The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened Tuesday to target American tech and defense companies operating in the Middle East if the U.S. and Israel continue to target Iranian leadership. In a statement released by the government-backed Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC said retaliatory attacks could begin as early as Wednesday evening and advised employees and residents […]
Continue ReadingAfter endorsing the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in the first days of the war, Le Pen last week criticized U.S. President Donald Trump over his “erratic war goals” and said Washington’s “mistake” in attacking Iran has destabilized energy markets, in an interview with France Inter radio. Although Trump had initially reached out to Le Pen […]
Continue Reading“Some were just walking on the street, some were killed in their own homes, some were tortured and raped,” Kallas said, adding the slaughter was just one example of Russia’s barbarity throughout the war and could not go “unpunished.” She added that the EU was “pushing forward” with creating a special tribunal to prosecute Kremlin officials over the full-scale invasion, […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Insurers including Chubb, Fidelis, and Lloyd’s have been granted permission to appeal a London High Court ruling that favoured AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft lessor, in a dispute over […]
Continue ReadingHe added: “There is no dissolution of national identity in European identity, any more than our local identities fade behind our national identity.” In Carcassonne in southern France, National Rally Mayor Christophe Barthès on Sunday filmed himself removing the EU flag from the balcony of the town hall and posted it on his X account. […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Spanish police have uncovered a sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel in the North African exclave of Ceuta, featuring a rail system and underground cranes designed to transport hashish from Morocco into […]
Continue ReadingMarch 31, 2026, 4:41 p.mMarch 31, 2026, 4:41 p.m A powerful explosion rocked a Russian chemical plant in the Republic of Tatarstan. According to the company in Nizhnekamsk, two people were killed and more than 70 were injured. The cause was given as technical failure. However, operations at the airport had been restricted shortly beforehand, […]
Continue ReadingHowever, Crosetto insisted it was “simply false” that Italy had blocked all access to the bases, saying that their use by the U.S. is regulated by a 1954 treaty, and that both sides are well aware of its provisions. Crossetto in a message on X stressed that “international agreements clearly regulate and distinguish what requires […]
Continue ReadingTop European diplomats are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed in a town near Kyiv by Russia’s invading forces four years ago. Speaking at the commemoration, EU’s foreign affairs commissioner said these crimes were ‘not isolated’ as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert looks into the history of the […]
Continue ReadingIsrael will stop all defense procurement from France, as it accuses Paris of a hostile stance toward it. Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen. Amir Baram made the announcement on Channel 12 News Tuesday, adding the decision was part of a broader effort to reduce cooperation with countries that take steps […]
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