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Published on 02/04/2026 – 18:54 GMT+2 Russia plans to send a second oil tanker to Cuba, the country’s Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilyov said on Thursday, citing the island’s ongoing energy blockade and reiterating Moscow’s solidarity with the Caribbean nation. The announcement comes just two days after sanctioned Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas carrying 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the first time in three months that an oil tanker reached the island. Experts have said that shipment could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel, enough to meet Cuba’s daily demand for nine or 10 days.…
In an announcement on Thursday, the government confirmed it had agreed a text with the U.S. that exempted the U.K. from tariffs on pharmaceuticals as well as mechtech for at least three years. It added that the countries had also agreed to work together towards mutual recognition of medical device approvals. The U.K. has also pledged to raise pharmaceutical spending to 0.6 percent of GDP by 2035. Industry figures see the text as a stepping stone to set out a credible timeline for reaching the 0.6 percent target. The government’s oversight committee, led by Science Minister Patrick Vallance and Medicines…
Published on 02/04/2026 – 17:19 GMT+2 An increasing number of Ukrainians are returning home to the frontline areas despite Russia’s attacks and the dangers of Moscow’s all-out war, a new report revealed. According to Save the Children’s research, over 1.6 million Ukrainians returned to the regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kherson and Sumy. For most of them, feeling homesick turned out to be more decisive than living under constant Russian attacks. According to Save the Children’s research, three-quarters of the interviewed parents and caregivers admitted that missing their home and community, along with feeling isolated in places they fled to, contributed…
In a text message to POLITICO, Hassan’s team argued that the temporary custody was a breach of the lawmaker’s immunity as an MEP. A spokesperson for the European Parliament declined to comment “on ongoing proceedings” but confirmed that “the Parliament is in contact with the national authorities, the member and her political group.” French far-right lawmaker Matthias Renault, who alerted French prosecutors to Hassan’s post last week, was quick to celebrate. “Finally, the beginning of the end of impunity for the France Unbowed lawmaker!” Renault wrote in a social media post on Thursday. Hassan, who was born stateless in a…
Published on 02/04/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2 Claims of foreign interference have dogged France’s recent municipal elections, allegedly targeting left-wing politicians and prompting investigations by the authorities. Results announced on Saturday 28 March showed the incumbent mayor of Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc, representing the conservative Republicans party, winning 53.17% of the vote, ahead of his left-wing rival from France Unbowed, François Piquemal. Shortly after the result, Piquemal said on social media he would pursue “legal action to shed light on how foreign interference may have affected the vote.” His legal team alleges that fake websites and social media accounts spread disinformation designed…
Members of Giorgia Meloni’s coalition urged Gabriele Gravina to step down after Italy lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina earlier this week. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Updated: 02/04/2026 – 16:21 GMT+2 Heavy rain and snowstorms in central and southern Italy brought down bridges and left people trapped in their homes on Thursday. Firefighters used special snowcat trucks to plow through huge banks of snow in small towns in the Italian region of Molise. … More
The top ticket price stood at $8,680 (€7,529) when FIFA first sold tickets after the tournament draw in December. Category 2 tickets for the final have since risen by $1,805 (€1,566), with category 3 up by $1,600 (€1,388). Tickets were listed for 17 of the 72 group-stage matches as of Wednesday evening, with none of the knockout stage games on sale. Sky-high ticket prices FIFA is using dynamic pricing for the tournament. This means that the price customers pay can change during the ticket sale process depending on demand and availability. Democratic members of US Congress wrote in a March…
There is nothing I love more than travelling solo. You can get up as early – or as late – as you want, potter around a museum without ever being pressured to move on to the next room, and eat whenever, and whatever, you fancy (girl dinner, always). A solo trip certainly isn’t for everyone – while I have some friends who have traversed south east Asia alone, I have others who would be nervous taking the train to another part of the UK. The biggest barrier is safety, which is incredibly difficult to gauge. As the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth…
Deutlich mehr als gedacht muss Gesundheitsministerin Nina Warken sparen, um ein Defizit bei den Krankenkassen und damit weiter steigende Beiträge zu verhindern. Gleichzeitig sind die Reformvorschläge ihrer Finanzkommission deutlich umfangreicher als erwartet. Joanna Lehner und Jürgen Klöckner sprechen über die wichtigsten und größten der 66 Ideen und analysieren, ob und wie es Warken gelingen kann, sich damit in der Koalition durchzusetzen. Im Policy Talk erklärt dann die Vorständin des Dachverbands der Betriebskrankenkassen, Anne-Kathrin Klemm, für wie realistisch sie die Vorhaben hält, wie viel Kraft sie der Gesundheitsministerin zutraut und wo sie trotz aller Hoffnung skeptisch bleibt. Außerdem ist Frida Preuß…