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Published on 03/10/2025 – 11:18 GMT+2 British authorities have arrested three people on suspicion of being involved in the attack that killed two people outside a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday morning. The attack took place at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in north Manchester, after worshippers had gathered to celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen of Syrian descent who has been named as the attacker, was shot dead by police at the scene. On Friday, police said the two victims were Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, both…
On Thursday evening, a separate incident over Munich Airport forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and affecting nearly 3,000 passengers. “Munich Airport, in cooperation with the airlines, immediately took care of passenger care in the terminals. Camp beds were set up, blankets, drinks and snacks were handed out,” Munich Airport said in a statement Friday. Airport officials added that 15 incoming flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt. In recent weeks, airports in Denmark and Norway have also suspended operations after drones were spotted in their airspace, fueling debate among…
Thousands of people took to the streets of major cities across the globe on Thursday after Israel intercepted the Gaza aid flotilla, which aimed to break the long-standing Israeli blockade and was carrying humanitarian relief to the Strip. The flotilla consisted of over 40 ships and about 500 activists, marking the largest attempt of its kind. On Thursday, hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed to the southern port of Ashdod to process activists detained by the Israeli navy. Activists on board included climate activist Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela, and former Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau and European…
Promising not to use Article 49.3 will likely hinder Lecornu’s ability to push a legislative agenda through a hung parliament. The clause allows the government to enact legislation without a vote but then affords opposition parties the opportunity to respond with a no-confidence motion. But using Article 49.3 dramatically raises the stakes of the legislative process by putting the government’s survival on the line each time it is used. Every budget since President Emmanuel Macron’s reelection in 2022 — as well as the deeply unpopular pension reform that raised the minimum retirement age — was rammed through using this mechanism.…
Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started on Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is threatening to use the standoff to permanently eliminate thousands of government jobs and the state of the economy is already precarious. For now, financial markets are shrugging off the impasse as just the latest failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a budget and keep the government running. “Everyone seems quite complacent about the shutdown, assuming the Democrats and Republicans will come to terms and life will go on, as has been…
But, in EU speak, that law is a directive and not a regulation, meaning countries have a lot of leeway in how to apply it. It is also focused on keeping kids away from adult content, not off social media altogether, said Bas Palomares. There are guidelines under the Digital Services Act, but those guidelines are non-binding and help platforms comply with the EU’s landmark online safety law. Released this summer, the latest version still leaves age restrictions up to EU countries. The guidelines are reviewed annually, so the Commission could look to tighten the screws on platforms next year. But…
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The night of 9 November 1989 was undoubtedly one of the most dramatic of the 20th century. The Berlin Wall in Germany – the armed border that had separated citizens of East and West Berlin since 1961 – was finally opened, kickstarting its dismantling. But what should be done with the ghost line that remained? Erase it from memory as if it had never existed? In local politician Michael Cramer’s mind, an alternative idea was beginning to take shape. His vision was to retain some of the border’s components and to make a trail of its 160-km-long outline that would…
**A message from EFPIA: Digital health solutions are crucial to improve outcomes in cardiovascular care and play a role in the prevention, screening and management of CVD. As the Commission prepares its Cardiovascular Health Plan, the EU has a unique opportunity to turn digital innovation into real-world impact for patients across the region.** WHERE’S EQUAL ACCESS IN THE COMMISSION’S COMPETITIVENESS MANTRA? European Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi admitted at the Gastein Health Forum that the current regulatory framework “does not deliver on the citizens’ expectations.” He vowed to fix that with a flurry of initiatives: the Critical Medicines Act, pharma legislation,…
Munich Airport suspended flight operations late on Wednesday night due to “several drone sightings”, according to a statement published by the airport. Flights were grounded from 10:18 pm, the statement said, with 17 flights and nearly 3,000 passengers affected at the time of its release. The airport reportedly reopened early on Friday morning, several media have reported. “Late in the evening of October 2, German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport from 10:18 pm and later suspended them altogether due to several drone sightings,” the airport wrote in a statement. “When a drone is sighted, the…