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Marine Tondelier, the leader of the French Greens, penned an open letter addressed to President Emmanuel Macron, stressing that France could not be “complicit, even indirectly, of retrograde policies, nor can it tolerate that vital medical resources be destroyed when they could save lives, prevent unwanted pregnancies and contribute to greater autonomy for women.” The contraceptives are primarily long-acting, such as IUDs and birth control implants, according to the Guardian report. | Francis Malasig/EPA In a written response sent to POLITICO, a French diplomatic official said Paris would “continue to monitor the situation” and back efforts from Belgium to “find…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy if the groundwork is done beforehand, the Kremlin announced Monday.“I want to remind you that the president himself does not rule out holding such a meeting after the necessary work is done at the expert level and the necessary distance has been covered,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. However, he added, that preparatory work “has not yet been done.”Zelenskyy called for a direct meeting with Putin last week after the Kremlin chief expressed hope for further peace talks and said Russian troops were “advancing on the entire…
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Published on 04/08/2025 – 16:31 GMT+2 •Updated 16:52 Multiple Eurostar trains were cancelled or significantly delayed on Monday due to a technical incident, creating chaos for passengers travelling to and from Paris with disruptions expected until the end of the day. The French railway company SNCF blamed the disruption on a power outage near Moussy in the northeast of the country, which forced the closure of a critical section of the rail network north of Paris. Several Eurostar trains running between Paris and London and Brussels and Amsterdam were cancelled, with two trains on the Paris-Brussels line returning to their…
Published on 04/08/2025 – 16:26 GMT+2 Businesses are less likely to use ChatGPT today than they were six months ago – the first time the chatbot’s usage has fallen since it launched in November 2022, a new analysis has found. The report from US software company Netskope found that 78 per cent of organisations used the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot from OpenAI recently, down from 80 per cent in February 2025. It was the only AI platform to see a decline in that period. To come up with these numbers, Netskope analysed data on AI usage among its 3,500 customers…
Sacred spirits met swirling colour in Porto-Novo this weekend, as performers in elaborate wooden masks and flowing fabrics danced through the streets during Benin’s annual traditional mask festival – seen here through the lens of photographer Sunday Alamba. The lively event brought together sacred and secular mask traditions from across Benin and the surrounding region, aiming to both honour ancient customs and position Porto-Novo as a rising star on the West African cultural tourism map. Closely tied to the Yoruba, Somba, and Betammaribe communities, many of the masks – like Egungun and Zangbeto – represent ancestral spirits that guard communities…
By Euronews Published on 04/08/2025 – 15:51 GMT+2 •Updated 15:53 Following Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas’ decision to step down last week amid a series of corruption allegations, the Lithuanian government formally resigned on Monday. Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda has appointed Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius as acting prime minister. Šadžius will serve as the government’s caretaker until a new cabinet is sworn in. Paluckas, who had been prime minister since December 2024 and served as leader of the centre-left Social Democrats party, stepped down following investigations into his business dealings that prompted protests in the Baltic country calling for his resignation. Paluckas also…
The two officials called on Arcom — in coordination with the European Commission, which enforces the new content moderation rules for major platforms like TikTok — to ensure social media companies are meeting their obligations under the Digital Services Act. That includes protecting minors, evaluating and mitigating so-called systemic risks and being transparent about how their algorithms work. Paris urged the regulator to “compile a file to send to the appropriate coordinator and, if necessary, to collaborate with the European Commission services as part of a possible investigation.” This isn’t the first time the government has taken action. Back in…
By Euronews Travel Published on 04/08/2025 – 14:37 GMT+2 Expedia and Lastminute.com, two of Europe’s largest online travel booking platforms, have pledged to improve their refund process and provide clearer information about passenger rights. The change is designed to help passengers more easily claim refunds for these third-party platforms when their flights are cancelled by airlines and provide clearer information about what rights passengers have under EU law. The move follows discussions with the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network – a network of national consumer agencies responsible for the enforcement of EU consumer protection laws. What changes…
Italy’s antitrust agency has fined the Chinese online fast-fashion platform Shein €1 million for misleading green claims, it announced Monday.”The well-known brand, operating in the ‘fast’ and ‘superfast fashion’ sectors, adopted a misleading communication strategy regarding the characteristics and environmental impact of its clothing products,” wrote Italian competition authority AGCM in a press release.AGCM said that Infinite Styles Services Co. Ltd., a company that operates Shein’s website in Europe, has shared environmental claims that were “in some instances, vague, generic, and/or overly emphatic, and in others, misleading or omissive.”Shein promotes its “evoluSHEIN by design” collection and the use of “green…