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“The European Union’s indifference and acquiescence in the face of U.S. and Israeli aggression, brutalities and atrocities amounts to nothing less than complicity,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said. Mar 12 2 mins read
Universities say they will face a cash crisis if lucrative foreign fee income is cut and not replaced, with one recently published analysis by the Russell Group suggesting the sector would be left £580 million out of pocket. A U.K. official said the home fees demand wasn’t mentioned in the “common understanding” drawn up as a blueprint for talks last year — and that negotiations are about implementing that document. The agreement does not explicitly mention tuition fees and only says the youth scheme should “facilitate the participation of young people from the European Union and the United Kingdom” in…
“There were different rounds within the coalition where we insisted very strongly that we should clearly reject this war,” Adis Ahmetovic, the leading foreign policy lawmaker for the SPD, told Deutschlandfunk radio earlier this week. ‘Economic and refugee fears’ But Merz is also being driven by the economic risks of a prolonged war, particularly as Germany’s energy-intensive manufacturing sector — which was already sputtering before the war started — is particularly vulnerable to cost spikes. “Growth prospects are likely to continue to deteriorate,” Veronika Grimm, one of the country’s leading economists, wrote in an essay for German newspaper Handelsblatt. “For…
FIFA is caught between Iran and a hard place. Tehran’s football federation has urged the world governing body to eject the U.S. from the 2026 World Cup, while America hammers Iran with missile strikes. The U.S. is co-hosting the premier football tournament this summer along with Canada and Mexico, and the U.S.-Israeli strikes that decapitated Tehran’s leadership have thrown Iran’s participation into doubt. Trump this week suggested it was not “appropriate” for the Iranian team to attend for their “own life and safety,” not long after FIFA President Gianni Infantino assured people that Trump had said it was “welcome to compete…
Oldbury is “an absolutely prime site” for private firms to sweep in, he told MPs in February. “We have lots of companies from the U.S. working with U.K. companies on these other routes to market,” he said. Easing planning rules to build nuclear closer to urban centers could open up another site, Heysham in north-west England, to future development. That site is owned by French energy giant EDF but it, too, has been eyed for potential U.S. development. “If we have clear action, if the government were able to give clarity and certainty on Heysham, it certainly would be a site U.S. investors would look at,” the second industry figure said, citing technical advantages like its proximity to grid connections and local transport access. …
Macron has linked the attack to the war in the Middle East but declined to assign blame for the killing. Instead he said he would remain “prudent,” wait to speak to the Iraqi prime minister and receive more details from the France’s own armed forces. The incident, however, comes as a pro-Iranian armed group called Ashab Al-Kahf announced on Friday that it would target “all French interests in Iraq and the region,” according to French media reports. Amid the rising tensions in the region, Macron said that France would remain “calm, composed and determined” and continue to “be reliable with our allies, protect…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed Friday to access €43.7 billion in EU defence loans despite a presidential veto against legislation enabling the funds. “Poland is in shock,” Tusk said. “People are wondering if this is treason, the work of lobbyists, or a lack of common sense.” President Karol Nawrocki said Thursday he is vetoing the bill that would allow Poland to tap into the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative. “I would never sign a law that strikes at our sovereignty, independence, economic and military security,” Nawrocki said. Poland was set to be the largest beneficiary of the…
This Sunday, Hollywood’s biggest stars will gather for the 98th Academy Awards – the film industry’s most glittering night, where trophies are handed out (click here to see who our predictions), speeches run a little too long, and at least one controversy is almost guaranteed. But after the final envelope is opened and the ceremony’s arduous three-plus hours draw to a close, another celebrated ritual for those in attendance begins: dinner. The likes of Timothée Chalamet, Guillermo del Toro, Jessie Buckley and Leonardo DiCaprio will swap the red carpet for the buffet line at the Governors Ball. The man feeding…
“We are in fact condemning the attitude of Ms Metsola, whom our French delegation and our Patriots group had asked to hold a minute of silence here in tribute to Quentin,” Jean-Paul Garraud, head of the French National Rally in the European Parliament, wrote on social media. “Metsola had indeed promised us this minute of silence … This minute of silence was not granted.” The chief of the far-right Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group — René Aust of the Alternative for Germany — told Metsola during a meeting of political group leaders on Thursday that she had broken an…
The leader of the Israeli opposition, Yair Lapid, told Euronews that no one can “push” US President Donald Trump into anything, as he denied speculations that the decision to attack Iran came from Israel and not Washington. “Does Donald Trump strike you as someone who can be pushed around? I don’t think so,” Lapid said on Euronews’ interview programme 12 Minutes With. “He’s the president of the biggest military army in the history of humanity. He’s a determined man. Israel is filled with gratitude and admiration for his courage, for his moral clarity on the issue, for the fact that…