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Gallant and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu often clashed over war in Gaza, with Gallant advocating for diplomatic efforts to free Israeli hostages, while Netanyahu insisted on maintaining military pressure against Hamas. Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Wednesday his resignation from the country’s parliament, also known as the Knesset.The announcement comes less than two months after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed him from his position following months of disagreements over the conduct of the war in Gaza.After his sacking, Gallant maintained his seat in parliament as an elected member of the Knesset.“Good evening. Soon I will convey…
“Recent moves to delay and dilute vital regulatory protections reflect a worrying trend where ‘competitiveness’ is repeatedly used as a pretext to weaken essential safeguards against financial risks,” he said. Now, with Donald Trump returning to the White House in a matter of weeks, the future of the rules looks uncertain — which creates a dilemma for the EU. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This applies especially to global banking rules known as the Basel 3 standards. While the EU, U.K. and other countries have enacted the global rules in national legislation, the U.S. has delayed doing so following massive lobbying…
But to what extent this can be blamed on social media is still an open question. “Polarization,” once painted as a global crisis stemming from online platforms, now looks more like a product of the highly idiosyncratic political and media culture in the U.S. One recent study found that polarization stayed the same or decreased in almost every other country from 1980 to 2020. Teasing out the impact of misinformation on electoral outcomes has proved so challenging that the authors of the Misinformation Review piece suggested it “sets up an impossible task for researchers.” “Lots of people would tell you…
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Updated: 01/01/2025 – 18:42 GMT+1 Kim Jong-un and his daughter entered North Korea”s May Day Stadium hand in hand to watch a New Year’s Eve performance, sitting alongside senior officials. … More Kim Jong-un and his daughter entered North Korea’s May Day Stadium hand in hand to watch a New Year’s Eve performance, sitting alongside senior officials.The New Year’s Eve performance included ice skating and singing, a shift away from the traditional “mass games,” which once featured synchronised dancing and gymnastics. The event ended with a countdown to midnight and fireworks, during which Kim Jong-un and his daughter hugged and…
The country’s raucous New Year’s Eve celebrations were marred by tragic accidents and riots in several cities. Five people have been killed across Germany in accidents involving fireworks as riots in Berlin led to over 400 arrests in a night of chaos celebrating the start of the new year. One of those killed was a 24-year-old who died after his homemade firework was set off prematurely near the town of Geseke in North Rhine Westphalia. A 45-year-old and 50-year-old also died whilst holding fireworks that exploded in their hands, according to authorities. A homemade firecracker led to to death of…
“Halting gas transit via Ukraine will have a drastic impact on us all in the EU — but not on the Russian Federation,” Slovak Prime Minister Fico said in a New Year’s address posted on social media. Fico — who is friendly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting him in Moscow in a surprise visit over the Christmas holidays to discuss gas supplies — has previously argued that the end of the deal will drive up costs for the EU and hit the bloc’s competitiveness, as well as increasing energy prices in Slovakia. He has also threatened to take “reciprocal measures” against Ukraine if…
Speaking to POLITICO, Moldova’s national security advisor, Stanislav Secrieru, accused Russia of “weaponizing” its energy exports “to destabilize Moldova economically and socially, weaken the pro-reform government ahead of the elections, and manufacture political demand for the return of pro-Russian forces to power.” According to Secrieru, Moldova — which has been an ardent supporter of Ukraine since the start of Moscow’s invasion, and has secured EU candidate status — isn’t facing an “energy crisis — it’s a deliberately induced security crisis and a shaping operation ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections.” Pro-Western President Maia Sandu and her government face another key…
The scuttled election between Georgescu — a pro-Russia, anti-EU and anti-NATO candidate — and Elena Lasconi, his center-right pro-EU challenger, was seen as pitting East against West in the country. Georgescu’s prior praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his threats to halt aid to Ukraine prompted fears that his victory would see Romania drawn deeper into the Kremlin’s orbit. Lasconi, on the other hand, pledged to keep Romania on a path aligned with the West. The Romanian government has yet to announce plans for a new election. In the meantime, incumbent President Klaus Iohannis has extended his term as potential candidates gear up…
“It was really crazy,” Brussels Fire Department Spokesperson Walter Derieuw told POLITICO. “We were there to help, and we were getting Molotov cocktails thrown at us.” At the stroke of midnight, fireworks crackled in the night sky despite a ban on pyrotechnics in the city. Flares and firecrackers continued to be let off in the city center in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and a motorcyclist lobbed a firework at passersby in Ixelles on at least one occasion. The disorder broke out despite a raft of measures by the authorities aimed at cracking down on New Year’s Eve crime.…