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Kaja Kallas of the EU highlighted the “dangerous escalation” in Gaza following the resumption of fighting, stressing the urgent need for resumed negotiations to end the conflict. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas appealed on Monday that negotiations must resume in response to an escalation in the Israel-Hamas war last week following a surprise wave of IDF airstrikes on Gaza. At a briefing in Jerusalem, where she met with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Kallas remarked, “Violence feeds more violence.” “What we are witnessing now is a dangerous escalation. It is causing unbearable uncertainty for the hostages and their…

The government said it introduced livestock surveillance of infected premises because of the outbreak of avian influenza in dairy cows in the United States.  America has been grappling with a devastating bird flu outbreak that has wiped out more than 166 million birds since 2022, spread to dairy cattle in 17 states and led to soaring egg prices. Earlier this month, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned the rapidly expanding H5N1 outbreak was “unprecedented” and leading to “serious impacts” on food production, rural jobs, local economies and prices for consumers. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has…

The Chinese foreign ministry on Monday denied reports that Beijing could join a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine spearheaded by EU leaders. “I would like to emphasize that the reports in question are completely untrue, and China’s position on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun in response to a journalist’s question on the matter. China claims to be a neutral party in Russia’s war on Ukraine, but maintains close economic and political ties with Moscow, including by supplying dual-use goods like body armor or drones.

The fire’s impact raised concerns about the resilience of Britain’s energy system to accident, natural disaster or attack. Bosses at London’s Heathrow Airport have defended their response to a fire that shut down Europe’s busiest air hub for almost a day, after the national energy system operator suggested the airport had enough electricity from other sources to keep running.More than 1,300 flights were cancelled on Friday after a fire knocked out one of the three electrical substations that supply Heathrow with power.Some 200,000 passengers had journeys disrupted and industry experts say the chaos will cost airlines tens of millions of euros.Operations resumed…

“We are now at a level where this cannot in any way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician’s wife. What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland? The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us, and the message is clear,” Egede said, adding that the “diplomatic attempt in dialogue has gone in vain.”Egede also stressed in a post on Facebook that there will be no meetings with the Greenlandic government — and that these can only take place after the new administration has been formed. On Sunday, two American military planes landed in Nuuk. A…

The trial of those responsible for Greece’s deadliest crash may reportedly not begin until the end of 2025, as the case file continues to grow and legal complications mount. The trial of those responsible for the deadly train crash in Tempi has been beset by delays, with investigations still ongoing two years on from the collision in Greece that killed 57.Hearings may not begin until late 2025, according to Greek newspaper Kathimerini, which attributed the delays to a range of factors, including requests by victims’ relatives for testimonies from further witnesses. The trial date is also being set back by factors…

MetaAI will be launched across Europe, months after the company faced regulators’ questions for the use of personal data to train its AI models. The European Commission is awaiting a risk assessment by Meta to check whether the tech giant’s new AI chat function meets obligations under the EU online platform rules, a spokesperson for the Commission told Euronews.The spokesperson said that “certain aspects” of MetaAI fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which sets out standards for safety and transparency. Under the DSA, a company needs to submit risk assessments to the Commission annually but also in…

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The Iftar comes as part of Molenbeek’s bid to become the 2030 European Capital of Culture, in which the district hopes to “flip the script” on its infamous narrative. Roughly 500 people gathered at twilight to celebrate Iftar in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Belgium’s Molenbeek on Sunday. The shared meal was organised as part of the district’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2030.The date of the event was not chosen at random, as it marked the ninth anniversary of the Brussels bombings that happened on March 22 in 2016, and over ten years since the Paris…

The SPD has core disagreements with him in those areas — and little incentive to budge now that Merz has already given them their big wish on borrowing. For Merz, the other key problem is that due to the increasing power of radical parties on both sides of the political spectrum, he has no other viable coalition choice, since he has ruled out governing with the AfD. That means he’s stuck with the SPD, whose leaders are keen to use that fact to their advantage, vowing to protecting social benefits and their core labor supporters. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)…