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The President said Brazil can’t ignore the wealth beneath its feet and choose not to explore it. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has backed more oil exploration despite his country hosting crucial climate talks later this year.Lula has been pressuring the country’s environmental regulators to approve exploratory drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River, despite them previously saying no. He says revenue from this new fossil fuel supply could help finance a transition to green energy. The site of this exploration is around 160km off the east coast of Brazil. It is located in a region known…
Prime minister heads to Washington to meet with US president as European capitals fret over Ukraine’s future. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech Share
On Monday, Ukraine and the UAE signed an economic cooperation partnership, opening free trade, Zelenskyy said. He added that he will be traveling to Turkey on Tuesday, when Russia and the U.S. are expected to meet in Riyadh, and only arrive in Saudi Arabia the following day. “So, once again, my visits have nothing in common with those talks. Although when I arrive in Saudi Arabia I will ask his majesty what he knows about the topics of the talks,” Zelenskyy added. “You know it used to be sort of not good to speak to the aggressor during the war,…
A draft of updated rules on permissible state aid within the forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal has no explicit mention of nuclear power, despite recent signals from the European Commission executive that it was beginning to see the technology as integral to the EU’s transition to net-zero. The European Commission appears to be limiting the role for nuclear power in its flagship policy to boost EU industry through support for a transition to clean tech, potentially putting it on collision course with pro-nuclear countries such as France, a leaked document suggests.The draft framework for state aid measures lists a plethora of…
The call of the open road is getting louder for some as more people are opting for two wheels to travel or simply have fun. France’s ‘Salon du 2 Roues’ is now Europe’s second largest motorbike trade show and Euronews Culture took of a tour of its ‘kustom’ collection. The French city of Lyon is now firmly established as home to ‘Salon du 2 Roues’, Europe’s second largest motorbike trade fair.It’s an enormous opportunity for fans of all the world’s two-wheelers to gather to inspect, try or buy old, rare, unique engines and new products from more than 800 exhibitors…
Kellogg’s visit comes amid widespread speculation and anxiety that President Donald Trump could negotiate a peace deal on Ukraine over the heads of Kyiv and other Western allies. “He will visit [Ukrainian Army Chief Commander General Oleksandr] Syrskyi, maybe the brigades’ commanders … military intelligence. We will talk about security guarantees in detail, as it is important. After his visit and return to the U.S. we will understand when will we meet with President Trump,” Zelenskyy said. Last week, Kellogg announced he would be traveling to Germany, Belgium and Ukraine between Feb. 13-22, “to advance President Trump’s goal of securing…
The European Union’s College of Commissioners will travel to Kyiv next week after top European leaders were left out of U.S. President Donald Trump’s talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia, the European Commission announced Monday. The European commissioners’ visit will follow Monday’s emergency summit of European leaders in Paris who are scrambling to make long-term plans for the bloc’s security amid the start of a second Trump administration. As Europe’s leaders convene, joined by the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, U.S. officials are preparing for negotiations with Russia in Saudi Arabia. U.S. Secretary of…
Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, experts are turning their attention to the country’s war-torn heritage sites, hoping to restore these treasures and revive a tourism industry that could provide a much-needed economic boost. Syria’s renowned landmarks, such as the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval castle of Crac des Chevaliers, still bear the scars of nearly 14 years of war. Conservationists, however, are optimistic that their historical and cultural significance will eventually draw international visitors back, helping to revitalise the country’s economy. Local tourists are already returning, they say.PalmyraPalmyra, one of Syria’s six UNESCO…
Trump announced last week that he would open negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin over ways to end the war in Ukraine, blindsiding both Kyiv and Washington’s fellow NATO allies in Europe. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the White House to recognize that “Putin does not want to end the war.” At the same time, Latvian intelligence says, sanctions, capital flight and other economic challenges due to the war “will not cause Russia to collapse, but will, almost certainly, weaken the country both domestically and internationally in the long run.” The longer the war drags on, it predicts, the Kremlin’s ability to maintain its…
Germany is the EU country which welcomes the most non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. Nearly half of Ukrainian citizens who escaped are adult women. In December 2024, nearly 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine after the invasion by Russia had temporary protection status in the EU, under an exceptional arrangement for displaced non-EU nationals who cannot return to their home country. Russia (12,381), Nigeria (4,988), and Azerbaijan (4,235) are also among other non-EU countries with citizens under temporary protection, according to the latest Eurostat figures.The EU countries receiving the most people with temporary protection from Ukraine are…