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Thousands gathered in Marseille Saturday to mourn the 20-year-old brother of a prominent anti-drugs activist murdered earlier this month, and to protest against the ongoing drug trafficking violence plaguing the French city. Mehdi Kessaci was killed by two gunmen on Nov. 13 while he was in his car. He was the younger brother of Amine Kessaci, a 22-year-old well known anti-drug trafficking activist who already lost an older brother in a drug related execution five years ago. Medhi Kessaci didn’t have any police record and was preparing to become a policeman, he family said.
As business leaders gather for the CBI conference, will the chancellor be on their side? Sam and Anne consider whether Rachel Reeves could make this budget for business a “death by a thousand taxes”. Elsewhere, Sam has a scoop on the OBR’s growth forecasts and how they could impact the budget. Plus, Anne has the behind-the-scenes take from the talks to end the war in Ukraine.
After two years of farmer protests and fatigue over climate and environmental reforms, national governments have closed ranks around traditional agriculture. Countries like Austria, Italy and France have warned that novel foods could undermine “primary farm-based production.” Hungary went even further this week, voting to ban the production and sale of cultivated meat altogether. For alternative protein companies, the irony is hard to miss. They see their products as both a business opportunity and part of the solution to the food system’s climate and environmental footprint, most of which comes from animal farming. Yet they say politics are now moving…
LONDON — Damian Mercer thinks his business shouldn’t exist. He drives up and down the country removing botched cavity wall insulation from people’s homes — some of it installed under government-backed schemes designed to fix the U.K.’s raft of drafty houses. “Everybody thought: ‘Well. I’m doing it right … I’m actually having my insulation put in my house,’” Mercer said, his own mother and father-in-law included. “I’ve been telling them for years that it will cause problems. And, as sure as eggs are eggs, they are starting now to have problems. But they are old school. [They think]: ‘The government [isn’t]…
Published on 24/11/2025 – 7:32 GMT+1 •Updated 7:39 The controversial 28-point US-Russia plan for Ukraine, the Russian frozen assets to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine, and the future of Europe’s security are hot themes under discussion this week in Brussels. To get up to speed, Euronews’ EU editor Maria Tadeo will give the latest updates on the EU’s counterproposal to give Kyiv more space to negotiate a better peace deal. But the clock is still ticking towards a deadline set by President Trump for this Thursday. Our first Europe Today’s guestis Michal Baranowski, the Polish Trade Minister, commenting on the…
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Across Europe, space agencies are expanding their strategies to blend science with security. Countries such as Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom are investing in space satellites, defence, and launch capabilities to protect assets, boost competitiveness, and respond to emerging threats in orbit. The emphasis on defence comes amid GPS jamming threats, new kinetic missiles, and dependence on foreign launch systems threaten to limit Europe’s space access. What are different European countries prioritising in space? Germany Germany unveiled its first national strategy for the future of space, with a focus on security. The new plan, unveiled in November, covers…
With a difficult budget looming, the chancellor has increasingly turned her gaze overseas in her elusive search for economic growth. And with the Office for Budget Responsibility expected to downgrade the U.K.’s productivity outlook before the budget, Reeves is urging the fiscal watchdog to positively “score” new trade deals according to how much growth they might deliver. But her efforts may be in vain. Far from being the magic bullet that will reinvigorate the economy, the benefits of trade deals may take years to materialize — and some government claims appear to be overstated, experts have told POLITICO. EU ‘reset’…
Kanzler Friedrich Merz ist auf diplomatischer Mission in Afrika, doch der G20-Gipfel wird von einem 28-Punkte-Friedensplan aus den USA für die Ukraine überschattet. Gordon Repinski berichtet aus Angola, wie Merz versucht, Europa im Spiel zu halten und einen „Diktatfrieden“ durch Donald Trump zu verhindern. Hans von der Burchard ordnet die hektische Diplomatie zwischen Genf, Berlin und Johannesburg ein. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Norbert Röttgen. Der CDU-Außenpolitiker findet drastische Worte für den kursierenden Plan. Er nennt ihn eine „Aneinanderreihung von Unverschämtheiten“ und warnt davor, dass Europa am Donnerstag – zu Thanksgiving – vor vollendete Tatsachen gestellt wird. Röttgen fordert stattdessen ein klares finanzielles…
Published on 24/11/2025 – 5:39 GMT+1 Pressure is mounting on the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a US congressional committee investigating the disgraced financier and late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested he should testify. Keir Starmer declined to comment directly about King Charles III’s disgraced younger brother, but told reporters traveling with him for the Group of 20 – or G20 – summit in Johannesburg that as a “general principle” people should provide evidence to investigators. “I don’t comment on his particular case,’’ Starmer said. “But as a general principle I’ve held…