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Parubiy’s murder is the latest in a string of killings of prominent Ukrainian politicians and activists this year, following the assassinations of former MP Iryna Farion in Lviv and anti-Russian activist Demian Hanul in Odesa. Parubiy played a major role in leading Ukraine’s pro-Western Euromaidan Revolution in 2013-2014, which ousted the Kremlin puppet regime of Viktor Yanukovych, who is now in exile in Russia. In the winter of 2014, Parubiy served as the commander of protestor self-defense units that clashed with rogue police squads on the streets of Kyiv. He was also one of the top ideologists pushing for Ukraine’s…

Published on 01/09/2025 – 14:48 GMT+2 The EU Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into the European Commission’s failure to respond to concerns about the appointment process for the next European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). The Commission now has until 12 September to either reply to the complainant or acknowledge receipt of the letter setting out the concerns and indicate when it will reply, the office told Euronews.   The inquiry only concerns the Commission’s failure to reply to the complainant, not the broader issues addressed in the letter. Euronews previously reported that the EU Ombudsman has received two complaints about the…

 “Around mid-September, these boats will arrive near the coast of Gaza. If we lose contact with our boats, with our comrades, even for just 20 minutes, we will shut down all of Europe,” said the dockworker, a video of whom has circulated widely online and in Italian media but who has not been identified. “From this region 13 to 14,000 containers leave every year for Israel, not a single nail will leave anymore,” he added. The Global Sumud Flotilla is the fourth and the largest maritime challenge to Israel’s blockade this year, with 20 ships and over 300 crew, including…

The weather system, now moving towards Myanmar, has triggered alerts in Lampang, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Lamphun, Chiang Mai, Tak and Mae Hong Son. Authorities have urged residents in low-lying and foothill areas to remain vigilant. In Khon Kaen, a flash flood inundated more than 100 homes overnight, while in Chiang Mai, strong winds felled a tree onto power lines. In Phitsanulok, rising water in the Khek River damaged farmland and forced red-flag warnings.

The French minority government is widely expected be toppled in a confidence vote on Sept. 8, as opposition parties ignore Prime Minister François Bayrou’s appeal to them to support his 2026 budget plans.   Bayrou’s finance minister, Eric Lombard, had warned that a collapse could spark so much turmoil that the IMF would have to intervene, though he quickly backpedalled. Lagarde, who was in charge of the IMF during the bailouts of Greece and other eurozone countries a decade ago, suggested this talk was overdone. She argued that the IMF typically only responds to requests for help from countries that…

Published on 01/09/2025 – 12:41 GMT+2 Russia has been accused of jamming the GPS of the airplane carrying Ursula von der Leyen during her official visit to Bulgaria on Sunday. The incident, first reported by the Financial Times, forced the plane to land at the city of Plovdiv using paper maps, rather than the conventional electronic system. “We can confirm there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely. We have received information from Bulgarian authorities that they suspect this blatant interference was carried out by Russia,” a Commission spokesperson said on Monday. “We are well aware that threats and…

Published on 01/09/2025 – 13:34 GMT+2 An aid flotilla bound for Gaza has been forced to turn back to shore, just hours after leaving Barcelona on Sunday. The first convoy of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is set to involve dozens of boats and participants from 44 countries, returned to port after facing winds of 56 kilometres per hour (35 miles per hour) overnight. Around 20 boats had originally departed from Barcelona on Sunday, with thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters gathering at the docks of the city’s old port to cheer them off. They were due to be joined by other vessels…

She arrived in Bulgaria on Sunday, where she visited an arms producer in Sopot, accompanied by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. The jet carrying von der Leyen to Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, was unable to use electronic navigational aids as a result of the interference, which forced the pilot to land using paper maps, the FT reported on Monday. Podestà said the Commission received information from Bulgarian authorities indicating that “they suspect this blatant interference was carried out by Russia.” “This incident underlines the urgency of the President’s current trip to frontline Member States, where she has seen firsthand the everyday…

Trump has targeted China and India with some of his steepest tariffs, recently upping India’s rate to 50 percent and citing its purchases of cheap Russian oil, which helps fill the Kremlin’s war chest. Speaking to an audience of around 20 leaders, including Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Xi said the SCO would promote a multilateral trading system. Set up in 2001, the group began with China, Russia and four Central Asian countries, as a counterweight to Western alliances such as NATO. It now has 10 full members and 16 countries that are partners and observers, among them Iran, Belarus and Myanmar.…

Across twenty-six islands, 29 port stops and about 1000 nautical miles (185 kilometres), two low- to zero-emission sailing boats have sailed in the Aegean and Ionian Seas as part of the “Seal Greece” campaign. The aim is to protect the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus, one of the world’s most vulnerable marine mammals. The voyage is being carried out by the Monk Seal Alliance and the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (OFYPEKA) of the Ministry of Environment and Energy. In Tinos, we met the expedition covering the Aegean Sea. This is the penultimate stop on their long journey. “On…