Speaking to EU leaders, Parliament President Metsola focused on three topics: The situation in the Middle East and its impact on energy prices, the ‘One Europe One Market’ Roadmap and the Multiannual Financial Framework. She also welcomed the adoption of the 20th sanctions package against Russia and the release of the €90 billion loan for […]
Continue ReadingThe forecast for water consumption from AI data centers has also been increased, from 1 trillion cubic meters in 2035 to between 0.1–0.5 trillion cubic meters each year over the decade. The revision comes amid heightened scrutiny from MPs and green groups over how the Labour government’s aim to be an “AI maker” aligns with […]
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon has outlined a set of options aimed at penalizing NATO countries which rejected calls to assist in the war in Iran. A leaked email suggests suspending Spain’s membership of NATO, as well as undermining US support for UK territorial control of the Falklands.
Continue ReadingThere are “ways to be proactive … without taking gratuitous shots at President Trump that don’t actually help,” he said. Be nice to Trump Instead, European leaders should follow the example of NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who has been careful not to anger Trump by backing the war against Iran. “Working with President Trump, being […]
Continue ReadingAmjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.
Continue Reading“Systematic enemy air and missile strikes on the crossings across the Oskil River have significantly complicated the logistical support of troops around the city of Kupiansk. The logistics of our troops here are provided by watercraft and heavy UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles],” the General Staff said in a statement Friday. While commanding officers of the […]
Continue Reading“We have chosen not to tackle the climate issue head-on,” an adviser to French Ecological Transition Minister Monique Barbut told reporters. “Why? Because the United States’ positions on this issue are well known, and we felt … that tackling this issue head-on with the United States within the G7 framework would not send a message […]
Continue ReadingThere was “a lot of pessimism” among European leaders about the longer-term impacts of the war on Iran on energy prices, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Ireland was not “immune” to a slowdown in economic growth across the world as a result of the oil shock, given exports and trade was a big part of […]
Continue ReadingPRESS REVIEW – Friday, April 24: We look at reactions in the German, Russian and Kazakh press after an important oil pipeline from Russia is suspended to Germany. Russia says it’s for “technical” reasons, but the German press say it is “political”. Also: the press is divided over the case of a physically healthy, deeply grieving […]
Continue ReadingDionne Marie Hanna, 85, is accused of duping more than two dozen people – including her own son.
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