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Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the Category 5 storm made landfall in Aurora province on Sunday night, bringing winds of up to 185 kph and heavy rain that flooded villages, toppled power lines and triggered landslides. Entire towns lost power and hundreds of flights were cancelled as the country braced for more damage after last week’s deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency amid widespread destruction, with roads washed out and homes swept away. By Monday, the storm had weakened over the South China Sea, but forecasters warned that storm surges and strong winds could still threaten…
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Under Greek law, political parties must gather at least 200 signatures from citizens with voting rights to participate in elections. It is alleged that some of these were fake. “These are absurdities stemming from fear of the rise of our political party and originating from attacks by a political opponent, who is known for his vulgarity in Greece,” an official from the party said. Latinopoulou was kicked out of the ruling New Democracy party in 2022 after body-shaming a television presenter. She decried the decision, blaming it on “woke culture.” She then founded the Voice of Reason party in 2023 and won…
Young Belgian farmer Matteo Godfriaux hopes one day to take over the family farm, a mixed crop-livestock operation boasting around 40 dairy cows in Dion-le-Mont not far from Brussels. “It’s in our blood,” the 23-year-old explains. He plans to be a “helper” for two years, a status that allows him to train in the field and maximize his chances of accessing financial aid, necessary to take over the management of the business. “When you are 23 years old and you want to take over a farm, I don’t think the bank will agree to give you a loan of €1…
The Solidarity Pool is a central element of the EU’s new migration and asylum framework, and is designed to ensure a fairer distribution of responsibilities for dealing with the pressures that migration can create. Implementing the EU’s migration framework is a matter of balancing solidarity and responsibility, according to Internal Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner. “Everything has to go hand in hand — it’s a parallel development,” he told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the pact ensures countries facing disproportionate pressure are treated differently. At the same time, the Commission acknowledged that Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Croatia, Austria and Poland are dealing…
At least 12 people have been killed after a suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Pakistan on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car, according to the interior minister. The blast in the capital Islamabad, also wounded at least 27 people. Later in the day, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group, claimed responsibility for the attack, in messages to reporters from the group’s leader, Omar Mukkaram Khurasani. However, an influential commander in the group, Sarbakaf Mohmand, sent messages denying any responsibility for the attack. Authorities have struggled in recent…
Poland registered the biggest increase in absolute numbers, adding nearly 13,000 new beneficiaries, followed by Germany (+7,600) and Czechia (+3,500). Only France saw a small decline of 240 people. Women made up 44 percent of all those protected, minors 31 percent, and men about 25 percent. Ukrainians represented over 98 percent of all people granted temporary protection under the EU’s scheme, which was extended in June until March 2027. The figures come amid growing political unease in Germany and Poland, where politicians warned that the influx of young Ukrainian men could erode public support for Kyiv. Far-right parties seized on…
Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor filed a sweeping indictment against the city’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, accusing him of 142 offences tied to corruption and organised crime, and seeking a total prison sentence exceeding 2,000 years. İmamoğlu, a prominent opposition figure widely seen as a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was arrested in March along with several municipal officials who were accused of running a criminal organisation, accepting bribes, extortion and bid-rigging. He has strongly denied all allegations. Critics view the accusations as a politically motivated effort to weaken the main opposition and his arrest triggered the largest wave…
“We made an agreement in May — that should be the foundation for our conversation,” said a second person, an EU diplomat, also granted anonymity to speak freely about the talks. “So we shouldn’t then in November come back and try to add to it the contributions to cohesion funds that we didn’t agree in May, even if that’s the principle that we feel is warranted … We have to take care of our relationship with the U.K.” The diplomat summarized the divide: “Do you say to the Commission: You have to make the U.K. pay … or do you…
Spain, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus have been considered “under migratory pressure” by the European Commission in its first Annual Asylum and Migration Report, unveiled on Tuesday. These countries were interested last year in a “disproportionate level” of migrant arrivals, including those rescued at sea. Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus will therefore benefit in 2026 from the solidarity of other EU member states, which could be expressed by relocating asylum seekers over their territory or by financial contribution. Together with this assessment, the Commission proposed to the EU 27 member states the Annual Solidarity Pool, a mechanism to determine the total…