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Marking his 100th day in the job, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh told the Kansas City Fed’s symposium in Wyoming that the US economy has strengthened rather than weakened under recent shocks, that the labour market is consistent with full employment, and that inflation remains the central bank’s dominant concern. Warsh declined to say what he would do next month, but he removed most of the arguments against acting and bolstered the ones in favour of a rate hike. “For my part, today I am impressed by the overall performance of the economy, which appears to have strengthened,” Warsh stated.…
Published on 28/08/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:03 Commercial flights in the EU reached 6.9 million in 2025, an increase of 3.8% compared to the year before, new data has revealed. A report published by Eurostat found that the number of flights in the EU has “risen continuously since 2021”, and by the end of 2025 had “returned to a level similar” to the pre-pandemic figure of seven million recorded in 2019. In 2025, 91.5% were scheduled flights, defined by Eurostat as a “commercial air service operated according to a published timetable or with a regular frequency open to direct booking…
Two men bought tickets to enter Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) before smashing a display case, grabbing a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace and walking away, police said on Friday. Austrian media said the Van Cleef and Arpels necklace, with 673 precious stones, was worth several million dollars. It is the latest in a series of high-profile heists to hit European museums. Police said the two men did not wear masks, paid to enter the museum and were clearly seen on surveillance cameras in Thursday’s heist. They “smashed a glass display case” with a hammer before “fleeing with the…
The French comments are the clearest overture made to Stockholm since the high-profile failure of a next-generation fighter jet project between France, Germany and Spain, known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The decade-long program faltered due to disagreements between France’s Dassault Aviation and Germany’s Airbus Defence and Space, and ultimately collapsed last spring. The competition between Paris and Berlin to attract Stockholm is one of the most closely watched developments in the aerospace sector. POLITICO previously reported that Germany had already reached out to Sweden. The Nordic country’s defense champion Saab makes its own fourth-generation Gripen fighter —…
Published on 28/08/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:04 Russia continued to send waves of drones towards the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday, repeatedly forcing residents into shelters and disrupting life across the city for a second consecutive day. The attacks followed an extraordinary day of disruption on Thursday, when Kyiv spent almost 15 hours under air-raid warnings, with sirens sounding 13 separate times, according to the Foreign Ministry. “Again and again throughout the day, sirens sounded as Russia launched drones in small groups towards the Ukrainian capital. Each new threat put people at risk and forced them to seek safety,” the…
By Sait Burak Utucu & Ali Hasan & Euronews Turkish and Euronews Arabic Published on 28/08/2026 – 16:34 GMT+2 Mazloum Abdi, who led the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) until its dissolution this week, was appointed adviser to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s official news agency SANA announced Friday. Abdi on Tuesday declared the SDF dissolved and announced the completion of its integration into Syria’s armed forces — a process that ended the Kurdish-led force’s decade-long existence as an independent military organisation. US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack described the SDF’s dissolution as “genuine integration” and said assigning influential government positions to Kurdish officials, including…
The return to the classroom is approaching, and with it the usual budget exercise for Greek families, who must buy everything their children need for the new school year. Footfall in bookshops and stores selling school supplies has already started to pick up, with parents looking for exercise books, stationery, art materials and all the other equipment pupils will need. Prices for basic products are, by and large, close to last year’s levels. The final cost, however, can differ significantly depending on the pupil’s year group, the school’s list, the quality of the products and whether parents opt for branded…
When Donald Trump added his name to the many public figures and celebrities paying heartfelt tributes to Dolly Parton, everyone feared the worst. Thankfully, Trump ordered flags to be lowered at half-mast to honour the beloved artist, and wrote on Truth Social: “This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will. In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6:00PM. Rest in Peace, Dolly! The world loves you.” This tribute was initially met with applause, with even…
“As you can see, this hellish streak, which has been going on for several years, continues,” Moinil said, adding that Brussels has already seen 69 gun-related incidents in 2026, against the 102 that took place in 2025. The incidents reported in Saint-Gilles were linked to a fight between two drug-trafficking gangs. Still, innocent citizens were caught in the crossfire, the prosecutor said: In one attack, clients of a pizzeria had to seek cover from the flying bullets. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is convening a meeting with the country’s security services Friday afternoon to discuss drug-related shootings, Le Soir…
“Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?” This is the question being put to 270,000 Icelanders on Saturday 29 August. From 9am local time, eligible voters will head to the polls to chart their nation’s course closer to the European Union — or further away. The results from the referendum will determine whether the island of 400,000 people should restart negotiations to join the 27-member bloc, or place the revived idea on the backburner for the foreseeable future. Early polling shows that the results will most likely be down to the wire. An August survey by polling agency…