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On June 5, parliamentarians voted to expel Rosļikovs from the assembly for “unethical conduct” after he spoke Russian on the parliament floor, which is against parliamentary regulations. While opposing a law that would require certain Russian-speaking residents to pass a Latvian language exam, the then-MP shouted, “There are more of us, our language is Russian!” and made an obscene hand gesture. The security services opened their probe on suspicion that Rosļikovs’ speech and “other recent activities” violated laws on Russian assistance and inciting ethnic hatred, but did not specify which incidents it was referring to. If convicted, Rosļikovs could face…
Trump continued that at the time he hadn’t considered Russia or its leader, Vladimir Putin, as the enemy. “There was no concept — if I were president, this war would have never happened.” Asked if Putin should be invited back to the G7, Trump said: “I’m not going to say he should at this point, because too much water’s gone over the dam, maybe. But it was a big mistake.” The U.S. leader added that “Putin speaks to me, he doesn’t speak to anybody else because he was insulted when he got thrown out of the G8.” Carney didn’t respond…
By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 16/06/2025 – 19:52 GMT+2A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipse by flying in precise formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists.The European Space Agency released the eclipse pictures at the Paris Air Show on Monday.Launched late last year, the orbiting duo have churned out simulated solar eclipses since March while zooming tens of thousands of kilometres above Earth.Flying 150 metres apart, one satellite blocks the sun like the moon does during a natural total solar eclipse as the other aims its telescope at the corona, the sun’s outer atmosphere that forms a crown or halo…
Like most countries, the EU is subject to a 10 percent baseline tariff. If the two sides — representing an almost $2 trillion trade relationship — don’t reach a deal by July 9, that will go up to 50 percent, according to Trump’s threats. The U.S. also levies a 50 percent tariff on steel and aluminum, plus 25 percent on cars. On the eve of the G7 summit in the Canadian Rockies, the European Commission and Council presidents urged Trump — without naming him —to end his tariff war. Meanwhile, Reuters and the German financial daily Handelsblatt reported that the EU is…
By Abby Chitty with AP Published on 16/06/2025 – 20:07 GMT+2•Updated 20:11In his first visit to Austria since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy secured a pledge of non-military support from the traditionally neutral country.During his meetings with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Chancellor Christian Stocker, Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine and Austria had signed agreements on critical areas such as de-mining, energy, cybersecurity and reconstruction.At a joint press conference, Van der Bellen reaffirmed Austria’s neutral stance on military matters but emphasised that Austria is “by no means politically neutral,” voicing support for Ukraine’s defence against Russia. Austria has also…
“Instead, we see a clear trend of growing nuclear arsenals, sharpened nuclear rhetoric and the abandonment of arms control agreements,” he added. Out of the nine nuclear-armed states — the U.S., U.K., Russia, France, China, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea — all are upgrading existing weapons and adding new versions to their stockpiles. According to SIPRI’s 2025 yearbook, an estimated 12,241 nuclear warheads existed worldwide as of January. Of those, approximately 9,614 are held in military stockpiles ready for potential use, with more than 2,100 kept on high alert — primarily by the United States and Russia. China is…
At the time Starmer hit out at political opponents, and took aim at the Conservatives who he said had “sat in government for many years” and were now “calling for inquiries because they want to jump on a bandwagon of the far right.” Elon Musk, owner of the X platform, who at the time was a key ally of Donald Trump, spent days in January attacking Keir Starmer over his handling of the abuse scandal. | Pool Photo by Francis Chung via EPA On Monday, Cooper issued an “unequivocal” apology to victims for their “unimaginable pain and suffering,” and for…
Auch am vierten Tag des Israel-Iran-Kriegs ist keine Deeskalation in Sicht. Die gegenseitigen Angriffe gehen unvermittelt weiter, es gibt Opfer auf beiden Seiten. Derweil laufen beim G7-Gipfel, aber auch von seiten der EU und z.B. der Türkei aus weiter das Bemühen um eine diplomatische Lösung. Dorothea Schupelius berichtet für WELT TV aus Tel Aviv. Rix Fürsen spricht mit ihr über die Situation vor Ort, die Bedrohung durch ständigen Luftalarm und die iranischen Raketen, das Übernachten in Bunkern und warum der legendäre Iron Dome des Landes an seine Grenzen kommt und wie Wille und Disziplin der Israelis trotzdem ungebrochen ist. Das…
By Oman Al Yahyai with AP Published on 16/06/2025 – 16:57 GMT+2India will strengthen its defence partnership with Cyprus through expanded collaboration between their defence sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday during a state visit to the island nation — the first by an Indian premier in over two decades.Modi, following talks with the president of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, stated that bilateral cooperation in maritime security and cybersecurity would be intensified, although he did not elaborate on specifics. The two nations also agreed to establish an information-sharing framework aimed at countering terrorism.In a joint statement, both leaders pledged to…
Published on 16/06/2025 – 15:48 GMT+2As Israel and Iran exchange fire for the fourth consecutive day, unverified footage of missile and drone attacks targeted at both countries is spreading virally online.Euronews’ fact-checking and verification team, Euroverify, has been taking a closer look at some of those videos in order to verify their authenticity and corroborate the location of strikes.Verifying such footage is crucial in this conflict. It allows us to debunk false reports and ensure the footage used in our reporting is authentic.Debunking false, AI-generated footageVideos generated using artificial intelligence and falsely claiming to show Israeli and Iranian strikes are…