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Published on 10/02/2026 – 13:18 GMT+1 The US military has boarded another Venezuela-linked tanker after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea, as part of an oil quarantine meant to squeeze Caracas. Venezuela has faced US sanctions on its oil and been accused by Washington of relying on a shadow fleet of falsely flagged tankers to smuggle crude into global supply chains. Following the US raid to apprehend then-President Nicolás Maduro in early January, several tankers fled the Venezuelan coast, including Aquila II, the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean in the early hours of Monday. “US military…
The prolonged uncertainty appears to be working against Le Pen, whose was found guilty last year of illicitly using European Parliament funds to pay for assistants who solely did domestic political work. A recent survey by pollster Odoxa found that 69 percent of National Rally supporters now believe Bardella would be a stronger candidate than Le Pen. According to the same poll, Bardella also enjoys higher approval ratings than his mentor across party lines — and, unlike Le Pen, is viewed positively by a majority of voters backing the conservative Les Républicains party, whose support the far right would need…
By Euronews Published on 10/02/2026 – 14:12 GMT+1 French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Europe must use a common EU debt capacity to boost investment in strategic sectors or risk being “swept aside” by the US and China, ahead of an EU summit on Thursday focused on competitiveness. Macron said Europe should brace for further clashes with the US and treat the recent “Greenland moment” as a wake-up call to push through long-delayed economic reforms, in interviews published on Tuesday in major European outlets. The French leader cautioned that US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on European countries that…
James Van Der Beek, the teen heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Dawson’s Creek” has died at the age of 48. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace. There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come,” a statement from the actor’s family said. “For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother…
“This system is implemented to reduce CO2 emissions, and at the same time to enable the companies to come to CO2-free production lines. So if this is not achievable, and if this is not the right instrument, we should be very open to revising it, or at least to postpone it,” he said to loud applause from industry representatives. “We should avoid everything that is jeopardizing the competitiveness of our industry. I’m fully in line with all those who are saying we have to do more on climate change,” he added, but if policies come “at the cost of our…
For more than a year, a mobile swimming-pool lorry has been travelling across rural areas of the Moselle department in northeastern France, bringing swimming lessons directly to schoolchildren. The initiative aims to address difficulties faced by schools in communes where municipal pools are distant or unavailable. The truck, equipped with a heated pool, filtration systems and a movable floor, allows instructors to teach basic aquatic skills in a controlled environment. Teachers and lifeguards say the project helps reduce travel time while offering pupils regular access to swimming instruction close to their schools.
Ratcliffe, who made most of his estimated €17 billion fortune in the chemicals industry with his company INEOS, told Sky he had recently met Farage, but stopped short of endorsing him to become prime minister over incumbent Keir Starmer. “I think Nigel is an intelligent man and I think he’s got good intentions,” said Ratcliffe. “But in a way, you could say exactly the same about Keir, when Keir came in. I think it needs somebody who’s prepared to be unpopular for a period of time to get the big issues sorted out.” Earlier in the interview, Ratcliffe asserted that…
Immigration has returned to the centre of the European political agenda, and with it, some of the toughest questions facing the European Union today. Across Brussels and national capitals, lawmakers are debating whether to apply the “safe third country” concept and create an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin to speed up asylum procedures. At the same time, Spain has moved ahead with a large-scale regularisation plan granting legal status to thousands of migrants already living and working in the country, a step that supporters say will strengthen labour markets and foster integration, but critics fear could alter migration…
Published on 11/02/2026 – 20:34 GMT+1 Ukraine will only hold elections once it has security guarantees in place and a ceasefire with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday, pushing back at suggestions he was planning to stage fresh ballots under US pressure. “We will move to elections when all the relevant security guarantees are in place. I have always said that the issue of elections is raised by various partners. Ukraine itself has never raised it,” Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp chat with journalists on Wednesday. “But of course we are ready for elections. I said it is very…
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