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Ursula von der Leyen has ruled out, in no uncertain terms, the possibility of resuming purchases of Russian fossil fuels after the conclusion of the war in Ukraine, warning that doing so would represent a “mistake of historic dimensions” for Europe.”To be very clear: the era of Russian fossil fuels in Europe is coming to an end,” the president of the European Commission said on Wednesday morning as she addressed lawmakers in Strasbourg.Her categorical refusal comes amid Donald Trump’s push to strike a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, an effort that has seen the White House embrace many of…
Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 59 people, including women and children, hospital officials have said as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas militants.The strikes included an attack on Tuesday night on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, which killed 27 people, officials from the Al-Aqsa Hospital said, including nine women and three children.It was the fifth time since the war began that the school in central Gaza has been struck.An early morning strike on another school turned shelter in Gaza City killed 16 people, according to officials at Al-Ahli Hospital, while strikes on…
The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured for the first time, the country’s conservation agency said on Wednesday.What looks like a tiny hen’s egg is seen emerging from an opening below the head of the Powelliphanta augusta snail, a threatened species endemic to New Zealand.The video was taken at a facility on the South Island’s West Coast, where conservation rangers attempting to save the species from extinction have cared for a population of the snails in chilled containers…
Following the bombshell announcement made by Donald Trump earlier this week stating he would be athorising 100 per cent tariffs on films made outside the US, the president seems to have softened his plans. Maybe. Trump previously wrote that: “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything…
He added: “What president ever talks like that? That’s not who we are.” Trump used the February meeting in the Oval Office to accuse Ukraine’s president of being insufficiently grateful for American support. The meeting ended without an agreement, though the pair later met at Pope Francis’ funeral and the two countries have now agreed a minerals deal. Biden branded Trump’s approach to the war in Ukraine “modern day appeasement.” “Listen to what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin said when he talked about going from Kyiv into Ukraine. And why. He believes it’s part of mother Russia,” Biden added. Amid signs…
The European Parliament has warned the Commission it could take it to court over its plan to bypass elected lawmakers to create a €150 billion loan programme to boost defence spending across the bloc.Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, issued her warning on Tuesday in a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, her counterpart at the EU’s executive, in which she urges the Commission to change the legal basis to set up the SAFE programme.The Commission has invoked Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to set up SAFE which allows member…
Updated: 07/05/2025 – 11:07 GMT+2India launched missile strikes on multiple targets in Pakistan-controlled territory early Wednesday, killing at least 19 people, including a child, in a sharp escalation of regional tensions. … More Indian officials said the strikes targeted infrastructure linked to militant groups allegedly responsible for last month’s deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. Precision weapons were used to hit sites near Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Kotli, including suspected headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba.Pakistan reported civilian casualties and claimed to have downed several Indian jets in retaliation. At least seven civilians were also killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir by Pakistani…
Guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood was due to play two shows with Israel-born musician Dudu Tassa in the UK in June. However, the two have confirmed that the concerts at Bristol Beacon’s Lantern Hall and London’s Hackney Church will no longer go ahead after the venues decided it was “not safe to proceed”. Greenwood and Tassa posted a joint statement addressing the cancellations: “The venues and their blameless staff have received enough credible threats to conclude that it’s not safe to proceed.” The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (Pacbi), a member of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement,…
U.S. President Donald Trump has pressed both sides to end the war, though talks are stalling as Putin maintains his maximalist demands about Ukraine and rejects calls for a month-long ceasefire. Trump and other senior officials have indicated the U.S. could pull out of negotiations amid the stalemate. “We have all seen how Russia negotiates. They bomb. They bully. They bury promises beneath rubble,” von der Leyen said in her speech. To help Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy negotiate on his own terms, the Commission president said the EU needs to support the country’s defense industry by signing procurement deals with…
New information has come to light over the foiled terrorist attack at Lady Gaga’s free Copacabana Beach concert last Saturday in Brazil.One of the suspects has revealed their motives for targeting the celebrated artist’s biggest show of her career, dubbed ‘Mayhem On The Beach’. A crowd of an estimated 2.5 million people gathered on the beach near the Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel for Gaga’s first Brazilian show since 2012.On Sunday (4 May), the Civil Police of Rio De Janeiro State said that they managed to thwart the bomb attack on the show and had arrested two people after the suspects had allegedly…