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“We are in a very difficult situation,” he said, adding Kyiv “cannot reject” support from either side. The remarks come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has adopted a sharper tone toward Washington. In an interview this week on the podcast “The Rest Is Politics,” Zelenskyy said: “The problem is they trust Putin. And it’s a pity. “They don’t want to recognise that Putin will lie to them and that he can continue the occupation even after such steps. The Americans are sure that they can trust Putin.” Chentsov did not directly engage with those criticisms, instead pointing to President Trump’s…

Séjourné said the bloc was trying to reduce its dependence on China in strategic sectors, while still maintaining a level of openness, something he said was in Europe’s “DNA.” The Commissioner was the driving force behind the Industrial Accelerator Act — a piece of legislation that is currently in negotiations — and which would partially shut China out of European public procurement, as well as set more onerous ownership obligations when it makes large European investments. Commenting on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s upcoming trip to China on Saturday, Séjourné said that “all leaders, for many years now, have been…

Published on 10/04/2026 – 22:24 GMT+2 European airports risk a ‘systemic shortage’ of jet fuel if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened within three weeks. As the Financial Times and Corriere della Sera reported on Friday, Airports Council International (Aci) Europe has warned that paraffin reserves are running low and that the impact of military activities is putting a strain on supplies. In a letter dated 9 April, sent to EU commissioners Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Transport) and Dan Jørgensen (Energy), Aci Europe director general Olivier Jankovec pointed out that the situation is more critical than initially reported, putting airlines’…

The prime minister argued Europe has the world’s best quality of life, the highest life expectancy, the greatest number of democratic governments, the most robust environmental standards and safest streets. “You only have to travel outside of Europe to truly understand what I’m talking about,” he said. “It feels good to be European.” Sánchez said that Europe deserves to be proud of its achievements, but admitted it “still has a lot of work to do.” He called for the EU to allocate a greater share of the bloc’s seven-year budget to social spending, and for Europe to remain open to…

PARIS — En France, on n’a pas de pétrole, on n’a plus de budget, mais on a des idées… C’est en tout cas ce que Sébastien Lecornu a tenté de prouver vendredi soir depuis le perron de Matignon en présentant plusieurs mesures phares du prochain plan d’électrification du gouvernement. Parmi elles, une nouvelle saison du leasing social de véhicules électriques et un fléchage des aides vers l’électrification des logements. L’élaboration du plan d’électrification, annoncé mi-février, a d’abord été un peu accélérée par la guerre entre les Etats-Unis, Israël et l’Iran, qui a débuté le 28 février en entraînant le monde…

Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the US as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending the war. President Donald Trump has tasked the member of his inner circle who has seemed to be the most reluctant defender of the 6-week-old conflict with Iran to now find a resolution and stave off the US president’s astonishing threat to wipe out its “whole civilisation.” Vance, who has long been sceptical of foreign military interventions and outspoken about the prospect of sending troops into open-ended conflicts, set off Friday to lead mediated talks with Iran in…

However, the next round of talks hosted by the U.K. will be at a more junior level than the first round on Apr. 2. While foreign ministers attended that first set of talks, the next will involve officials at the level of political director. The official quoted above declined to say which day the talks would take place, but said they would follow multinational working groups in which practical solutions will be drawn up.  Britain expects the talks to explore economic and political measures, such as sanctions and working with the International Maritime Organization to free ships trapped in the…

The exhibition, part of Milano Design Week 2026,invites visitors to walk across a 90 m² Risk board and explore around 60 different games spanning multiple eras, from ancient pastimes to modern best‑sellers. The project places play at the heart of design, inviting guests to handle objects and participate in games rather than simply observe them. Running until 10 May 2026, the exhibition includes about 30 historical games such as Go, the Royal Game of Ur, chess, backgammon and playing‑card traditions, alongside modern titles like Monopoly and Connect 4. The curators draw on the “Atlante dei Giochi” to present games as…

A €100 ticket could land you a Picasso. That is the premise behind a new charity raffle in Paris, where organisers are once again turning one of the world’s most recognisable artists into a prize for the public rather than a private collector. Set to take place at Christie’s in Paris, the draw offers participants the chance to win a work by Pablo Picasso for the price of a single ticket. The initiative, titled “1 Picasso for 100 euros,” is designed to raise funds for Alzheimer’s research, with organisers aiming to sell up to 120,000 tickets. If all are purchased,…

For years, France’s entrepreneurial elite have been deeply suspicious of a populist party that has flipflopped on key economic policies such as membership of the eurozone. In 2017, Arnault backed French President Emmanuel Macron against Le Pen, and had until this week refused to meet National Rally leaders. But with Le Pen and National Rally President Jordan Bardella topping the polls ahead of next year’s presidential election, business leaders have been seeking to build bridges with far-right leaders to gain influence over a party whose economic vision often clashes with their interests. Pouyanné had in January called for business leaders…