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Rixa Fürsen nutzt die ruhigen Stunden für ein Gespräch abseits des hektischen Tagesgeschäfts. Zu Gast ist Constantin Schreiber, Global Reporter bei Axel Springer und Nahost-Experte. Gemeinsam blicken sie auf ein Jahr zurück, das von Kriegen und Krisen geprägt war – von der Ukraine bis nach Israel.Ein Blick in die Welt: Schreiber berichtet von der rasanten Entwicklung in der arabischen Welt und der Stimmung in Israel nach dem 7. Oktober. Er analysiert, wie das Trauma der Geiselnahmen noch nicht verarbeitet ist und welche neuen Konfliktlinien sich in der israelischen Gesellschaft auftun. Und: Constantin Schreiber wünscht sich einen „Wahrheitstrank“ für Berlin und…
By Euronews with AP Published on 24/12/2025 – 6:31 GMT+1 Venezuela’s parliament approved a measure on Tuesday to criminalise a range of activities that could disrupt navigaton and commerce in the South American country, including the seizure of oil tankers. In just two days, the bill was introduced, debated and approved in the National Assembly. The bill would call for fines and prison sentences of up to 20 years for anyone who promotes, requests, supports, finances or participates in “acts of piracy, blockades or other international illegal acts” against commercial entities operating with Venezuela. It also instructs the executive branch to come up…
Après une très jolie promotion 2024, la rédaction de POLITICO à Paris a dressé son palmarès des grands moments de l’année qui vient de s’écouler. Voici, sans plus tarder, nos Cesar politiques 2025 — un cru qui fut, comme le précédent, épatant à bien des égards. 1. Prix spécial du jury, catégorie meilleur plot twist : le hara-kiri de François Bayrou Il nous a pris de cours, le Premier ministre, ce 25 août. Alors que les uns et les autres rentraient tranquillement d’une pause estivale bien méritée, le Béarnais convoquait subitement les journalistes pour une conférence de presse. François Bayrou annonçait alors avoir reçu le feu vert d’Emmanuel Macron pour l’ouverture d’une session extraordinaire à l’Assemblée nationale… et son intention de se soumettre à un vote de confiance des députés deux semaines plus tard, le 8 septembre. La…
The world did not recognize the new nation, but Shchedryk won it a place in global culture. “Even before the translation, it was a hit. In Paris, in Prague, all around Europe, princes and kings were fascinated to find out such a rich and old culture existed on their continent,” Semenko said. Before the European tour, the singers from the Ukrainian choir had to evacuate to the West of Ukraine as Bolsheviks overran Kyiv. After their European success, they went to Canada and the United States, already as the Ukrainian National Chorus, bringing Shchedryk to the North America in 1922.…
The main reason why these, and many other, forms of historic revisionism are kept under a tight lid has to do with the achievements of the European project, and that includes things like free passportless travel and a high standard of rights for minorities. Take the EU away, and a whole host of previously unthinkable events become possible — from wars to “frozen” conflicts of the sort that Russia and Serbia maintain in places such Transnistria or Kosovo. No doubt, in such an event, the bigger players would have their say too — like an already emboldened Russia that’s being…
“Our conversations with various stakeholders in Europe have reinforced our belief that an enormous opportunity exists around the creation of a new league on the continent,” Silver said in a statement. “Together with FIBA, we look forward to engaging prospective clubs and ownership groups that share our vision for the game’s potential in Europe.” In an announcement Monday that the two parties were pressing ahead with the European expansion, FIBA Secretary-General Andreas Zagklis said: “The format of the league respects European sport model principles by offering any ambitious club in the continent a fair pathway to the top. The project…
By Jesús Maturana & Euronews Published on 22/12/2025 – 9:57 GMT+1 An easyJet flight from Malaga to London was delayed nearly 12 hours after an 89-year-old British passenger died on board shortly before takeoff, sparking claims from fellow travellers that the woman appeared lifeless when she was wheeled onto the aircraft. The woman was assisted onto flight EZY8070 to Gatwick by five family members on Wednesday morning. Multiple passengers said she appeared slumped and unconscious in a wheelchair as she was taken to the rear of the aircraft. According to witness accounts reported in British media, family members told ground staff the woman…
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By euronews with AP Published on 23/12/2025 – 19:50 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump announced that he will invite President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan to the G20 Summit in Miami next year. Trump held separate telephone conversations with the leaders ahead of the announcement. The invitation underscores Washington’s growing focus on Central Asia, emphasising peace initiatives, conflict resolution, and expanded trade and economic cooperation in a region rich in strategic minerals. President Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, that US relations with both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are “spectacular.” “I had two wonderful telephone calls…
By Irina Sheludkova & Euronews Published on 23/12/2025 – 18:01 GMT+1 Poland has received an extradition request from Ukraine for Russian archaeologist Oleksandr Butyagin, who Kyiv accuses of conducting illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea, Polish media reported Tuesday. The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office received the extradition request from Ukrainian authorities for Butyagin, who was detained in Poland on 4 December, according to Polish radio station RMF FM. Butyagin, 52, is an employee of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, where he heads the ancient archaeology sector on the northern Black Sea coast in the ancient world department. Polish authorities arrested Butyagin at…