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The Ukrainian capital Kyiv observed an official day of mourning on Friday, a day after a Russian drone and missile attack on the city killed 31 people, including five children, and injured more than 150, officials said. The youngest victim in Thursday’s strikes was two years old and 16 of the injured were children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. It was the highest number of children killed and injured in a single attack on Kyiv since aerial attacks on the city began in October 2022, according to official casualty figures reported by the AP news agency. It was also the deadliest attack…
The furore comes after Preston Byrne, managing partner at U.S.-based tech law firm Byrne & Storm, told POLITICO that “multiple” American websites had instructed him to bring a lawsuit against the U.K’s telecoms regulator Ofcom over free speech concerns. “We will also be seeking a declaratory judgment from a federal court that confirms, in writing, the indisputably correct legal position that the Online Safety Act is null and void in the United States. With any luck, this should clear up the question for the hundreds of thousands of American companies that Ofcom hasn’t targeted yet, but planned to target until…
Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius will seinen neuen Wehrdienst, doch in der Koalition gibt es massiven Streit. Während Pistorius auf Freiwilligkeit setzt, um seine SPD nicht zu verprellen, hält die Union das für nicht ausreichend, um die NATO-Zusagen zu erfüllen.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Thomas Röwekamp. Der CDU-Verteidigungsexperte und Ausschussvorsitzende fordert Nachbesserungen am Gesetzentwurf und will die Wehrpflicht schneller reaktivieren können, als es der Minister plant. Außerdem: Außenminister Johann Wadephul reist nach Israel – und das ohne seine Kollegen aus Paris und London. Daniel Dylan-Böhmer von der WELT begleitet ihn und analysiert, mit welcher Mission er in der angespannten Lage im Nahen Osten unterwegs ist. Das…
The mobile phone used by von der Leyen has been replaced several times since then with the data not having been transferred, the document continued. In May, the EU’s lower tier General Court ruled that the EU executive was wrong not to release the texts, a decision that Politico revealed this week the Commission will not be contesting at the top tier court. The case became a flashpoint for transparency activists who said it demonstrated the lack of accountability in von der Leyen’s Commission ― and for people who opposed the use of the vaccine in the first place. At…
“People in Gaza are dying because humanitarian aid is being systematically blocked,” the government statement said. “In such circumstances, it is the duty of every responsible country to take action, even if this means taking a step ahead of others.” The move is largely symbolic, as Slovenia has not issued any military export permits to Israel since October 2023. An anonymous Israeli official told Ynet, the largest Israeli news site, that the country “doesn’t buy a pin” from Slovenia. Ljubljana has been among Israel’s toughest critics in Europe. It previously banned two Israeli far-right ministers from entering the country, in…
By Euronews Published on 01/08/2025 – 15:06 GMT+2 •Updated 15:11 The mayor of Hungary’s capital was questioned by police on Friday over accusations of helping to organise this year’s LGBTQ+ Pride march that the country’s government had sought to ban. The Pride march in Budapest on 28 June was the largest event of its kind in the country’s history, according to organisers, despite Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing government earlier passing a law that banned such events. Liberal Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony arrived at Hungary’s National Bureau of Investigation on Friday morning where a crowd of around 200 of his supporters had gathered. Before…
Meloni called the court’s decision “surprising” and a power grab by EU judges. “Once again, the judiciary, this time at the European level, claims spaces that do not belong to it, in the face of responsibilities that are political,” she said. The case was brought by two Bangladeshis who were rescued at sea and brought to an Italian detention center in Albania. They challenged the rejection of their asylum application, arguing that Bangladesh is not safe, contrary to its designation on Italy’s list of safe countries. Friday’s ruling impacts Italy’s so-called Albania model. In 2023, Meloni struck a deal with…
Published on 01/08/2025 – 13:40 GMT+2 •Updated 13:48 Pakistan sentenced on Thursday 108 members of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party to prison for their role in nationwide protests against the military in May 2023. The verdicts include a 10-year prison sentence for Omar Ayub Khan, a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the official opposition leader. Although Omar Ayub was not among those who participated in the protests, he was found guilty by Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court of aiding violence and plotting to incite riots and arson, according to media reports. In addition, six PTI lawmakers have been disqualified…
The shift in favor of recognition may be of little solace to those on the brink of famine in Gaza, but it’s clear that Macron was at the forefront of Western Europe’s push in favor of this historical demand of the Palestinian people. “This is definitively a French moment,” said Hamza Hraoui, the director of the Paris-based global public affairs firm MGH Partners. “It’s a point scored for French diplomacy.” The French president had for months been telegraphing that French recognition of a Palestinian state, the first of any G7 country, was coming. Macron said in April that he would…
“Our cooperation spans trade, finance, and security areas where Swiss leadership and reliability continue to make a global impact,” Rubio went on. “We wish the Swiss people a successful and meaningful celebration and look forward to continued collaboration in the years ahead.” Normally on Aug. 1, the country of 9 million commemorates the founding of the Swiss Confederation in the year 1291. As on July 4 in the U.S., people celebrate with fireworks and parades. The Swiss might not be in the mood this year, though, after coming off far worse than the EU, which struck a last-minute deal with President…