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US President Donald Trump says he is ready to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. US President Donald Trump launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels stop attacking ships in a vital maritime corridor. Nine civilians were killed, according to the Houthis.In a social media post, Trump said, “Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to…

At one of the stages on Slavija Square on Saturday, a protester who remained unnamed— part of the movement’s deliberately leaderless approach — rallied the crowd with a chant: “Look how many of us are here! Your voice counts! Let’s wake up Serbia together!” Saturday’s demonstration was mostly peaceful, but police arrested a man who rammed his car into protesters in a Belgrade suburb, injuring three people, the AP reported. Optimism and a deep sense of collective identity filled the air on Saturday in Belgrade, as entire families arrived — some on foot — from more than a dozen cities…

The Lithuanian commissioner also said he would raise the idea of a “temporary commercial approach” with EU countries, as the project would be time-consuming and expensive. The EU is already taking steps to develop a new constellation of secure communication satellites that can rival Elon Musk’s Starlink, called IRIS². The remarks by Kubilius come after U.S. President Donald Trump temporarily paused military intelligence-sharing with Ukraine to pressure it into peace talks, laying bare Europe’s reliance on the U.S. Kubilius is due to present a “massive investment” plan next week to build up the EU’s defense industry to support Ukraine and…

Those joining Saturday’s call included the leaders of France, Finland, Poland, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council chief Antonio Costa. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte spoke on the call. Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has positioned herself as a European bridge to U.S. President Donald Trump, also joined the call despite earlier reports that she would not take part. Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also participated. ‘Not good enough’ The U.K. prime minister said Ukraine was “the party of peace” after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — who…

The Hungarian leader has taken a hard line in EU talks to support Ukraine — and a decidedly softer stance on Vladimir Putin’s Russia — vetoing an EU push to replace U.S. military aid for Ukraine earlier this month and forcing the remaining 26 EU leaders to issue their conclusions without him. On Saturday, Orbán reiterated his criticism of the European Union’s military support for Ukraine, and his opposition to a Ukrainian accession to the EU. “The rulers of Europe decided that Ukraine must continue the war at all costs, and it will get a fast EU membership in exchange, using…

Simion and Anamaria Gavrilă, the leader of the far-right Party of Young People, announced Wednesday they would both enter the race in defense of the “sovereignist movement,” after Romania’s top court confirmed Georgescu’s exclusion from this year’s contest — though not necessarily from future elections. If both Simion and Gavrilă are cleared to run, one will withdraw, they said. Georgescu emerged the shock winner of the first round of the presidential election in November, before the Constitutional Court canceled the results over concerns that Moscow had targeted Romania with an “aggressive hybrid action” to affect the vote. “We passed the…

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Khadija was considered “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world.” Khadija was killed by Iraq security forces and U.S. central command forces, Sudani said on X on Friday. Islamic State seized large swathes Syria and northern Iraq in 2014. While Iraq declared it had been defeated in 2017, the jihadist network has remained active, with an IS group claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall last year. In his post on X, Sudani hailed Iraq’s “remarkable victories against the forces of darkness and terrorism.” U.S.…

Dans une déclaration transmise ce samedi à POLITICO, l’entreprise réitère et rappelle “l’aide d’urgence que les équipes de Mozambique LNG ont apportée (…) afin de permettre l’évacuation de plus de 2 500 personnes”, à la fois civils et personnels. Elle promet “sa coopération à l’enquête”. De leur côté, les avocats des plaignants saluent “une étape décisive pour les victimes”.  “Les investigations que cette information judiciaire devrait permettre sont une source considérable d’espoir”, poursuivent Henri Thulliez et Vincent Brengarth. “Le parquet a dû être convaincu que les juridictions françaises étaient compétentes pour juger de l’affaire”, se félicitent ils, ajoutant que leurs clients…

“We can’t allow President Putin to play games with President Trump’s deal,” Starmer said in a statement released by No. 10 Downing Street Friday evening. “The Kremlin’s complete disregard for President Trump’s ceasefire proposal only serves to demonstrate that Putin is not serious about peace.” In a televised address Thursday, Russia’s president laid out a raft of caveats for accepting the proposal put forward by the U.S. and Ukraine to end the Kremlin’s war. Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said the U.S. has “some cautious optimism” that a ceasefire deal could succeed. Leaders from what the U.K. has…

“Political deadlock and polarization have intensified in France following the 2024 snap elections and collapse of the Barnier government over the 2025 budget bill,” Fitch said. “The current center-right coalition led by Prime Minister Bayrou lacks an absolute majority in a highly fragmented National Assembly, complicating economic and fiscal policy making,” it added. The rating agency said new French elections “will likely be called” in the second half of this year. “The outcome and economic policy implications are highly uncertain,” it said. “An increase in defense spending from the current 2.1 percent of GDP will intensify fiscal pressures,” Fitch added.…