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Published on 22/05/2026 – 12:51 GMT+2 The 12th Starship rocket launch by SpaceX, due to take place on Thursday from Texas, has been delayed, with the company planning another attempt at the test flight on Friday. This comes only a day after SpaceX revealed that it was working towards its stock market debut. This is widely expected to be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, with the company aiming for a valuation of $1.75 trillion (€1.51tn). This has made the Starship V3’s launch even more critical, as it could significantly impact share sales once SpaceX goes public. The…
It was an inconspicuous, green piece of paper. Anyone who received the note in Paris in May 1941 was supposed to report to a gymnasium on 14 May, ostensibly to clarify their residence permit. What followed was no official formality. It was the first major roundup of Jews in German-occupied France: the so-called Rafle du “billet vert”, the roundup of the green slip of paper. On the orders of the SS and Gestapo, the French police arrested around 3,800 Jewish men that day, most of them from Poland and the Czech Republic. They were taken to the Pithiviers and Beaune-la-Rolande…
Trump announced the shift on Thursday night in a Truth Social post, saying the decision was linked to his admiration for Poland’s MAGA-aligned President Karol Nawrocki. That followed last week’s decision by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to halt a planned deployment of a 4,000-troop armored brigade to Poland — something that blindsided Poland, one of America’s most loyal European allies and one of NATO’s top defense spenders. Hegseth’s Poland move was linked to an earlier decision by Trump to punish German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for criticizing the war against Iran by removing 5,000 troops from Germany. Rutte on Friday stressed…
Reforms on pensions and taxation have emerged as the main sticking points between Budapest and Brussels in technical negotiations to unlock billions of euros in EU funding for Hungary, Euronews has learned. According to several European Commission officials, Hungary’s new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is resisting both reforms, arguing they would put additional pressure on the country’s budget. Magyar and his cabinet have been in talks with the European Commission to unlock a total of €17 billion in EU funds frozen under the previous administration of Viktor Orbán over rule-of-law and corruption concerns. Hungary could lose €10.4 billion in recovery…
Emergency crews from the Sumy regional service worked through smoke and debris as firefighters sprayed burning houses and searched damaged structures. Local authorities said one child was among the injured. Images released by emergency services showed collapsed roofs, scorched walls and crews removing rubble after the overnight attack. Sumy, located near the Russian border, has faced repeated bombardments during the war and remains vulnerable to drone and missile strikes. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 116 drones overnight targeting northern, eastern and southern regions of the country. According to the military, Ukrainian defences intercepted 109 of them, while impacts from…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 12:24 GMT+2 Italy’s presence in the Persian Gulf and its military cooperation with Kuwait are growing stronger. Leonardo has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a subsidiary of the EDGE Group, to supply naval combat systems for a new generation of patrol vessels ordered from the shipbuilder by Kuwait. Under the “Al Dorra” programme, Kuwait has begun modernising its naval component by ordering eight FALAJ 3 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), built in the United Arab Emirates by ADSB. Military and commercial agreements between Italy and Kuwait Cooperation in the military and commercial fields…
Updated: 22/05/2026 – 11:59 GMT+2 Fans lined up outside New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater ahead of Stephen Colbert’s final “Late Show,” with many calling the comedian a major voice in political satire and late-night television. … More
GLOBSEC 2026 PRAGUE — Europe woke up Friday to the news that U.S. President Donald Trump had whipsawed on America’s positioning of troops in Poland. Trump posted on Truth Social overnight that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland because he’s a fan of MAGA-aligned President Karol Nawrocki. On the second day at GLOBSEC in Prague, POLITICO will discuss the latest developments with top officials — including Marcin Przydacz, secretary of state in the chancellery of Poland’s president, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur and Czech President Petr Pavel. See the full agenda here and follow along with us from 9…
Marine Rousseau, 41, was arrested by the GNR in Fátima, together with a 55-year-old man. According to the police force, they are “suspected of committing the offences of domestic violence and exposure and abandonment, in connection with an incident involving two minor children found alone on the public highway in the municipality of Alcácer do Sal”. Little is known about the French woman, let alone the reasons why she left her two children, aged four and five, alone in an unknown location. Marine Rousseau was arrested around 170 kilometres from where the children were found. On social media, she presents…
By Burcu Basaran with AFP Published on 22/05/2026 – 11:26 GMT+2 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a decree on Thursday to close Istanbul Bilgi University, one of the country’s oldest private universities, eight months after its owner was seized by the state in a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and money laundering. As grounds for the move, the decree, published in the Official Gazette, cites a law allowing for the closure of a private institution if “the expected level of education and training … is insufficient”. The decision also said the licence had been revoked because “the founding foundation has been placed…