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The Sea Shepherd founder has been in custody in Denmark since he was arrested in Greenland in July. Paul Watson, the founder of marine conservation group Sea Shepherd is facing extradition from Denmark to Japan, where he could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for an alleged attack on a whaling vessel 12 years ago.Sea Shepherd France told journalists they had delivered a letter from the notorious anti-whaling activist to French President Emmanuel Macron.The group’s president in France, Lamya Essemlali, said the 73-year old Canadian-American “wrote a letter in prison, which he gave to me, and it…

Meta laid off 11,000 employees in 2022, following over-optimism about the company’s growth. Meta has started laying off employees across its teams, the Facebook parent company confirmed to Euronews Next in a statement, adding that the changes are made to reallocate company resources. “Today, a few teams at Meta are making changes to ensure resources are aligned with their long-term strategic goals and location strategy,” Meta told Euronews Next in a statement on Thursday. “This includes moving some teams to different locations, and moving some employees to different roles. In situations like this when a role is eliminated, we work hard to…

Praised for its sleek design and seamless integration of architectural components, the London rail network has won the UK’s top architecture prize. The Elizabeth Line has been awarded the prestigious Stirling Prize, which honours excellence in British architecture.Judges praised the 62-mile rail network’s “slick suite of architectural components”, in which “the typical commuter chaos is transformed into an effortless experience”.“The Elizabeth Line is a triumph in architect-led collaboration, offering a flawless, efficient, beautifully choreographed solution to inner-city transport,” says Muyiwa Oki, the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The Elizabeth Line was one of six finalists, three…

Italy’s new law criminalises seeking surrogacy abroad, with penalties including jail time and hefty fines. Critics argue it unfairly targets same-sex parents and lacks clarity in implementation. Italy passed a bill that criminalises couples who seek surrogacy abroad on Wednesday, following a seven-hour debate in Parliament.The bill was initially presented by Carolina Varchi, a member of parliament for the far-right Brothers of Italy party, and supported by the party chief and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.The measure, promoted by the Brothers of Italy and its hard-right coalition partner, Lega — who argued that it protects women’s dignity — extends a surrogacy…

The US has given regulatory clearance for the transfer, which comes as Voolodymyr Zelenskyy tries to rally allies behind a “victory plan”. Australia is to dispatch 49 ageing M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, according to Canberra’s defence minister, several months after Kyiv requested the use of the redundant fleet.The Australian government was giving Ukraine most of its American-made M1A1 tanks, which are valued at 245 million Australian dollars (€150.8 million), Richard Marles said.Australia will replenish its forces with a fleet of 75 next-generation M1A2 tanks.As recently as February this year, Marles declared that giving Ukraine the tanks as they were…

Revealed: Putin’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet is spilling oil all over the world  Satellite imagery shows the unforeseen consequences of efforts to hobble Russia’s war economy. By VICTOR JACK, COSTANZA GAMBARINI, KARL MATHIESEN, LOUISE GUILLOT and HANNE COKELAERE in Brussels Illustrations by Owen Gildersleeve for POLITICO On a chilly spring morning in March, British coast guards spotted something unusual around 100 kilometers off the Scottish shoreline: a dark stain, stretching 23 kilometers into the North Atlantic Ocean. According to an internal analysis prepared by the coast guard’s satellite services and seen by POLITICO, the likely source of that stain was Innova, a…

Software sold by UK company Datel that allowed infinite boosts on a racing game doesn’t infringe EU copyright law, judges in Luxembourg said, in a ruling that some say could prove crucial to the gaming sector. Third party add-ons for Sony PlayStation games that offer players extra options don’t breach EU copyright law, the European Court of Justice has said.   The EU’s highest court found against the video games giant in a case seen as crucial to a games modding ecosystem worth hundreds of millions. “The Directive on the legal protection of computer programs does not allow the holder of that protection…

LONDON — Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Britain has aired new details of the country’s reaction to the murder of the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi six years ago. The Washington Post contributor was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul — with a U.S. intelligence assessment concluding that Saudi Arabia’s top leadership bore responsibility for the hit. Speaking to POLITICO’s Power Play podcast, Ambassador Prince Khalid bin Bandar al Saud rejected the claim, insisting that the Saudi royal family continues to oppose the version of events backed by the U.S. as well as the U.K. And he disclosed that those the regime…

BERLIN — Joe Biden took office nearly four years ago on a mission to repair America’s relationship with Europe — and then Vladimir Putin swept in and did it for him. Biden is due to arrive in Germany on Thursday night for a brief visit to both celebrate the new spirit of transatlantic solidarity and discuss what the West can do to hamper the Russian president’s progress in Ukraine. Little since World War II has done as much to tighten transatlantic bonds as the Russian leader’s all-out assault on Ukraine. Yet behind the display of transatlantic bonhomie, the real question is whether any…

According to a new report, hotel dining will see a marked uptick in 2025. Euronews Culture takes a look at the evidence. “Did you notice that this restaurant has two entrances?” asks Maria Joao Galante, Director of PR & Communications at the Corinthia Hotel, Lisbon.I confess I didn’t. And this may seem like a banal observation, but it is in fact key to understanding how a cultural shift in dining behaviour is taking shape. I sit in a comfortable, bright room in Erva, the restaurant on the ground floor the 5-star hotel. Click the link and you’ll not see anything…