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The pushback comes after the Commission announced earlier on Wednesday that it is exploring a new EU-U.S. “dialogue” on digital rules, as Washington piles on the pressure over how Brussels enforces its laws on American tech giants. “We are discussing with the U.S. to set up a dialogue to reinforce our cooperation on digital technologies and markets,” Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said, insisting the bloc’s rulebook “is not up for negotiation.” But critics say the proposed dialogue undercuts that claim — and risks turning EU tech enforcement into a bargaining chip in broader trade discussions with Washington. “The European Commission…
Published on 01/04/2026 – 18:00 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump is not immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on 6 January 2021, a federal judge has ruled in one of the last unresolved legal cases stemming from the riot. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Tuesday that Trump’s remarks at his “Stop the Steal” rally, held on the Ellipse near the White House shortly before the siege began, “plausibly” were inciting words that are not protected by the First Amendment right to free speech. The Republican president is not shielded…
He added: “My full support goes to the athletes who suffered it, and my applause to those who, through their respect, help make us a better country.” Spanish police on Wednesday launched an investigation into the chants. Lamine Yamal, one of Spain’s star players who is also a Muslim, likewise condemned the incident in a post on Instagram. “I know it was aimed at the opposing team and wasn’t something personal against me, but as a Muslim it is still disrespectful and unacceptable,” he wrote. “Using a religion as a joke in a stadium makes you look ignorant and racist.”…
Published on 01/04/2026 – 20:47 GMT+2 Sirens have sounded repeatedly in central Israel on Wednesday night as Iran fired a major barrage of ballistic missiles at the country which was marking the start of the major Jewish holiday of Passover. According to initial assessments by the military, around 10 ballistic missiles were fired at central Israel, in the largest Iranian salvo since the early days of the war. Minutes later, the IDF said it detected another ballistic missile launch, the sixth such salvo of the day. Israeli Army Radio said that most of the missiles fired were cluster munitions. Cluster…
Trump is furious with European countries for not fully joining the war against Iran, which started Feb. 28 with U.S. and Israel conducting bombing raids across the Persian nation. European countries have also been largely unwilling to intervene militarily in the Strait of Hormuz, a key global trade chokepoint that Iran has blocked in response to the attacks. This week, EU countries and NATO members Italy and Spain even imposed restrictions on U.S. planes involved in military strikes against Iran. Later on Wednesday, Trump told Reuters that the United States may soon end the war against Iran, but might return…
Experts said on Wednesday they were stopping rescue efforts for a humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off the German coast and had given up hope for its survival. The 13.5-metre mammal has been floundering off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast for more than a week, having first been spotted stuck on a sandbank on 23 March near the city of Lübeck. The creature managed to free itself but then became stuck again several more times near the city of Wismar. Coverage of its struggle for survival has gripped much of the German public. Experts had hoped the whale’s odyssey would…
It was a huge year for train travel in 2025, marking 200 years since the birth of the modern railway. Numerous new routes were launched, but the rail renaissance shows no signs of slowing down in 2026 with many more on the way. Dutch-Belgian railway company European Sleeper is among those leading the charge, having launched its debut Brussels to Berlin night train route in 2023. On 26 March, the inaugural journey of its second permanent service – from Paris to Berlin – took place, and Euronews Travel was among the first passengers on board. ÖBB and SNCF had been…
Le gouvernement affirme que Kiev tente de déstabiliser l’économie en interrompant les livraisons de pétrole russe via l’oléoduc Droujba, tandis que l’Ukraine soutient que l’infrastructure n’est pas opérationnelle en raison des frappes de drones russes. Les autorités hongroises ont également saisi un convoi transportant de l’argent liquide et de l’or d’une banque autrichienne à une banque ukrainienne à Kiev, de hauts responsables du gouvernement hongrois suggérant que les fonds auraient pu être utilisés pour financer la campagne de l’opposition contre Viktor Orbán. L’Ukraine maintient que la saisie effectuée par les autorités hongroises est illégale et que l’argent liquide fait partie…
Published on 01/04/2026 – 19:08 GMT+2 The Swiss government is considering dropping the agreed purchase of the Patriot air-defence system from the United States amid severe delivery delays, Defence Minister Martin Pfister said on Wednesday. “Cancellation is always an option in the event of a delay,” he told the ATS-Keystone news agency. Earlier on Wednesday, the defence ministry announced it would continue suspending payments for the system “until the United States has firmly announced new delivery dates and payment deadlines.” Switzerland, which is not in NATO, had ordered five Patriot systems in 2022, with delivery scheduled to begin this year…
ATHENS — European prosecutors asked the Greek parliament on Wednesday to lift the immunity of the country’s agriculture minister and 10 other active MPs in an investigation into the spiraling farm fraud scandal. “The investigation concerns alleged felonies and misdemeanors against the financial interests of the EU, namely instigation of breach of trust, computer fraud and false attestation with the intent to obtain for another an unlawful benefit,” the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Athens said in a statement. Among the names involved, all from the ruling, center-right New Democracy party, are Konstantinos Tsiaras, the current agriculture minister, and Civil…