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The Iran war is threatening international food security as production costs jump and vital export routes are severed. In particular, a supply squeeze on fertiliser has already caused farmers’ affordability to reach a four-year low. That is the warning in a new report by the World Bank report which indicates the surge in costs is primarily driven by a spike in natural gas prices. European agriculture ministers are now reportedly calling for urgent intervention to prevent a prolonged food price crisis and to safeguard grain harvests for next year’s season. “Europe is not facing a supply issue for the current…
In Euronews Culture’s review of the film Kneecap, the award-winning biopic about the rise to fame of the Belfast rap trio, we called the comedy “fun, raucous and heartfelt”. The same could be said about their new album, ‘Fenian’ – but we’d add ‘scathing’, ‘layered’, and ‘very foul-mouthed’. Indeed, if Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf Of Wall Street tops the non-documentary feature film list for the most uses of the word ‘fuck’, then ‘Fenian’ may well be the main contender for the album with the most ‘cunt’s. Before we get into all that, a quick recap. For those who haven’t yet…
Earlier this week, the Italian government dispatched officials to investigate the return of Russian artists to the Venice event. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told reporters Thursday that she did not know whether the jury’s resignation was linked to the inspection, but reiterated her initial position: “The government does not share the choice made on the Russian pavilion.” The Biennale opens its doors to the public on May 9, coinciding with Moscow’s Victory Day parade, which will be drastically scaled back for the first time in 20 years. Both events, along with major sporting fixtures, illustrate Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…
Sánchez has styled himself as a European counterweight to Trump, while Meloni — one of Trump’s European staunchest allies after his reelection in 2024 — has been distancing herself from the U.S. president recently, in a bid to save her premiership ahead of the national election expected in 2027. Merz said the U.S. is getting “humiliated” by Iran in the Middle East conflict. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto responded to the comments, telling media outlet ANSA he “wouldn’t understand the reasons” for a possible withdrawal of U.S. troops from Italy. The United States has around 12,000 armed forces personnel stationed…
By Roselyne Min with AP Published on 01/05/2026 – 11:20 GMT+2 Tempers flared between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s lawyer on Thursday as the tech billionaire’s legal battle with the ChatGPT maker entered its third day. The trial centres on Musk’s claim that OpenAI abandoned its founding mission and turned into a for-profit company. Lawyers for OpenAI deny wrongdoing and have previously said Musk’s lawsuit aimed at undercutting its rapid growth and bolstering Musk’s own company xAI, which he launched in 2023. During Thursday’s proceedings, OpenAI lawyer William Savitt questioned Musk about earlier testimony in which he said OpenAI would not necessarily be violating…
While previous threats from Trump have not come to fruition, he’s ratcheted up his anti-European rhetoric in his second term, from threatening to pull out of NATO due to allies’ failure to join the Iran war to warning he might seize Greenland.Trump’s latest threat to the transatlantic alliance comes just days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. was being “humiliated” by Iran at the negotiating table. Trump continued to launch broadsides against the German leader on Thursday, calling for Merz to “spend more time” on ending Russia’s war with Ukraine and solving European energy and immigration problems “and…
Competitiveness and innovation are at the core of Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate as chief of the European Commission. Recent developments, such as proposals for new business-friendly legal frameworks like the 28th regime and repeated calls for deregulation, have raised concern among some observers, who argue that workers’ rights risk being overlooked, or even eroded. Meanwhile, people are concerned that new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) will replace them, while stress on the job is causing a burnout crisis. On International Labour Day, Brussels, My Love? explores the challenges and opportunities faced by European workers in this current…
Suleiman was also charged with attempted murder in relation to a separate incident on the same date in central London. He remains in police custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court Friday. The Met’s counter-terror lead Helen Flanagan said: “Our thoughts remain with the victims involved and specialist officers continue to provide them with support as their recovery continues. “We are determined to get justice for the victims and now that a person has been charged, I would urge everyone to avoid any further speculation in relation to this case so that justice can run its course.” Suleiman, a…
Published on 01/05/2026 – 10:10 GMT+2•Updated 10:12 A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder on Friday in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community. London Metropolitan Police said the suspect, identified as Essa Suleiman, faces two charges for the attacks that took place in London’s Golders Green area on Wednesday. Suleiman also faces a third count of attempted murder over an incident elsewhere in the city earlier the same day that left a man with minor injuries. Suleiman, a Somalia-born British…
Published on 01/05/2026 – 9:13 GMT+2•Updated 9:27 Brazil’s Congress voted on Thursday to override a presidential veto and adopt a bill to reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup in 2023. The conservative opposition successfully drew centrist senators and federal deputies to comfortably override the leftist president’s veto of last year’s sentencing bill. Bolsonaro supporters expressed confidence in the outcome even before voting began. “This is a first and much awaited step by those who are afflicted. The next stage is full amnesty,” said Senator Espiridião Amin, a Bolsonaro ally. The bill that lawmakers passed…