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A new series of US products has been targeted for potential EU tariffs including aerospace champion Boeing, in case negotiations with the US administration end in deadlock, the  European Commission announced on Thursday.“We believe there are good deals to be made for the benefit of consumers and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic,” Commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement adding, however: “At the same time, we continue preparing for all possibilities.”Since mid-March the US has imposed 25% tariffs on EU aluminium and steel, 25% on cars and a 10% blanket tariff on all EU imports.US…

The dramatic reversal comes after the AfD launched an urgent legal challenge, accusing the outgoing government of launching a politically motivated smear campaign days before leaving office. In its court filing, the BfV offered no explanation for the sudden shift. The agency’s original decision — based on a reported 1,000-page internal analysis — marked a historic first: Never before had a party with full representation in the Bundestag been formally labeled a confirmed right-wing extremist organization. That designation would have enabled the BfV to step up surveillance, including the use of informants. Asked for comment on the court filing, a…

One of the late Pope Francis’ central goals was to try and bring together the different strains of Catholicism. To do this, he used a particular device of ecclesiastical and institutional action: the synod, a council of bishops institutionalised in 1965 by the modernising Second Vatican Council to moderate and modernise the absolute power of the popes and the Roman curia in matters of faith.Synods are not popular assemblies, but councils of the bishops of a country or a fairly large geographical area. Their members already occupy prominent positions in the church hierarchy.”Pope Francis’ objective was to enhance the synodal…

“Because of our long time history and allegiance together, it is a great honor to have the United Kingdom as our FIRST announcement. Many other deals, which are in serious stages of negotiation, to follow!” Specifics of the agreement were not immediately available. But the pact would represent a significant step forward for the United States, which has been mired in negotiations with dozens of countries since slapping hefty tariffs on its global trading partners last month. It would also represent a win for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is struggling in the polls and has tried to prioritize…

Iran has denied any involvement in an alleged terror plot against Israel’s embassy in London, following the arrest of five Iranian nationals on Saturday. Four of the men who were arrested in counter-terrorism raids across England over the weekend are still being questioned by police, who say they were detained in connection with a suspected plan to attack a “specific premises”. The Metropolitan Police said it could not give more details amid a “fast-moving” investigation. However, British media reports suggest that the intended target was Israel’s embassy in central London. Reacting to the allegations, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi…

Under the Paris climate accord, governments worldwide agreed to pursue efforts to limit global warming to below 2C and ideally 1.5C. However, the agreement’s targets refer to long-term warming over several decades, not individual months or years.  In Europe, this past April was the sixth-warmest on record, Copernicus said. Echoing other scientists’ findings, the agency also noted that much of Central Europe, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom are grappling with a lack of rainfall.  Ocean temperatures worldwide also continue to be abnormally high, the scientists said, with sea surface temperatures outside polar areas registering 20.89C — just below the April…

Euronews’ Bucharest correspondent Andra Diaconescu interviewed nationalist Romanian presidential hopeful George Simion, who praised Viktor Orbán and called the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (RMDSZ) in Romania a partner.The 38-year-old pro-Trump politician came first in Sunday’s repeat first round of the presidential election with 40.5% of the vote. The vote had to be re-run because the Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the election last December on the grounds of foreign interference and disqualified Calin Georgescu, who became known for his TikTok videos, from the race.Simion gave an interview to Euronews Romania after Sunday’s first round, where our correspondent asked him how he will…

Chinese President Xi Jinping was welcomed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Thursday as part of a four-day state visit, as Moscow’s all-out war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year, goes on.At the meeting between the two leaders, Putin attributed Moscow’s and Beijing’s strategic cooperation to “the combat brotherhood” that the two countries built during World War II. “We are developing our ties for the benefit of the peoples of both countries, and not against anyone. Our relationship is based on equality, mutual benefit and is not driven by short-term considerations,” Putin said. “The intention…

Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest arms manufacturer, reported a 46% year-on-year surge in sales to €2.3 billion during the first three months of the year, driven by a 73% increase in its defence business. The company also noted that 70% of its sales were generated abroad, with defence revenue rising to €1.8 billion.The results highlighted soaring demand for defence systems and weapons in Europe following the suspension of US military aid in the Ukraine war. Shares in the German weapons maker rose by 1.5% at the market open, extending their gains to 170% so far this year. Germany’s historic debt reform, which…

Overrelying on variable sun and wind makes it “very difficult” to cordon off parts of the electrical grid that function independently and supply critical facilities like hospitals during blackouts, she said, as well as restart power supplies once an outage has occurred. “All countries should have an appropriate amount of baseload or at least acknowledge that they are dependent [on] their neighboring countries that have baseload [nuclear power],” she said, noting Spain’s frequent imports of electricity from France’s atomic-heavy grid. Experts, too, argue a lack of stable generators didn’t help — but point to wider problems in Spain’s electricity system.…