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By Euronews Farsi Published on 02/05/2026 – 15:55 GMT+2 The Narges Mohammadi Foundation says the jailed activist was transferred from prison to hospital following a “catastrophic deterioration in her physical condition.” Narges Mohammadi was detained on the sidelines of a protest rally in the city of Mashhad a few weeks before the nationwide anti-government demonstrations January kicked off. She was subsequently transferred to a prison in Zanjan. Her supporters had been warning for months over her state of health, announcing in late March that she had suffered a suspected heart attack, but had not received adequate medical treatment. Mohammadi’s family have…
“It’s hard. We will not have solved this overnight, but we need to get started on this process,” said Stientje van Veldhoven, the Netherlands’ minister for climate and green growth.The six-day summit, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, highlighted for many what can happen when a group of willing countries come together to share experiences and seek ways forward, without the influence of the world’s largest emitters and disruptors, such as the U.S., Saudi Arabia and China. The U.S. wasn’t invited. “In the time allotted, we haven’t got down into the nitty-gritty,” said Rachel Kyte, the United Kingdom’s climate envoy,…
Published on 02/05/2026 – 16:07 GMT+2 The Israeli government has announced that Abu Keshek and Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila are already in the country, where they will be interrogated imminently. Israel’s foreign ministry made the announcement on social media, without specifying either their point of arrival or the location of the questioning. Israel accuses both men of maintaining ties with Hamas through the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, an organisation the United States has designated as a front for the Palestinian Islamist movement. It specifically names Abu Keshek as one of the “leaders” of that structure, while describing Ávila as…
The decision, which applies to both states like Louisiana that ban abortion and states that allow the procedure, restores the FDA’s prior policy mandating that patients only obtain the drug in person from a physician. It is arguably the biggest rollback in access to abortion since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. In their ruling, the judges rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that the state lacks standing, and that the court should hit pause on the case while the FDA conducts its own review of the drug. The court also rebuffed arguments by the two pharmaceutical companies…
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy behaved “like pirates” in its blockade of Iranian ports and seizure of an Iranian vessel earlier this week. “We took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” Trump said at an event in Florida on Friday. “We’re like pirates. We’re sort of like pirates, but we are not playing games.” Tension between Washington and Tehran is ratcheting higher amid unsuccessful negotiations to permanently end the war started by the U.S. and Israel in late February. A senior Iranian military official said…
Published on 02/05/2026 – 13:56 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump informed top US lawmakers on Friday that hostilities in Iran “have terminated” after coming under pressure from Congress over the legality of the war he launched with Israel on 28 February. Congress had pressed the White House to seek authorisation for the war, which the Trump administration calls a “military operation”, as it headed into its third month. “There has been no exchange of fire between United States Forces and Iran since 7 April, 2026. The hostilities that began on 28 February, 2026, have terminated,” Trump wrote in letters to…
The chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, meanwhile, called Trump’s tariff threat “unacceptable” and accused the U.S. of “breaking its commitments.” There have been simmering tensions between the two sides over the implementation of the Scotland deal. The U.S. has complained at how long the EU is taking to bring tariffs down, while Europe has bristled at how many of its goods are being hit with a 26 percent U.S. tariff on aluminum and steel. EU governments are divided over whether to pursue additional safeguards, as demanded by the European Parliament, delaying an agreement on a way forward. A…
U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened a drawdown in U.S. troops amid a public row with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said the U.S. was being “humiliated” by Iran. The Pentagon’s announcement would still leave around 33,000 U.S. troops in Germany, reversing a buildup that began under President Joe Biden. A European Commission spokesperson told POLITICO the U.S. military footprint in Europe was a “significant contribution to NATO deterrence and defense” and formed the “foundation of collective defense for 23 EU Member States who are also Allies” in NATO. The spokesperson added that EU countries were meeting their NATO commitments…
Trump’s threat comes a week after the top EU trade official, Maroš Šefčovič, traveled to Washington to meet with Trump administration officials and came away reassured that the deal between the two countries remained solid.At the time, Šefčovič said he “was reassured by Ambassador [Jamieson] Greer, by all my interlocutors, that a deal is a deal for both sides. … And for us, the terms of the deal and all the terms and conditions there are absolutely fundamental for being implemented and fulfilled.”Those remarks came despite lingering trade tension between the two partners. The EU has chafed at how many…
“There has been no exchange of fire between the United States and Iran since April 7, 2026,” Trump wrote, noting a ceasefire he has indefinitely extended. “The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated.” The letter also comes amid stalled talks and a continued military blockade of Iranian ports. The president told reporters before leaving the White House for Florida on Friday that he had given Iran “a final proposal” but expressed pessimism about being able to reach an agreement with the country’s “disjointed” government. “They’ve made strides, but I’m not sure they’ll ever get there,” he said. “I would…