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Published on 26/02/2026 – 5:28 GMT+1 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un claimed his country could “completely destroy” South Korea if its security were threatened, reiterating his refusal to engage with Seoul during his ruling Workers’ Party congress. North Korea has “absolutely no business dealing with South Korea, its most hostile entity, and will permanently exclude South Korea from the category of compatriots”, Kim said. “As long as South Korea cannot escape the geopolitical conditions of having a border with us, the only way to live safely is to give up everything related to us and leave us alone.” Kim in…

Presented as an instrument aimed at strengthening farmers’ position in the food supply chain, the targeted revision of the Regulation on the Common Market Organisation was intended to address structural challenges within the sector. Yet, as the trilogue approaches, the debate has gradually crystallized around a different issue: restricting certain denominations used for plant-based products. This shift deserves careful scrutiny. How would limiting widely understood terms concretely improve farmers’ position in the food chain? The connection between the original objective of the proposal and the measure currently under discussion remains insufficiently substantiated. If the stated ambition is to reinforce resilience…

But Le Pen said she wouldn’t campaign if that were the case. “You can’t campaign under these conditions,” she said, referring to the ankle bracelet. “Can you campaign without going out in the evening to meet your voters at rallies? That would be another way of preventing me from standing as a candidate.” “I am not resigned, I am wise. I know that the decision is not up to me,” she added. Le Pen was found guilty last year of embezzling funds from the European Parliament with her National Rally party; a verdict in her appeals trial is expected July…

Labour aides said the pair came to a mutual agreement for him to step down following the spring statement. It’s a move that may cheer left-wing Labour MPs who were glad to see McSweeney leave this month in the wake of the Peter Mandelson crisis, but leaves the party with another senior vacancy. “We have come a long way to turn the Labour party around from electoral oblivion in 2019 to a historic general election victory just five years later, and it is a privilege to have been a part of that,” Pound said in a statement. Reeves said Pound’s…

“2027 est très importante pour nous et, je l’espère, réaliste, afin que [le président russe Vladimir] Poutine ne puisse pas bloquer notre adhésion pendant des décennies”, a poursuivi Volodymyr Zelensky, précisant vouloir éviter le même sort que sa demande d’adhésion à l’Otan, qui n’est plus d’actualité en raison de l’opposition de Washington. Le raisonnement est que Viktor Orbán empêchera la candidature de Kiev de progresser avant le scrutin d’avril, parce qu’il a fait de l’opposition à l’Ukraine un élément central de sa campagne. Mais le Hongrois pourrait adoucir son opposition s’il parvenait à remporter un nouveau mandat, notamment s’il était…

The authorities of Larnaca District have been put on full alert due to the rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Cyprus. An emergency meeting with experts from the European Commission was held on Tuesday evening, during which detailed information on the epidemiological situation in the 10 km surveillance zone was presented. On the basis of these data, it was decided to start vaccination immediately, in close cooperation with private veterinarians who are already familiar with the farms and are in constant contact with the farmers in the area. The first vaccinations will be carried out in the most dangerous areas,…

But the speech of France’s Permanent Representative Céline Jurgensen at a meeting of the UNHRC on Wednesday contained no such call for Albanese’s resignation. Jurgensen only referred to “repeated and extremely problematic statements by a United Nations Special Rapporteur,” and called on special rapporteurs to “exercise the restraint, moderation, and discretion required by their mandate.” During his Feb. 11 speech in France’s National Assembly, however, Barrot had said that Albanese’s “provocations call for only one response: her resignation. And it is in these terms and with this firmness … that France will speak … during the session of the United…

In advance of Merz’s trip, a growing number of German business leaders called on the chancellor to take a harder line on Chinese industrial policies that lead to price advantages for its companies — including subsidies, deliberate dumping and an undervalued currency. Merz seemed to respond to that pressure, calling on China to level the playing field. “Competition between companies must be fair,” he said. “We need transparency, we need reliability, and we also need compliance with jointly established rules.” He also said he aimed to reduce a trade deficit that has quadrupled since 2020. “This dynamic is unhealthy,” Merz said.…

Published on 25/02/2026 – 21:38 GMT+1•Updated 22:39 Cuban border guard have killed four crewmembers of a US registered speedboat on Wednesday after the vessel failed to stop when ordered in Cuban territorial waters, and allegedly opened fire on the police boat. The Cuban Ministry of Interior released a statement noting that six others on the boat were also injured in the exchange of fire. The commander of the Cuban police boat, which carried a total of five people onboard, was also wounded. Authorities stressed that all those injured were immediately brought to safety and received medical treatment. The ministry says…

“We were really disturbed by the reports that there might have been an opportunity to escalate this to law enforcement further, and we want to make sure if any company has that opportunity, they would escalate,” he added. OpenAI’s head of policy, Chan Park, and six others from the company, met with members of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Cabinet on Tuesday in Ottawa — a meeting ministers later described as “disappointing.” Justice Minister Sean Fraser said he expected OpenAI to return with substantial new safety measures. “The message that we delivered, in no uncertain terms, was that we have an…