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Macron’s comments come after Israel resumed its bombardment of the Gaza Strip last month when a two-month-long truce came to an end and ceasefire talks broke down between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel has since halted the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave. Israel’s war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, assault against southern Israel during which 1,200 people were killed and 250 were taken hostage. The Hamas-run Gazan Health Ministry says more than 50,000 people in Gaza have died in the ensuing conflict. That figure includes both civilian and combatant fatalities. The…

Zelenskyy earlier claimed that the first capture of Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian troops was proof of another country, China, supporting Moscow militarily in its war against Ukraine, after Iran and North Korea. “But there’s a difference. North Koreans were fighting against us in the Kursk region, while the Chinese were fighting against us in Ukraine,” Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv on Tuesday. “Ukraine is a strong country, but we can’t fight against multiple countries alone.” Zelenskyy’s assertion that many more Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia in Ukraine prompted criticism from Beijing. “Such claim has no basis in facts,”…

Trump abruptly reversed course Wednesday, announcing a 90-day pause of the severe tariffs he had imposed on countries around the world just a week earlier. “I think that people were jumping a little bit,” he said, acknowledging that market instability played a role in his decision to retreat. “They were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid,” he added. While pausing his broader tariff initiative — though maintaining a 10 percent “reciprocal” tariff on almost all countries, plus drastic measures targeting metals — Trump ratcheted up tariffs against China to 125 percent. That move, he posted on social…

“[T]he executive director of Frontex has said that he expects all these recommendations to be implemented. Otherwise, he would consider reducing or cutting funding for co-financed assets,” said Chris Borowski, spokesman for the EU border agency Frontex. Those co-financed assets refer to a number of Greek coast guard vessels. Officials from the Greek coast guard and Greek government did not respond to a request for a comment. In January 2025, the European Court of Human Rights found Greek authorities guilty of conducting systematic pushbacks of migrants, and violating human rights law in the process. The EU has previously called on…

European markets are set to open sharply higher, according to futures pricing. As of 5:40 a.m. Central European Time, the Euro Stoxx 50 surged 8.15%, Germany’s DAX jumped 7.8%, and the FTSE 100 advanced 5.43%.The surge mirrors a historic rally on Wall Street after US President Donald Trump reversed course and paused planned reciprocal tariff hikes for 90 days, while simultaneously raising import levies on Chinese goods to 125% from 104%.Broader Asian markets also posted strong gains on Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 soared 8.4%, South Korea’s Kospi rose 5.6%, Australia’s ASX 200 advanced 4.7%, and China’s Hang Seng Index added…

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– Merz, Klingbeil, Esken und Söder stellen den Koalitionsvertrag vor. Rasmus Buchsteiner und Gordon Repinski schauen detailliert in die Punkte und besprechen, wer Gewinner und Verlierer des Papiers ist. – Im 200-Sekunden Interview: Dorothee Bär (CSU) und Matthias Miersch (SPD) zu den Perspektiven ihrer Parteien auf den Koalitionsvertrag, womit man zufrieden sein kann und wo man noch an der Basis womöglich Überzeugungsarbeit leisten muss. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch jeden Morgen auf den neuesten Stand in Sachen Politik — kompakt, europäisch, hintergründig. Und für alle Hauptstadt-Profis:Unser Berlin…

“Ukraine has its vision of the deployment of such forces that will act as security guarantors. All these issues still need to be discussed, agreed upon, and verified at both the political and military levels,” Palisa said. Ukraine also feels that any Western troops sent to Ukraine would be accompanied by extensive air defenses and other protection measures that will also help keep Ukrainians safe. “For example, if a French brigade enters a certain area of ​​territory, even if deployed with a minimum density — for example, three soldiers per kilometer — it will still have to provide air cover.…

Trump wrote his Truth Social post together with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to Lutnick. The announcement appeared to come as a surprise to other Republican lawmakers. Bond markets reacted negatively following the implementation of Trump’s tariffs, raising the specter of higher costs on government borrowing. Markets worldwide endured days of mayhem, which will not have been lost on billionaire Wall Street exec Lutnick and hedge fund manager Bessent. Markets instantly responded positively to Trump’s tariff about turn, with stocks of the “Magnificent Seven” top U.S. tech companies set to gain more than $1…