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“I can announce that now new estimates showing that our European and Canadian allies have stepped up, they will provide over €35 billion of additional security assistance to Ukraine for the year ahead,” the NATO chief said. Rutte said there was agreement within the alliance on the need to keep up support. “This is the reason why, I think also last year in Washington, NATO allies agreed that for Ukraine, there is an irreversible path of Ukraine to enter NATO,” Rutte told reporters. “That is still true today, and it will still be true on Thursday after this summit.” During…
By Theo Farrant & AP Published on 23/06/2025 – 13:45 GMT+2Over several packed days, Milan reaffirmed its place at the heart of men’s fashion, hosting a packed lineup of runway shows that set the tone for Spring/Summer 2026.Against a backdrop of shifting global moods and evolving definitions of masculinity, designers used the runway to explore not just what men will wear next summer – but how they’ll also express themselves. Here are three standout shows that captured the spirit of the season:Dolce & GabbanaDolce & Gabbana embraced a relaxed, crumpled elegance, presenting a collection that felt equal parts resort-ready and runway-polished. Striped pyjama…
The European Commission last week proposed legislation to phase out Russian fossil fuels by 2027, with some exceptions. Szijjártó said Budapest and Bratislava want to see that policy dropped in exchange for passing the 18th package. The sanctions would penalize the Nord Stream pipelines and outlaw imports of fuel refined from Russian crude in foreign countries like India, China and Turkey. Formally, new sanctions require the unanimous support of all 27 member countries. However, despite having consistently tried to block new restrictions on Russian energy, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government has backed down from vetoing prior packages. Granted…
Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of Italy’s most prominent contemporary artists, has died at the age of 98.Pomodoro died at home in Milan on Sunday, the eve of his 99th birthday, according to a statement from Carlotta Montebello, director general of the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation.Best known for his massive and shiny bronze spheres with clawed out interiors which decorate iconic public spaces from the Vatican to the United Nations, the artist sought to comment on the superficial perfection of exteriors and the troubled complexity of interiors.In a note of condolences, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said Pomodoro’s “wounded” spheres “speak to us today of the…
Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he’d suggested Rome as a possible venue for U.S.-Iran talks, and called on all sides to “look to the future, not to the past.” “There is no lasting solution to this problem through military means,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. “Only negotiation will make it possible to permanently restrict the Iranian nuclear program and to provide a lasting response to this question, to this issue, which is existential for Israel, for the region, and for Europe.” When asked about Europe’s role in the conflict, Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said “the Europeans have…
Ten young inventors have been awarded for developing technologies that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with top honours awarded for innovations in rare earth recycling, food preservation, and carbon capture.At a ceremony held in Reykjavík, Iceland, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced the winners of the 2025 Young Inventors Prize special prizes.This year’s selected inventors, called “Tomorrow Shapers,” were selected from more than 450 international applicants, all of whom were aged 30 and under.While ten inventors or teams received recognition from the EPO for their technologies, three received special awards — World Builders, Community Healers, and Nature Guardians —…
The high-profile wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV journalist Lauren Sánchez takes place in Venice this week.Since their engagement in May 2023, the couple, 61 and 55 respectively, have dominated headlines and there has been plenty of speculation about the date, location and the guest list for their extravagant nuptials.Already compared to 2024’s lavish Ambani wedding, here’s everything we know about this week’s event – which has been described as the “wedding of the century”.When is the wedding? The wedding will take place from 24-26 June, though some reports have claimed it could be from 26-29 June.Where…
PARIS — The exiled son of Iran’s last shah today offered himself up as interim leader to take over running the country as it transitions away from dictatorship. Reza Pahlavi, whose supporters style him as the “Crown Prince of Iran,” appealed to the international community to force out the theocratic regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He said he was setting up a new “secure platform” for dissidents and internal opponents of the regime to coordinate their efforts to overthrow the dictatorship and put the country on the path of a “free and democratic” future. “We are a proud, ancient and…
At least seven people were killed and 31 wounded in the capital, Tkachenko said in a statement. A whole section of a residential building was destroyed, and five more were damaged, he said. “After the [U.S.] strikes on Iran’s nuclear program facilities, there was a lot of uproar from Moscow — the Russian leadership performatively condemned the ‘missile-and-bomb’ actions,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a statement Monday morning. “Today, Moscow is silent after the Russian army carried out a completely cynical strike using Russian-Iranian Shahed drones and missiles against civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities and communities of ours,”…
Private sector activity across the eurozone showed little sign of progress in June, with the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data highlighting stagnation in both services and manufacturing, casting a shadow over the region’s economic recovery.The flash eurozone Composite PMI for June remained at 50.2 points, unchanged from May and narrowly above the 50-point threshold that separates expansion from contraction. The figure came in slightly below market expectations of 50.5.The services PMI edged up as expected to 50 from 49.7, while the manufacturing PMI was unchanged at 49.4, missing forecasts of a rise to 49.8.Weak momentum despite easing financial conditions“The…