Starmer mirrored Blair’s “mission-led” approach on entering No.10 and hired a raft of former Blair operatives, including Jonathan Powell to advise on national security and Alan Milburn to work on NHS reforms. He gave plum Cabinet positions to Blair’s closest intellectual heirs, Wes Streeting and Peter Kyle. Most notoriously, he put Blair’s old lieutenant Peter […]
Continue ReadingThe border closure is fueling fears of a labor shortage in certain professions.image: afp Since the border with Russia was closed, there has been silence in a Finnish village. Abandoned shops, record unemployment, separated families: the local economy is weakening and residents fear they won’t be able to hold out much longer. This article is […]
Continue ReadingA drawn-out war in Iran that chokes the supply of oil from the Gulf could create a “substantial” economic shock to Europe, the European Union’s economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has warned. Long-term disruption to global oil supply and the key shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz would continue to drive up energy prices, leading […]
Continue ReadingEvents in Iran and the Middle East Referring to the events unfolding in Iran and the Middle East in recent days, President Roberta Metsola reminded MEPs of the 47 years of brutal repression the Iranian people have suffered, and of Parliament’s proud history of standing with those people. Condemning Iran’s indiscriminate and desperate attacks on […]
Continue ReadingIn 2019, investigators discovered almost 400 kilograms of heroin in the port of Felixstowe (GB) in a container that was heading to Antwerp in Belgium.Image: EPA Belgium’s justice system is in crisis. After an anonymous letter, a high-ranking judge and an attorney general are now warning that years of underfunding are encouraging drug crime and […]
Continue ReadingEU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos has urged European businesses to engage with candidate countries and help repeat the economic successes seen during previous rounds of EU enlargement, as new report findings from the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise revealed that a large proportion of companies remain hesitant to engage. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Enlargement boosted exports, boosted supply […]
Continue ReadingMade the Tomhawk world famous: Tom Cruise in his star role as Lieutenant Pete Maverick Mitchell. Image: imago stock&people The American F-14 “Tomcat” achieved cult status thanks to Hollywood. The U.S. warplane has had an astonishing afterlife in the ranks of the Iranian Air Force. March 9, 2026, 6:39 p.mMarch 9, 2026, 6:39 p.m follow […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 09/03/2026 – 18:02 GMT+1 NATO forces have intercepted another Iranian missile heading to Türkiye for the second time in less than a week, as US-Israeli strikes on Iran and ensuing counterattacks throw the wider Middle East into conflict. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Last Wednesday, Türkiye’s Ministry of Defense said it intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile […]
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, currently off the coast of Crete and heading towards Cyprus. It had been dispatched days before after the island was targeted by a Shahed drone-attack. FRANCE 24 ‘s Kethevane Gorjestani looks at how Europe is reacting to the ongoing conflict in the Middle […]
Continue ReadingEU economy and finance ministers are gathering in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday to discuss how to respond to surging energy prices and anticipated inflation amid the ongoing strikes and counter-strikes in the Middle East. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We are ready to take necessary and coordinated steps in order to stabilize markets, such as strategic stockpiling,” […]
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