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Transition troubles Technically, securing exemptions or appointing a state-backed manager to the refineries shouldn’t be an issue. That said, the worst-case scenario — where the refineries cease operations — would play out very differently for the two countries. For Bulgaria, where the Russian-owned refinery provides up to 80 percent of the country’s fuel needs, it would leave Sofia without supplies “by the end of the year,” said Martin Vladimirov, a senior analyst at the Center for the Study of Democracy think tank. Washington’s decision to blacklist Lukoil and Rosneft has sent EU countries where Russia’s two largest oil companies are…
Published on 08/11/2025 – 12:19 GMT+1 A Russian drone struck a tower block in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro overnight into Saturday, killing two women and leaving a dozen people injured, according to Ukrainian authorities. A fire broke out and several apartments were destroyed in the nine-story building in Dnipro, emergency services said. Emergency responders say they recovered the bodies of two women and added that two children were among those injured. The attack on Ukraine’s fourth-largest city was part of a large Russian missile and drone incursion across the country that targeted energy infrastructure. The Kremlin fired a…
“We were informed by China that they will enable the resumption of supplies from Chinese factories from Nexperia,” Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof told Bloomberg. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
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Ziobro, who has been in Budapest since late October, denies all the charges. The former minister accused Tusk of acting to preempt corruption charges against himself. Tusk “knows that we were conducting, under my supervision, investigations into suspected corruption in which he may have been involved,” Ziobro told broadcaster TV Republika after the parliament’s action. PiS has stood firmly behind its former minister, attacking the government for exacting political revenge on the minister and accusing the administration of a lack of ethics in going after Ziobro, who has been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. “The prosecution has been taken over…
Off Australia’s east coast, scientists have captured breathtaking footage of remora fish — the ocean’s ultimate hitchhikers — clinging to humpback whales as they breach and dive. The so-called suckerfish use suction plates on their heads to latch onto 40-ton giants, feeding on dead skin and sea lice while catching a free ride across thousands of kilometers. Filmed by Dr. Olaf Meynecke of Griffith University, the videos show up to 50 remoras surfing in perfect sync — and whales breaching, seemingly to shake them loose.
China has officially commissioned the Fujian, the world’s first conventionally powered aircraft carrier equipped with an electromagnetic catapult system. The 80,000-ton carrier can launch various aircraft types, including the J-15T, J-35 stealth fighter, and KJ-600. Developed entirely through domestic research, the system delivers faster launch readiness and extended combat range. “It’s an unprecedented milestone in the history of carrier catapult technology,” said Professor Lu Junyong from the Naval University of Engineering.
Published on 08/11/2025 – 9:05 GMT+1 Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million (€51.9 million) and accept US President Donald Trump’s administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement on Friday, saying it upholds the university’s academic freedom while restoring more than $250 million (€216 million) in research funding that the government withheld amid investigations into alleged civil rights violations. Kotlikoff said the government’s funding freeze had stalled research, upended careers and threatened the future of academic programmes. The university…
A majority of the world’s population believes in climate change policies. And yet, climate disinformation is still rife, especially online. A new report from the watchdog Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD) has looked at climate disinformation in the lead-up to COP30, and the major players fueling it. It found a massive increase in disinformation related to the UN climate conference. What does it look like? 87 per cent of the globe supports climate change policies, according to a 2024 survey. According to YouGov, 62 to 76 per cent of Europeans are worried about climate change. But disinformation can still bring…
Donald Trump will not be in the room when European, Latin American and Caribbean leaders gather together on Sunday for a multilateral summit in Santa Marta, Colombia. But his foreign policy has already left a mark – and is shaping the agenda. Europe’s top brass, from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will skip the EU-CELAC Summit. They are part of the more than two dozen high-level cancellations from a summit initially billed as an opportunity to further develop the diplomatic and business ties…