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Metsola said the bloc had taken a similarly strong and self-confident stance in the crisis around Trump’s threats to annex Greenland at the beginning of 2026, and also when von der Leyen last week invited Canada to become an associate member. But despite strong ties with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his country, crucial elements of bilateral agreements are still in limbo. Metsola called on the 10 remaining EU countries that have not ratified the decade-old CETA free-trade deal between the European Union and Canada to finally do so. The leaders of the EU and Canada are expected to…
French President Emmanuel Macron denied claims that the CIA had informed France of a possible Russian drone operation targeting southern Europe. In a joint interview aired on french broadcasters France 2 and TF1 he said that “we can deny this piece of information, the CIA did not inform France of this information and the Italian defence minister said the same thing”. On Thursday, Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that the CIA had warned several southern European governments of a possible Russian drone operation targeting Spain, France and Italy. Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto dismissed the reports on Thursday, writing on…
US president Donald Trump hailed the “truly great friendship” he has developed with Xi Jinping as the Chinese president began his state visit to the United States on Thursday. In his opening remarks before the formal talks at the White House, Xi told Trump that he is “ready to work with you to steer the giant ship of China-US relationship on a steady course toward the future,” and that the two countries “must hold the line of no conflict and no confrontation.” The Chinese leader underlined that China and the United States are the two superpowers that “facing the changes…
Published on 24/09/2026 – 16:08 GMT+2 After more than 100 years, British luxury carmaker Bentley has launched what it calls “one of the most significant new Bentleys in the company’s long history”: its first fully electric model. The Torcal is Bentley’s fourth model line and its first test of wealthy buyers’ appetite for a fully electric Bentley. The stakes are high for the Volkswagen-owned carmaker: Bentley delivered 4,200 cars in the first half of 2026, down 13.6% from a year earlier. Bentley has also completed a £350 million (about €408 million) investment in its Crewe factory. The investment covers wider…
SONDAGE CLUSTER 17 X POLITICO. Le maire Ecologiste, Pierre Hurmic, devance son adversaire macroniste au premier tour. L’économiste Philippe Dessertine, à la tête d’une liste de centre droit, pourrait jouer les arbitres. Mar 9 3 mins read
Former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova has been placed under EU sanctions over her alleged role in spreading pro-Kremlin narratives, further complicating her efforts to return to French media. The Council of the European Union added Fedorova to its sanctions list on Thursday, accusing her of being “active in the dissemination of pro-Russian narratives in France and the Union in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine”. The decision extends measures already imposed by France against Fedorova, who has become a prominent media figure on outlets associated with conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré. Under the EU sanctions, Fedorova faces…
Published on 24/09/2026 – 18:22 GMT+2 Speeches and interviews by European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers can move markets as much as formal monetary policy announcements, according to an ECB study published on Thursday. The research, by economists Klodiana Istrefi, Florens Odendahl and Giulia Sestrieri, found that markets respond not only to the ECB’s monetary policy decisions every six weeks, but also to what prominent policymakers say between meetings. These interventions can shape market expectations about the direction of monetary policy, which in turn affects inflation and unemployment across the euro area. While the effect may be difficult to detect from…
A new and mysterious case has shaken Catalan society. Nine months after the death of renowned architect Josep Juanpere at his home in Baqueira, what initially appeared to be a death from natural causes has taken an unexpected turn: the Catalan police have arrested his partner over her alleged involvement in his death. Juanpere, 72, had gone to Vielha hospital just two days before he died, after feeling unwell. The first autopsy found no signs of violence, but doubts about the circumstances of his death led to an investigation which, months later, has resulted this week in the arrest of…
Coroner Jason Pegg ruled on Thursday that Mawer was unlawfully killed by an unknown person, but accepted an argument by lawyers from TotalEnergies’ Mozambican subsidiary that the company had no legal duty of care to him because he was a subcontractor. The testimony could carry consequences in France, where TotalEnergies faces two criminal complaints over its Mozambique operations, including an involuntary manslaughter case tied to the deaths of contractors during the Palma attack. A French investigating magistrate was appointed last year to examine that complaint. “These hearings were crucial, crucial, crucial,” said Henri Thulliez, a French human rights lawyer who…
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