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By Emma De Ruiter with AP Published on 29/08/2025 – 5:17 GMT+2 The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to terminate the UNIFIL peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of next year after nearly five decades, bowing to demands from the United States and its close ally Israel. The United States initially demanded that the force be ended in six months and later sought a one-year final extension. UNIFIL will now fulfil a final 16-month mandate to continue its activities near Lebanon’s UN-drawn border with Israel until 31 December, 2026. It will have a year to withdraw its 10,800 military…
So how about another snap election? If Macron calls one, the political landscape could still be mired in exactly the same impasse — but the blame after a vote would more obviously fall on him rather than on his prime minister. And all that time, the financial markets will be running out of patience regarding France’s ability to put its books in order. All in all, a state of shock grips elected officials, aides and advisers from the various parties that support France’s minority government. “It’s a tough blow for the president,” said one minister’s political adviser who, like others…
Le Gulf Stream, note-t-il, “transporte les eaux tropicales chaudes vers le nord, ce qui permet aux hivers de l’Europe du Nord d’être beaucoup plus doux que ceux des régions situées à la même latitude, comme le Canada. Cette nouvelle étude indique que le Gulf Stream pourrait s’effondrer de notre vivant”. L’arrêt de l’AMOC entraînerait une chute des températures en Europe, alors même que le réchauffement climatique se poursuit. Cela réduirait également les précipitations et entraînerait probablement des étés encore plus secs, avec des conséquences dévastatrices pour l’agriculture. Au début du mois, la vice-présidente de la Commission européenne, Teresa Ribera, chargée…
LONDON — The British government has blocked Israeli officials from attending a major defense conference in London amid continued criticism of the campaign in Gaza. Israel’s Ministry of Defense has previously been prominently represented at DSEI, a huge exhibition of weapons and other military equipment which takes place in London every other year. But a spokesman for the U.K. government told POLITICO they would not be invited to take part this year. Israeli arms companies will however be able to take part in DSEI as normal, according to Whitehall officials, and their presence is expected to draw large-scale protests. The…
The chancellor’s comment is among the strongest public expressions of doubt yet from a European leader that Trump’s peace push will work. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech Share
Now, with the risks to international peace and security from Iran’s nuclear program greater than ever, we were left with no choice but to initiate the snapback process. Over the last decade we have made every effort to resolve the issue diplomatically, including many months of negotiations in 2021-2022 – twice offering Iran a generous deal, which they refused. And for many years now, we have made it clear to Iran that we cannot allow Security Council Resolution 2231 to expire without a comprehensive deal in place – with E3 Officials meeting Iranian Deputy Foreign Ministers 5 times this year…
The debate closed out a two-day conference organized by France’s largest employers’ association, MEDEF, at which Bayrou spoke earlier in the day. Bardella accused various governments under Macron of bringing France to the precipice of “bankruptcy,” while Bompard maintained the only way to “stop the chaos” was to bring down Bayrou’s government. Even Attal and Retailleau, whose parties both back Bayrou’s government, distanced themselves from the prime minister. Retailleau, who has been rising in the polls in recent months, said France needed “a frank break” from the status quo. Attal said Bayrou’s budget plans weren’t “stunning” but necessary. The exchanges…
The European Union’s ambassador to Ukraine says it’s time for the EU and the United States to force Russia to engage in peace talks with tough new transatlantic sanctions, following Moscow’s deadly overnight bombardment of Kyiv. Russia unleashed a wave of missiles and drones on the Ukrainian capital early Thursday that killed at least a dozen people and damaged residential and office buildings, including those housing the EU and British delegations. No EU staff were injured. Katarína Mathernová, the EU’s top diplomat in Kyiv, said on Thursday that the assault “flies in the face” of Moscow’s official line that it…
“There should not be any doubt: their tariffs on cars and car parts should go down. That is the U.S. part of the bargain,” the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told a briefing. Lobster in, beef out Commission officials underlined that no “sensitive” farm goods were included, stressing that U.S. beef and poultry remain explicitly excluded from the concessions. These products are politically explosive in Europe, where stricter hormone and hygiene rules have long limited American imports. Instead, Brussels offered tariff-rate quotas on a limited list of U.S. agrifood exports such as dairy, pork, nuts, seafood and even bison…
The European Parliament will limit the access of journalists, lobbyists and diplomats to its premises starting next week.A colored badge, issued to outsiders, will no longer allow them to freely roam buildings in Brussels and Strasbourg.The new system is based on the Parliament’s calendar, where each week is marked with a color: red for plenary sessions, blue for political group meetings, pink for committee meetings, and white for quiet weeks during summer recess or Christmas break, Euronews reported. For example, during white weeks, those interested in visiting the Parliament buildings will only be allowed in if they have an invitation…