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She and far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon both want Paris to leave the military alliance, raising alarm bells at NATO headquarters about France’s future defense policy. The National Rally has long advocated withdrawing from NATO’s integrated command, but Le Pen’s comments indicate a slight shift in her position. Back in May, she said France would pull out during her first term, without referring to the war in Ukraine, while the party’s president Jordan Bardella wanted to wait for a peace agreement between Kyiv and Moscow. Le Pen and Bardella are campaigning as a ticket that would see the 31-year-old become prime…
France’s new €1 university meal scheme is drawing large crowds at canteens in Paris, with students queuing for meals and staff struggling to cope with the extra demand. At the Crous Mabillon restaurant, a storekeeper says staff went on strike over a lack of equipment and personnel, warning the service could reach breaking point. Students, meanwhile, have mixed experiences: some praise the measure as valuable financial support, while others say longer queues are making it harder to eat between classes.
The Mexican Navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc sails beneath San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge before docking along the Embarcadero. The visit marks its return to the city after 17 years. It is part of an international training voyage along the US West Coast, following a stop in Honolulu. The crew will spend four days there before continuing to San Diego. The Cuauhtémoc was involved in a fatal collision with New York’s Brooklyn Bridge last year, which killed two sailors and injured 19 others. Repaired after the accident, it is now back at sea. Visitors can board the vessel for tours while…
Published on 24/09/2026 – 16:31 GMT+2 Europe’s struggle to build on successful national models across borders could be costing it at least €120 billion a year in missed investment. That is the estimate of Italian think tank The European House–Ambrosetti (TEHA), in a study produced with Amazon. The study, published on Thursday, analyses successful national examples across a wide range of sectors—from railway networks to AI, from energy to smart regulation—and argues that Europe does not need to imitate foreign models, but rather integrate leading examples at the European level. “Europe does not need to look elsewhere for answers. Some…
Face au spectre d’une crise de la dette, Gabriel Attal, qui s’est entretenu mercredi avec plusieurs économistes (Xavier Jaravel, Natacha Valla ou encore Olivier Blanchard), a annoncé qu’il préparait “un plan de secours au cas où la situation se dégraderait à très court terme”. Sans décliner l’ensemble de son plan d’économies, Gabriel Attal a évoqué ses principales pistes, dont une réforme des retraites, un serrage des dépenses sur la sphère sociale et sur les effectifs de l’administration grâce à l’intelligence artificielle. Le candidat va en outre dévoiler prochainement “une refonte globale de l’organisation des pouvoirs publics”, et compte réduire “d’une…
Video footage shows a British air force Hawk fighter jet crashing during a training exercise in north Wales, with what appears to be two pilots ejecting moments before the aircraft hits the ground and bursts into flames. A British air force Hawk fighter jet has crashed during a training exercise in north Wales. UGC footage appears to show the aircraft flying low before suddenly nosediving and crashing in flames. Two pilots can be seen ejecting from the jet moments before the crash. UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting said an investigation is underway. The incident happened on Wednesday on the island…
Published on 24/09/2026 – 14:11 GMT+2 The State Department’s international organisations bureau has instructed staff to stop using the term “artificial intelligence” and use “super intelligence” instead. The order arrived in an email sent earlier this week by Michael Drager, the bureau’s deputy assistant secretary, titled — appropriately enough — “Change in Nomenclature AI to SI”. “Following the president’s remarks at the GA today, please change all references of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ to ‘Super Intelligence’ in our documents and positions,” it read, adding that “SI” would be used in “all remarks, positions and press elements moving forward”. The email, obtained by…
No matter where you go in the Maldives, the resort islands offer a next-level stay. It starts from the second you land at Velana International Airport, when you’re whisked away on a seaplane or a branded speedboat, leaving the real world (and your shoes – it’s all about barefoot luxury here, darling) behind. You’re even on a different time zone: Many of the resorts run by “island time”, which is an hour off the one followed in the capital Malé. Having said all of that, we’re fully confident that this new resort from Aman is going to take things to…
However, since being elected, Burnham has retreated from that position, arguing that “ultimately it’s an issue for the British Museum.” Campaigners have long called for the Marbles to return to Greece, and talks between the museum and Greek officials have been ongoing for years to discuss a potential loan arrangement. Athens argues that they were removed illegally and wants them to be displayed alongside the rest of the Parthenon sculptures at a purpose-built museum in the Greek capital. A 1963 law currently bans the British Museum from permanently handing back the Marbles to Greece — but it would not prohibit…
The European Union will use the upcoming G20 summit in Miami to condemn Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, regardless of whether Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts the American invitation to attend the high-profile gathering. The EU is a full member of the G20 and is represented by the presidents of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council, António Costa. “The G20 is a key forum for addressing existing and emerging global challenges. Some of which have been created precisely by Russia’s war against Ukraine,” Olof Gill, the Commission’s deputy chief spokesperson, said on Thursday. “I also…