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The IAEA said in a statement it was aware of reports of Iran’s suspended cooperation, and is awaiting official confirmation. Iran has already banned IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi from its nuclear facilities and removed surveillance cameras from the sites last week, prompting condemnation from the United Kingdom, France and Germany. U.S. President Donald Trump said the American strikes “totally obliterated” the facilities, but Grossi estimated the damage that was not “total.” Grossi recently told CBS News that Iran could begin producing enriched uranium again in “a matter of months.” Iranian officials heavily criticized Grossi for failing to condemn the…
PARIS — Le programme économique du RN est “d’extrême gauche”, mais le parti à la flamme n’est pas “la peste”, avait déclaré Laurent Wauquiez, le président du groupe Droite républicaine (DR) à l’Assemblée, en février. Et comment ! Depuis le début de la 17e législature, il y a bientôt un an, les députés DR ont voté dans l’hémicycle plus de 7 fois sur 10 comme le Rassemblement national, selon un décompte réalisé par POLITICO. Trois députés ont même voté plus de 8 fois sur 10 dans le même sens que le RN : François-Xavier Ceccoli (Haute-Corse), l’ancien ministre Patrick Hetzel…
Former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was indicted on Wednesday for endorsing fascist propaganda, according to a press release from a prosecution office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice. Prosecutors allege that between June 16, 2020 and May 16, 2025, Georgescu repeatedly endorsed fascist ideas through a series of interviews, online posts and public speeches. He is also accused of glorifying extremist historical figures such as Marshal Ion Antonescu — the leader of Romania’s World War II fascist government and a convicted war criminal — and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the founder of Romania’s interwar Iron Guard, a…
Indeed, just as the CEOs were pouring out their woes to the Commission president, a few floors below, Teresa Ribera, commissioner for a clean industrial transition, was presenting the bloc’s climate targets for 2040. Von der Leyen’s center-right European People’s Party is widely accused of watering down the EU’s environmental agenda in order to help preserve competitiveness, and the German visitors seemed satisfied she was alive to their interests. The Commission president was “listening very closely to the details,” said Hendrik Wüst, the minister-president of the industrial powerhouse region of North Rhine-Westphalia, who accompanied the CEOs. “We have passed along…
At this stage, the vote is mainly symbolic — the majority of political groups have already signaled that they will vote against the motion of no confidence — but it underscores the growing anger with her in Brussels after a string of controversial moves and scandals.If the no-confidence motion were to pass, it would lead to the resignation of the entire Commission and trigger the complex process of appointing 27 new European commissioners. Political turmoil European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced the scheduling to political group leaders on Wednesday evening. The debate has been scheduled for Monday, during which von…
Euronews reporter Valerie Gauriat went to island to hear from young Cypriots from both sides of the divide about their perspectives on the ongoing partition, and their visions for the future.“My generation is dropping down the blame game. We have seen what not to do”, says 28-year-old Turkish Cypriot Berk Tansel. “We have to think of ourselves as part of the whole that we are, whether we like it or not. », echoes Christiana Eftychiou, 22 years old, and a Greek Cypriot. Their friendship grew from a shared commitment to reunification.Cyprus is divided since 1974, when a Greek-backed coup triggered a…
By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 02/07/2025 – 18:40 GMT+2At least five people have been killed and 11 others injured after a roadside bomb exploded and struck a vehicle carrying a government administrator in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.The bombing happened on Wednesday in Bajaur, a district in north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.Among the dead was Assistant Commissioner Faisal Sultan, according to the district police chief.Waqas Rafique said the injured were transported to hospital, where several were listed in critical condition.No group or individual has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Rafique said the blame is likely to fall on…
Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away, a significant development given expectations that anger with the company’s billionaire CEO would have faded by now.The company reported a 13% plunge in sales on Wednesday, in another sign that Musk’s previous support of US President Donald Trump and far-right politicians in Europe has had a deep and enduring hit to Tesla’s brand appeal. In response to the company report, the EV maker’s shares rose modestly in early trading, as the figures were better than expected.…
“Halting of PAC-3 SME interceptors for Patriot is alarming — against the background of both the increase in ballistics production in Russia, and supplies from [North Korea] and the vulnerability of a bunch of large frontline cities to this,” said Mykola Bielieskov, research fellow at the National Institute for Strategic Studies. He added that the stoppage was “not OK,” because Ukraine could have survived for the next few years on assistance under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a U.S. program he said has contracted with manufacturers for about $35 billion in arms and ammunition. The argument that the U.S. is…
Im Kanzleramt läuft der Koalitionsausschuss – im Zentrum: das Bürgergeld. Die Union will kürzen und 4,5 Milliarden Euro einsparen. Rasmus Buchsteiner berichtet aus Nürnberg von der Agentur für Arbeit, warum der Arbeitsmarkt aktuell kaum hilft – und spricht mit Andrea Nahles. Gleichzeitig rüstet sich die AfD-Fraktion für ihre neue Rolle als stärkste Oppositionskraft – mit einem Strategiepapier zu „Sicherheit“ und einem klaren Plan: Mehr „Remigration“, weniger Pöbelei – und gezielte Zwischenrufe, aber bitte nur bis Reihe 6. Pauline von Pezold analysiert, wie die AfD professioneller wirken will, ohne sich zu mäßigen. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um…