Morocco celebrates Afcon win: ‘Today is about couscous not jollof’
Moroccan fans celebrated through the night as their beloved Atlas Lions beat Nigeria to make it to the Afcon final.
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What happens in space during a medical emergency?
Four astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) have landed back on Earth, after their stay in space was cut short by a month due to a “serious” medical issue. The astronauts arrived on the ISS on 1 August expecting to complete a standard six and a half month stay. But last week, a […]
Continue ReadingUkraine’s entry into EU a guarantee against future Russian attack, von der Leyen says – The Irish Times
Ukraine’s entry into the European Union would help guarantee its security and help ward off any future Russian attack in the event of a peace deal, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said. European leaders are grappling to keep Washington onside in the stop-start negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, while at […]
Continue ReadingUS forces seize a sixth Venezuela-linked oil tanker in Caribbean Sea
The US has seized a sixth tanker in the Caribbean Sea in its ongoing efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil, officials say. The vessel, Veronica, was boarded in a predawn operation “without incident” as it was defying President Donald Trump’s “quarantine of sanctioned vessels”, said the US military. “The only oil leaving Venezuela will […]
Continue ReadingArctic ‘matters enormously’ to EU, von der Leyen says – POLITICO
“What is clear is that Greenland can count on us politically, economically and financially,” von der Leyen told reporters in the Port of Limassol on Thursday, where European commissioners held talks with Cypriot officials and politicians including President Nikos Christodoulides. Cyprus assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU on Jan. 1. […]
Continue ReadingCommission greenlights eight member states’ defense investment plans worth €38bn
Published on 15/01/2026 – 18:21 GMT+1 •Updated 18:22 Eight European Union member states on Thursday had their plans to use their allocation from the bloc’s new €150 billion loan for defense scheme approved by the European Commission. Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Portugal and Romania are set to benefit from the first wave of […]
Continue ReadingPress briefing on next week’s plenary session | News
WHEN: Friday 16 January at 11.00 WHERE: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio Key topics next week include: Debate with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen on the results of the December EU summit and the need for a stronger and more sovereign Europe Debate on the EU’s response to President Trump’s […]
Continue ReadingEU budget 2028–2034: debate on National and Regional Partnership Plans model | News
Where: European Parliament in Strasbourg, room WIC 200, and via webstreaming When: Monday 19 January 2026, 19:30 – 22:30 What: Joint meeting of the budget (BUDG), regional development (REGI) and agriculture and rural development (AGRI) committees MEPs are set to discuss proposals for combining regional, agricultural and other funds into national “envelopes” (so-called national and […]
Continue ReadingUS units again seize oil tankers in the Caribbean
Jan 15, 2026, 4:33 p.mJan 15, 2026, 4:33 p.m US units have again taken control of an oil tanker in the Caribbean. Marines and sailors would have the before dawn Tanker “Veronica” seizedsaid the US military’s Southern Command (Southcom), which is responsible for the region, on the X platform. US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi […]
Continue ReadingGreenlanders hope for peace after talks in Washington
In Nuuk, all eyes were on the meeting between US, Danish and Greenlander officials in the White House on January 14 to address US President Donald Trump’s desire to take over the Danish territory. Greenland’s deputy prime minister announced afterwards NATO troops would be arriving for training “in the coming days”. #greenland #trump #nato
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