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After a Democratic wave in the U.S. midterms, Westminster is wondering whether Trump’s domestic setbacks could make him more unpredictable on the world stage — and how Britain should handle the final two years of his presidency. Patrick Baker speaks to Simon McDonald, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office, who takes us inside Britain’s diplomatic response to the 2018 midterms and explains what lessons can be learned from Trump’s first term. Then Ed Roman, who recently left his role as director of communications at the British Embassy in Washington, reveals how diplomats are already preparing for the…
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EU countries lose an estimated €59.3bn a year in tax revenue as multinational companies shift profits across borders, according to the Tax Justice Network. The organisation links about €8bn of these losses to the UK and its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, equivalent to 13.6% of the EU total. The UK and these jurisdictions also account for more than 30% of the global corporate tax abuse risk measured by the organisation’s Corporate Tax Haven Index. Profit shifting can happen when companies record profits in lower-tax jurisdictions rather than where the underlying business activity takes place. This can involve payments between…
1) Don’t be late to the party “If you’re doing it now, you’re kind of too late,” Roman says of efforts to schmooze key Democrats who have made it into both the Senate and House this week. The British Embassy has, he says, already been doing its homework, tracking potential Democratic Party contenders throughout the year in anticipation of a wave. But there’s stiff global competition to build those links first. “The French competitors, the German competitors, the Korean competitors — each embassy is trying to build a network that allows them a level of access,” he says. In addition…
Above the tents of a displacement camp in al-Mawasi, near Khan Yunis, homemade wind turbines spin in the sea breeze, providing a lifeline to families left without electricity. The devices were built by 60-year-old Kamal Al-Dabary, a former engineering student, using scooter motors, discarded water tanks and electrical components salvaged from destroyed homes. The energy generated is stored in batteries. With solar panels now costing nearly $5,000 and much of Gaza’s electricity infrastructure destroyed, his invention offers an affordable alternative. The turbines produce just enough power to charge phones and run lights, fans and electric razors. But for displaced residents,…
Ein unruhiges Wochenende für Friedrich Merz: Der CDU-Chef muss gleich drei drängende Probleme abräumen. Neben dem Streit um die Zuckersteuer und der Nachfolge von EZB-Chefin Christine Lagarde geht es vor allem um die Kandidatur für das Bundespräsidialamt. Rasmus Buchsteiner ordnet ein, warum Merz bei der Personalie Ilse Aigner unter Zugzwang gerät und welche Deals nun hinter den Kulissen geschmiedet werden. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Konrad Körner, Vize-Chef der Jungen Union, über die Machtansprüche der CSU und was eine bayerische Bundespräsidentin für die Kanzlerträume von Markus Söder bedeuten würde. Zündstoff birgt zudem der geplante Spritpreisdeckel, der an der Zapfsäule eigentlich für Entlastung…
By Irina Sheludkova & Euronews Russian Published on 5 November 2026 – 10:36 GMT+1 Russia is planning to impose a levy on airline tickets from 2027 to fund its struggling civilian aircraft programme, with domestic passengers paying 500 roubles (€5.4) and international passengers 1,000 roubles (€10.8) per ticket, according to the State Duma’s budget and tax committee. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is developing the measure on President Vladimir Putin’s instructions. The funds would cover the costs of leasing and operating 258 aircraft under the Comprehensive Programme for Expanding the Production of Aircraft, including the MS-21, Tu-214, SJ-100, and Il-114-300 models. Russia’s…
The Democrats scored a resounding victory in this week’s U.S. midterm elections. But will their triumph actually change anything for Europe? With the balance of power shifting in Congress, could the incoming lawmakers move the needle on issues Europe cares about, from tariffs to support for Ukraine? And what do MAGA’s bruising losses mean for Europe’s own nationalist and populist parties? Are they a warning for Europe’s far right? Or could the very issues that battered Republicans — affordability and the cost of living — end up propelling Europe’s far right into power? Joining host Sarah Wheaton to discuss this…
Flames and thick smoke rose from an Ozon warehouse in Adygeysk, southern Russia, on Wednesday November 4, in footage shared on social media. The e-commerce giant said one of its warehouses had come under a drone attack. The incident comes as Ukraine presses ahead with a campaign targeting logistics infrastructure across Russia. Other sites hit have included facilities belonging to Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online marketplace, and its main competitor Wildberries, the country’s largest online retailer. Kyiv has alleged that Wildberries supplied components to the Russian military.
Flames engulfed a huge red banner showing Donald Trump, JD Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu and Steve Witkoff in Tehran’s Enghelab Square on Wednesday, as crowds gathered to mark the anniversary of the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis. The four figures were pictured with torn clothes and apparent injuries. Demonstrators marched with portraits of Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba, while others displayed caricatures of Trump and Netanyahu, including one depicting the US president as a dog on a leash. At the former American embassy, crowds chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” and stamped on US and Israeli flags. The…