The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited industrial plan, rolling out a “European Preference” that shuts China out of European public funding and tightens the screws on Beijing’s future investments in the European Union. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The move comes after 200,000 European jobs were wiped out in energy-intensive industries and the automotive sector since […]
Continue ReadingAs military escalation surges in the Middle East, Iran’s announcement of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been sent crude oil and natural gas prices soaring. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Faced with rising energy costs at home, European leaders are scrambling to avoid a cascading energy crisisand are especially concerned about mitigating the price shock […]
Continue ReadingIran is typically seen as one of the big four cyber adversaries to the West — alongside Russia, China and North Korea. So far, however, there is little evidence to suggest it’s actively targeting Europe. In fact, Iran’s cyber activity has largely stopped since the U.S. bombing began, according to one senior European cybersecurity official, […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, and Magnus Brunner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, visited Senegal on 2 and 3 March to strengthen the strategic partnership between the EU and Senegal. The mission took place in the context of ongoing negotiations on a new Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership between the EU and […]
Continue ReadingCyprus is increasingly being pulled into the conflict. A drone strike hit a runway at the British RAF Akrotiri base earlier, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said, prompting Nicosia to cancel an informal meeting of EU affairs ministers. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would deploy the destroyer HMS Dragon, while French President Emmanuel Macron […]
Continue ReadingStock markets in Europe have steadied after two days of punishing falls but oil prices continued to climb higher as the US-Israel war with Iran threatens to spark an energy supply crunch and experts warned over ongoing volatility. London’s FTSE 100 Index was largely unchanged in early trading on Wednesday, down just 0.4 points at […]
Continue ReadingMosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.
Continue ReadingIsrael launched fresh strikes against Tehran and Beirut on Wednesday, as Iran targeted Persian Gulf states. The State Department is working to evacuate U.S. citizens from the region.
Continue ReadingAli Larijani has been pulling the strings in Iran since Ali Khamenei’s death.Image: keystone Moschtaba Khamenei, son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is said to have succeeded him as Supreme Leader of Iran. But it is Ali Larijani who controls the regime’s security strategy in the background. March 4, 2026, 11:15 amMarch 4, 2026, 11:15 am […]
Continue ReadingVideo: external/x/@sanchezcastejon March 4, 2026, 11:13 amMarch 4, 2026, 2:22 p.m Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez responded with a “no to war” to US President Donald Trump’s criticism of the European NATO country’s resistance to the Israeli-American attack on Iran. In a televised speech, he once again called on the USA, Israel and Iran to […]
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