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By Euronews Russia Published on 04/04/2026 – 14:00 GMT+2 Ukraine has a military presence in Libya and the attack on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz in the Mediterranean Sea was carried out by the Ukrainian military. This is the result of an investigation by French public broadcaster RFI. According to its two anonymous sources in Libya, more than 200 Ukrainian officers and specialists are stationed in the country. Some of them are based at the Air Force Academy in the city of Misrata, where Turkish and Italian forces are also stationed, as well as the US Africa Command and the…
Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Austria have asked the EU for energy companies to help alleviate the burden on consumers and taxpayers triggered by the war in the Middle East, using the extra profits that companies are accumulating thanks to rising fuel prices. The five Ministers of Economy and Finance wrote this in a letter addressed to EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, pointing out that actions taken at national level on excise duties must be accompanied by a joint effort. “It would make it possible to finance temporary relief, especially for consumers, and curb rising inflation, without placing additional burdens…
From the swift theft of three paintings from a museum in Parma to the recovery of a 2500-year-old gold helmet lifted from a Dutch museum last year, recent news has been peppered with pilfered museums and thieves with a penchant for masterpieces. Interpol’s most recent ‘Assessing Crimes Against Cultural Property’ report, revealed that Europe is a hotspot for art and cultural theft, with over 18,000 cultural objects reported as stolen in the region at the end of 2021. But after the quick and slightly inelegant dance of glass-smashing, painting-grabbing, and high-tailing it away from a museum, what do art thieves…
Rising energy costs fueled by Middle East tensions have pushed global food commodity prices higher for the second month in a row, according to Friday data from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. The latest FAO benchmark index, tracking monthly changes in the international prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities, rose to 1% above its level a year ago, highlighting how geopolitical tensions are pushing up production and transportation expenses, adding renewed pressure on global food markets. “The main issue we have right now is actually the impact of the conflict on energy and on fertilisers. So,…
Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the first time in decades that a pope has performed the full rite in person.
Deutschland sehnt sich nach einem Comeback, doch der versprochene Aufschwung der schwarz-roten Koalition lässt auf sich warten. Während traditionsreiche Parteien wie die SPD und die FDP schwächeln und die Union als Kanzlerpartei nach Orientierung sucht, regieren im Land eher Zweifel statt Tatendrang. In diesem Spezial analysiert Rixa Fürsen den Status Quo mit Ulf Poschardt, dem Herausgeber von Welt, Business Insider und POLITICO. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen ab 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team liefern Politik zum Hören – kompakt, international, hintergründig. Für alle Hauptstadt-Profis: Der Berlin Playbook-Newsletter bietet jeden Morgen die wichtigsten Themen und…
No final decisions have been made on Chavez-DeRemer and Lutnick — and Trump has contemplated firing people and then backed off before. Should Trump proceed with a larger set of Cabinet changes, it could represent a major attempted reset for an administration confronting an ominous political landscape. The potential high-level shuffling, a second, senior official said, is focused on Cabinet officials Trump feels have “underperformed or who have generated too much negative attention.” In a statement, Taylor Rogers, a White House spokesperson, said Chavez-DeRemer and Lutnick are “both doing a great job standing up for American workers, and they continue…
The reactions to the political deadlock have been furious: European home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner said it was “hard to understand,” and child rights group the Internet Watch Foundation called it an “abject political failure.” Despite the lack of a legal fix, tech firms could very well continue to scan for child sexual abuse. Google, Meta, Microsoft and Snapchat’s parent company Snap said in a joint statement late on Friday that they “will continue to take voluntary action” to scan messages. “We call on EU institutions to conclude negotiations on a regulatory framework as a matter of urgency,” the tech companies…
As companies around the world race to build more data centres to power artificial intelligence (AI) models, researchers are exploring whether living human cells could be used in computing systems. An Australian start-up says it has created the world’s first device that allows users to “run code” on living human brain cells. Cortical Labs has developed a system that combines lab-grown neurons with silicon hardware, allowing users to explore applications ranging from neuroscience and disease modelling to robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). The system, CL1, works by growing neurons from stem cells and placing them on chips that can send…
By Fakhriya M. Suleiman Published on 04/04/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Switzerland is set to unwrap a new chapter in chocolate tourism with plans for a multi-million euro project led by Maison Cailler, the country’s oldest chocolate brand still in existence. The “Parc du chocolat Cailler” will span 30,000 square metres with an ambitious timeline of opening in 2030 in Broc, Gruyère, in its first phase. However, for those with exceptionally sweet teeth, pre-opening is slated between late 2027 and mid 2028. Backed by CHF 400 million (€436.1m) worth of investment, the theme park hopes to attract between 700,000 and 800,000 chocolate…