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A major pipeline transporting gas from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea, Nord Stream 2 is described by critics as a strategic mistake and a symbol of Europe’s appeasement to Moscow. The pipeline was blown up in 2022 after the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A Ukrainian professional diver was later arrested over his suspected involvement in the sabotage. “The problem with North Stream 2 is not that it was blown up. The problem is that it was built,” Tusk wrote on X social media earlier this month. In the Sunday Times interview, Tusk…
A first Egyptian convoy carrying heavy equipment, including excavators and bulldozers, entered Gaza on Saturday to help search efforts for the remaining bodies of Israeli hostages. Under the US-brokered ceasefire deal, Israel agreed to give back 15 bodies of imprisoned Palestinians for every body of an Israeli hostage. So far, Israel returned 195 Palestinian bodies and Hamas returned 18 Israeli bodies. Earlier in the month, Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages. US President Donald Trump said he is “watching very closely,” to make sure the bodies are returned within 48 hours. “Some of the bodies are hard to reach,…
“One of the men arrested was preparing to leave the country from Roissy airport,” she added, referring to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, located in Roissy-en-France. “It is too early to provide any further details,” Beccuau said. French media, including Paris Match and Le Parisien, reported that there were two suspects arrested, both about 30 years old, with one taken into custody as he tried to board a flight to Algeria from Charles de Gaulle airport. According to the media reports, the suspects are believed to have been part of the gang of four theives who broke into the Louvre last…
On his first visit to Asia during his second term, Trump landed in Malaysia Sunday morning to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which groups together Southeastern Asian countries. This is his first stop in a five-day Asian tour that is expected to include to a bilateral meeting with Xi in South Korea. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he hopes the talks with Xi would yield “a complete deal.” Raising the expectations for the meeting, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said American and Chinese officials reached a “very successful” framework in talks this weekend. The two…
By Euronews with AP Published on 26/10/2025 – 9:57 GMT+1 •Updated 9:58 Left-wing independent candidate Catherine Connolly will become the 10th president of Ireland after winning elections by a landslide victory. Official results showed strong voter support for Connolly as president, a largely ceremonial role in Ireland. She won 63% of first-preference votes once spoiled votes were excluded, compared to 29% of her rival Heather Humphreys, of the centre-right party Fine Gael. Connolly, 68, said Saturday evening at Dublin Castle that she would champion diversity and be a voice for peace and one that “builds on our policy of neutrality.” “I would be…
Following border disputes last year, Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement presided by US president Donald Trump, who has called the event ‘historic.’ Thailand will release Cambodian prisoners and Cambodia will begin withdrawing heavy artillery as part of the first phase of the deal. Regional observers will monitor the situation to ensure fighting doesn’t restart. “We did something that a lot of people said couldn’t be done,” Trump said. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet called it a “historic day,” and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the agreement creates “the building blocks for a lasting peace.” The ceremony…
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On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, crowds of up to 2,000 people clashed with riot police protecting Citywest, a hotel and conference center southwest of Dublin that has been turned into the state’s biggest shelter for asylum seekers. That area registered one of the highest rates of spoiled ballots. And on Friday, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, who had opted not to seek the presidency herself, was subjected to vulgar threats from an anti-immigration activist as she canvassed in her central Dublin constituency for Connolly. That man, who posted video footage of his verbal assault on McDonald and other Sinn…
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“You know, his previous position was that Russia should leave completely. So actually, I think we are reasonably close to a diplomatic solution that can be worked out,” Dmitriev said. But Ukraine, together with its European allies, also warned on Friday that “borders must not be changed by force.” Russia has asked for Ukraine to concede more territory before it can agree to a ceasefire. Dmitriev is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday in Florida to discuss a solution to the war in Ukraine. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are also expected…