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“The IOC was very keen for Mr. Heraskevych to compete. This is why the IOC sat down with him to look for the most respectful way to address his desire to remember his fellow athletes who have lost their lives following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” the IOC said. “The essence of this case is not about the message; it is about where he wanted to express it,” the committee added. Heraskevych was able to display his helmet in all training runs. The IOC also offered him the option of displaying it immediately after the race when going through the mixed…
Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. It’s Thursday, and EU leaders are about to descend on a remote castle in the Belgian countryside for talks on how to restore European competitiveness and revive a stagnant economy. Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi – the Italian duo who diagnosed the EU’s outdated economic doctrine in two separate reports in 2024 – will also join the talks, two years after Draghi warned the continent could face “slow agony” if it didn’t act fast. The informal “retreat” is not expected to result in any concrete decisions. But the momentum suggests that the talks could be…
Thousands of workers mobilized by trade unions converged outside Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday, blocking traffic and clashing with police as senators debated a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s rigid labor laws. Security forces struggled to control the crowds in a central square of downtown Buenos Aires, firing water cannons and rubber bullets at protesters who lobbed petrol bombs, stones and water bottles. Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said two people were arrested for attacking police officers.
Yes, wars are raging across continents, alliances are being tested, and tensions are escalating across borders and oceans. However, I would wager that if von Kleist-Schmenzin were alive today, he would agree that the most consequential struggle of our time may not be unfolding on traditional battlefields at all. Instead, it’s unfolding in the digital realm, where control over personal data — over our digital personhood — is the central source of power and influence in the modern world. When the World Wide Web was born, we were promised an era of democratic participation — a digital town square for…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is producing empty phrases, Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said, arguing Europe must choose between federalisation or dissolution. “We have two choices – we are at a fork in the road. We can move in the direction of federation or we can disband Europe,” Varoufakis told Euronews’ Europe Today programme on Thursday. The economist said EU leaders were choosing neither option and “falling in the vacuum in between”. Varoufakis blamed Europe’s problems on a monetary union lacking fiscal and investment structures, claiming the continent has been starved of investment for two decades.…
Canadian police on Wednesday identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the gunwoman in Tuesday’s mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. The suspect killed her mother and stepbrother before shooting six people dead at a local high school, including a teacher and five students. The remote mining town of about 2,400 people held a candlelight vigil as flags were lowered nationwide. The suspect once held a firearms licence that had lapsed, and weapons seized from her home were later returned. Officials say they want answers and will examine how to prevent further mass shootings in Canada, where such attacks remain…
By Euronews with AP Published on 12/02/2026 – 8:54 GMT+1 The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the White House agenda. Six Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to block the tariffs, bringing the final tally to 219-211. The vote marked one of the first moments that the House, controlled by Republicans, has confronted the president over a signature policy, drawing instant recrimination from Trump himself. “Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against tariffs will seriously suffer the consequences come election time, and that includes primaries!”…
Travel associations are warning that new regulations for visitors planning a trip to the US would be a “barrier to travel”. A proposal from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), published in December in the federal register, would make it mandatory for would-be travellers to make their social-media history from the past five years public when applying for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). The permit is required for short stays by citizens of 41 visa-waiver countries. Providing social media information is currently optional. What does the new proposal include? The draft rule outlines a significantly expanded list of…
The Berlinale opens on Thursday, turning the German capital into a genuine paradise for film lovers. Widely considered one of the most political film festivals in the world, competition this year again reflects the major issues of our time. Between intimate character studies and global conflicts, directors from different parts of the world will present films that grapple with power, identity, memory and social change. Women and the roles they play in very different societies occupy an especially prominent place this year. Mental health and addiction are also brought to the fore. The selected entries combine personal stories with a…
But in practice, “the threat hasn’t changed since the Cold War,” said Friis, the professor. The U.S. can easily upgrade its early-warning missile radar system in Greenland, he argued, while melting ice will only boost the very marginal commercial shipping route in the Northern Sea Route near Russia — nowhere near Greenland. Icebreakers have few military uses and and are easy to track, Friis added. Chinese and Russian collaboration in the Arctic, meanwhile, will remain “largely symbolic,” said Marc Lanteigne, a political science professor and China expert at the Arctic University of Norway, as Moscow is “nervous” of Beijing’s long-term…