages to reporters from the group’s leader, Omar Mukkaram Khurasani. However, an influential commander in the group, Sarbakaf Mohmand, sent messages denying any responsibility for the attack. Authorities have struggled in recent…