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Bruce said the measure “gives one group hope” and incentivizes bad actors to not cooperate with diplomatic channels. “In any other normal environment where someone was so utterly defeated, they would surrender. In this case, that just does not occur,” said Bruce. Bruce added that Hamas relied on “the hope that they receive on how long the suffering lasts, how much that pushes the world to acquiesce to their arguments.” Calls for recognition in the U.K. grew across the political divide after images surfaced of the scale of starvation in Gaza. Starmer told his Cabinet Tuesday “now was the right…
Bamboo scaffolding has long been a defining feature of the city’s skyline, prized for its flexibility, lightness, and adaptability in tight urban spaces. The technique has been used for centuries across Asia and remains common on city buildings. Daisy Pak, one of the few women in the trade, describes the centuries-old craft as both art and tradition. But despite its cultural value, officials say metal scaffolds are increasingly standard. The government says it has no plans to ban bamboo but views the shift to metal as an “inevitable trend” amid concerns, including 23 related deaths since 2018. With around 2,500…
Average monthly earnings of employees in Cyprus increased by 5.4% in 2024, compared to 2023. According to preliminary data from the Cyprus Statistical Service, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the first quarter of 2025 are estimated at around €2,500 compared to €2,382 in the first quarter of 2024. The average monthly remuneration of employees includes the basic salary, the index-linked bonus, overtime pay, the Central Holiday Fund, any allowances received by employees during the reporting period, as well as retroactive payments. Allowances include both fixed and non-fixed payments (13th salary, 14th salary, bonuses, etc.). Additional sources •…
They use artificial intelligence tools to go through public data and hunt for savings with a focus on fraud, procurement and areas of spending which Reform views as a waste of public cash. Think taxis to take children to school, money for asylum seekers and spending on management consultants, which Yusuf calls a “gravy train.” “Most of these people have not been politically active,” Yusuf says of the DOGE team. “It’s patriotism. It’s people who can see the way the state is being run has gotten worse and felt quite helpless to be able to do anything about it. For…
The case became a flashpoint for transparency activists who said it demonstrated the lack of accountability in von der Leyen’s Commission ― and for people who opposed the use of the vaccine in the first place. No-confidence vote The deadline for the EU executive to contest the decision in the EU’s top-tier Court of Justice passed earlier this month without the Commission appealing, a spokesperson for the EU courts confirmed. At the beginning of July, von der Leyen faced a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament over the case, triggered by right-wing Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.…
By Euronews Travel with AP Published on 30/07/2025 – 9:02 GMT+2 A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Russia on Wednesday morning has triggered tsunami warnings across Japan and the US states of Alaska and Hawaii. It is one of the strongest earthquakes recorded in modern history. Japan has ordered nearly 2 million people to evacuate, warning that tsunami waves could continue for more than a day. Tsunami alerts of varying levels have also been issued across many Pacific islands, parts of China, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand, Peru, Mexico and the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador. The UK Foreign Office has…
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Those scanners can’t be used again until the European Civil Aviation Conference, the intergovernmental organization responsible for harmonizing air transport safety rules in Europe, recertifies them and the Commission gives its final stamp of approval. The new EU approval applies to “700 scanners that are located across 21 member states,” Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, the Commission’s transport spokesperson, said Tuesday, adding that many are in “major hubs.” “The decision concerns the first configuration of a certain type of scanners, and there are other types as well,” Itkonen said, noting that each airport will be responsible for communicating which rules apply to their…
Nach dem Haushalt ist vor dem Haushalt: Im Kabinett wird heute die Finanzplanung bis 2029 beschlossen – und darin klafft eine Lücke von mehr als 170 Milliarden Euro. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert mit Gordon Repinski die Konfliktlinien in der Koalition.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Andreas Audretsch. Der Haushaltsexperte der Grünen wirft der Regierung vor, mit ihrer Steuerpolitik für die Reichen das Haushaltsloch selbst verursacht zu haben. Außerdem: Die Einrichtung eines Nationalen Sicherheitsrats ist ein Lieblingsprojekt des Kanzlers. Hans von der Burchard berichtet über die konkreten Pläne, den Zeitplan nach der Sommerpause und die größten Hürden. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um…
The EU’s deal with the U.S., which fends off Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on most EU goods to 30 percent on Aug. 1, came days after von der Leyen met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing for what should have been a celebration, yet ended up being anything but. Speaking after a one-day EU-China summit — marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations — von der Leyen said relations between the bloc and China had reached an “inflection point.” “Trade must become more balanced,” she said, arguing that the EU will not be able to…