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Updated: 12/05/2026 – 16:38 GMT+2 Residents in Beijing shared mixed opinions ahead of the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with some hoping for improved ties and others expressing skepticism. … More
A centuries-old horse breed from the Caucasus is attracting renewed attention in Europe, as breeders and researchers work to protect a lineage that once came close to disappearing. The Karabakh horse is celebrated for its stamina, intelligence, and distinctive golden sheen. Today, conservation efforts in Germany, combined with structured breeding programmes in Azerbaijan, are helping secure the future of this historic breed. “Collaboration between European equestrian specialists and breeders from the horses’ native region is vital,” says horse trainer Philip Hager, who works with young Karabakh horses in Germany. “The Karabakh is the type of horse that can take you…
Looking ahead, Merz called pension reform the “toughest nut to crack.” “None of this is malice on my part or on the part of the federal government,” he insisted. “It is demography and mathematics.” That line drew another wave of boos and whistles from the audience. The hostile reception comes as Merz’s popularity continues to crater. According to the latest monthly DeutschlandTrend survey published on May 7, just 13 percent of Germans say they are satisfied with the work of the coalition between Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has meanwhile surged past Merz’s…
Updated: 12/05/2026 – 9:15 GMT+2 Sixteen French families have launched an unusual collective complaint against TikTok, accusing the platform of a systematic “abuse of weakness.” According to Franceinfo, their lawyer describes the algorithm as “digital crack,” designed to trap teenagers in mental prisons. Let’s investigate. … More
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has warned Iran on Tuesday against weaponising the Strait of Hormuz in order to intimidate its neighbours. Speaking alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Doha, Al Thani told the gathered press that “Iran should not use this strait as a weapon to pressure or to blackmail the Gulf countries.” “It’s an international water corridor that should be always protected and should be always safeguarded,” he said. “This current state of the strait and what’s happening over there should never be repeated.” Fidan further emphasised Al Thani’s message…
By Una Hajdari with AP Published on 12/05/2026 – 16:15 GMT+2 US consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week Iran war pushed energy costs higher. The US Department of Labour’s consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released on Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March, with petrol up 5.4% during the month. The month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March. Petrol prices are up more than 28% compared with a year ago, according to US government data. The AAA motor club reported the average price of a…
The review aims “to make sure that we do have effective carbon pricing for the full share of EU emissions,” said Polona Gregorin, head of unit for transport at the Commission’s climate department. Speaking at a conference with aviation lobbyists, Gregorin warned that the ETS could be extended to “departing flights,” meaning all journeys from Europe, regardless of destination. According to Transport & Environment, if the ETS had applied to all departing flights last year, total revenues for the EU and its member countries could have reached €12.7 billion, roughly three times what was collected from the aviation sector in…
Canada is deepening alliances globally, including with the European Union, Anita Anand told Euronews, as part of a foreign policy focused on middle-power cooperation and reducing the country’s economic and security reliance on the US. “Over the last year, we’ve signed over 20 security, defence and economic agreements around the world, and we’re just getting started,” Anand said on Euronews’ interview programme 12 Minutes With during a visit to Brussels. She said these relationships are being built for the long term and are not simply a response to US President Donald Trump. “They [Canada’s relations with the EU] will stand…
As tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalate, global shipping companies are scrambling to keep trade moving by redrawing global trade maps through costly workarounds. For many industries that have been built on predictability and freedom of navigation, the uncertainty hanging over supply chains has quickly become the world’s most disruptive maritime risk. The current crisis presents less of a temporary shock and more of a unique structural problem for container shipping firms like Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Company and Hapag-Lloyd. The cost of rerouting cargo Unlike disruptions caused by piracy in the Red Sea, where vessels could reroute via the…
The European Union will be tackling how to keep children safe from social media’s “addictive design” through new legislation, according to European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “Sleep deprivation, depression, anxiety, self-harm, addictive behaviour, cyberbullying, grooming, exploitation, suicide. Risks are multiplying fast,” she said in a speech in Copenhagen on Tuesday. “These risks are the reality of the digital world. And let me be very clear: they are not accidental. They are the result of business models that treat our children’s attention as a commodity,” she added. The upcoming Digital Fairness Act, set to be introduced later this…