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The Middle East crisis will dominate the meeting of the European Council
Middle East crisis overshadows EU summit devoted to the economy
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for a special two-day summit focused on the bloc's economic competitiveness.But the agenda is set to be overshadowed by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, which the West fears could soon spiral out of control and turn into a wider regional conflict.The concerns have been simmering since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and escalated dramatically after an Israeli airstrike hit the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. In retaliation, Tehran launched its first-ever attack on Israeli soil with 300 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles, the vast majority of which were intercepted by Israel.The barrage opened a new chapter in the long-running shadow war between the two...
April 17, 2024

Middle East crisis overshadows EU summit devoted to the economy

The elections to the European Parliament will take place between 6 and 9 June
Almost two thirds of EU citizens 'likely' to vote in June elections, new poll shows
BRUSSELS — Almost two-thirds of EU citizens say they are "likely" to vote in the upcoming elections to the European Parliament.The findings stem from the latest edition of the Eurobarometer, the parliament's official survey, which collected the opinions of over 26,000 people in the 27 member states.Released on Wednesday morning, it will be the last survey of its kind to be released before the bloc-wide election, scheduled to take place between 6 and 9 June.In total, 71% of respondents declare they are "likely" to cast a vote to choose who represents them in the 720-member hemicycle. This represents a 10-point increase compared to the lead-up to the 2019 elections. Back then, turnout reached 50.66%, upending a years-long trajectory of declining participation.By...
April 17, 2024

Almost two thirds of EU citizens 'likely' to vote in June elections, new poll shows

More than 27,300 Russian soldiers died in the second year of combat
50,000 Russian soldiers confirmed dead in Ukraine war: BBC
LONDON — Russia's military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark, the BBC can confirm.In the second 12 months on the front line — as Moscow pushed its so-called meat grinder strategy — BBC found the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year.BBC Russian, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers have been counting deaths since February 2022.New graves in cemeteries helped provide the names of many soldiers.Our teams also combed through open-source information from official reports, newspapers and social media.More than 27,300 Russian soldiers died in the second year of combat — according to our findings — a reflection of how territorial gains have come at a huge human cost.Russia has declined to comment.The term meat grinder has been used to...
April 17, 2024

50,000 Russian soldiers confirmed dead in Ukraine war: BBC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky inspects defenses in Kharkiv region recently. — courtesy Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters
Ukraine ‘ran out of missiles’ to thwart Russian strike on power plant, Zelensky says
KYIV — A lack of air defenses meant Ukraine was powerless to prevent a Russian airstrike last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in Kyiv region, President Volodomyr Zelensky said.Russia fired 11 missiles towards the Trypilska power plant, Zelensky said. Ukrainian air defenses downed the first seven missiles, but the next four completely destroyed the plant.“Why? Because we had zero missiles. We ran out of all missiles,” Zelensky told PBS NewsHour in an interview that aired Monday.Zelensky has repeatedly warned allies that Ukraine’s air defenses are running perilously thin, as Russia has recently renewed its assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. But a desperately needed military aid package from the United States has for months been blocked by House Republicans in...
April 16, 2024

Ukraine ‘ran out of missiles’ to thwart Russian strike on power plant, Zelensky says

Nigel Farage, seen outside the venue, said the decision to shut the conference down was as an attempt to stifle free speech. — courtesy Reuters
Police told to shut down right-wing Brussels event
BRUSSELS — Brussels police have told the BBC they will enforce an order to close down the National Conservatism Conference.Organizers said the event in the Belgian capital is continuing, but guests are no longer allowed to enter.Local authorities raised concerns over the safety of the public, saying the conference should not go ahead.The conference aims to bring together right-wing politicians across Europe, including Nigel Farage and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.Former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman and far-right French politician Eric Zemmour were also listed as keynote speakers.Organized by a think-tank called the Edmund Burke Foundation, the National Conservatism Conference is a global movement which espouses what it describes as traditional values, which it claims are...
April 16, 2024

Police told to shut down right-wing Brussels event

Prince William and Kate Middleton looking into the distance. — courtesy PA Media
Prince William to return to duties after Kate diagnosis
LONDON — The Prince of Wales is to carry out his first royal engagement since his wife revealed her cancer diagnosis last month.He has spent the past three-and-a-half weeks with Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their three children.The 41-year-old will visit a food redistribution charity in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, on Thursday.He will also be visiting a youth center based in west London that benefits from the charity’s work.Catherine said her diagnosis had come as a “shock” in a video message last month, in which she revealed she was undergoing chemotherapy.Her cancer was discovered in post-operative tests following her abdominal surgery in January, and has been keeping out of the public eye while she recovers.Before her diagnosis, the palace said she was going to return to...
April 16, 2024

Prince William to return to duties after Kate diagnosis

File photo of a woman smoking.
UK MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009
LONDON — Plans to stop young people born since 2009 ever smoking are being debated and will be voted on later.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s bill aims to create the UK’s first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would ensure anyone turning 15 from this year would be banned from buying cigarettes, and also aims to make vapes less appealing to children.A number of Tory MPs have told the BBC they won’t back the bill.The BBC understands that Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch is considering voting against the plans.Conservative MPs will get a free vote on it so they won’t be ordered to vote with the government, but the bill is likely to pass as it has Labour support.The bill would make the sale of tobacco products, rather than...
April 16, 2024

UK MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009

Fire engulfs the historic spire at the Copenhagen stock exchange
Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in flames
COPENHAGEN — Denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the center of Copenhagen has been engulfed by fire.The 17th Century Børsen is one of the city's oldest buildings and onlookers gasped as its iconic spire collapsed in the flames.Everyone inside the building was able to leave and people rushed to rescue some of its historic paintings.Culture minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt said 400 years of Danish cultural heritage had gone up in flames.The building, dating back to 1625, is a stone's throw from Denmark's parliament, the Folketing, housed in the old royal palace of Christiansborg castle. Danish media said the nearby square was being evacuated.The old stock exchange was being renovated and had been shrouded in scaffolding and protective plastic covering. It...
April 16, 2024

Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in flames

A man stands in front of protestors with a giant EU flag outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, April 15, 2024
Mass brawl breaks out in Georgian parliament over controversial media law
TBLISI — A massive brawl took place inside the Georgian Parliament on Monday, during heated discussions over a law deemed Russian-esque by critics.The legislation under debate will compel media and non-commercial organizations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad.While the parliament discussed the law in the juridical committee, thousands of people demonstrated in the Georgian capital Tbilisi demanding the withdrawal of the controversial bill."No to the Russian law," the protesters chanted outside parliament, many waving EU and Georgian flags.Opponents of the law denounce it as "the Russian law'" because it is similar to legislation Russia uses to stigmatize independent news media and organizations...
April 16, 2024

Mass brawl breaks out in Georgian parliament over controversial media law

Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Poland ends long wait and gets first payment of EU recovery funds: €6.3 billion
WARSAW — Poland has received €6.3 billion under the European Union's recovery fund, the first payment of its kind.The payment, confirmed on Monday, ends a long wait for the country, whose national plan was approved in June 2022 but remained blocked over persistent concerns about a lack of judicial independence and democratic backsliding.The decline was credited to Law and Justice (PiS), the hard-right party that governed Poland for eight consecutive years and spearheaded far-reaching reforms that expanded political control over the judiciary and packed courts with loyalists.The most controversial reform empowered the disciplinary chamber of the Supreme Court to punish magistrates according to the content of their verdicts. The changes prompted a protracted standoff between Brussels...
April 16, 2024

Poland ends long wait and gets first payment of EU recovery funds: €6.3 billion

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