Belgium plans to take control of all nuclear power plants in the country from French energy group Engie, in an effort to secure control of its own energy supplies. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Negotiations between the Belgian government and the energy giant have now begun, with Belgium seeking to take over all nuclear activities currently owned and […]
Continue ReadingAuthorities in the Netherlands say recruitment of army reservists has seen a significant boost, particularly after the recent enlistment by the country’s queen and her eldest daughter, with authorities now scrambling to arm and train new recruits. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In February, photos of Queen Maxima in training and aiming a pistol on a shooting range […]
Continue ReadingUkraine is demanding a long-term ceasefire in Russia’s all-out war instead of the short parade-day truce the Kremlin floated to US President Donald Trump, as Kyiv accused Moscow of seeking a few hours of quiet to protect a military parade rather than pursuing genuine peace. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 30/04/2026 – 12:30 GMT+2•Updated 13:12 Israeli naval forces have intercepted 22 ships and arrested 175 activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, the largest-ever humanitarian mission bound for Gaza. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Israel’s Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed the overnight interception, in international waters near Crete, adding that drugs had been found on board. Over 20 […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/30/2026 – 12:06 GMT+2 Israeli import company Zenziper has stopped the unloading of a cargo vessel allegedly carrying grain stolen by Russia from temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, Israeli media have reported. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Ukraine’s foreign ministry welcomed the development, saying it shows that Kyiv’s legal and diplomatic efforts are having an effect. “This […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/30/2026 – 12:03 GMT+2•Updated 12:49 Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “For the first time in the Index’s 25-year history, more than half the world’s countries now fall into the ‘difficult’ or ‘very serious’ categories for […]
Continue ReadingThe USS Gerald R Ford is returning to the United States after more than 300 days at sea — the longest deployment of any American aircraft carrier since the Cold War — following operations in the Iranian war and the mission in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING It is […]
Continue ReadingUpdated: 04/30/2026 – 11:11 GMT+2 Ville Niinistö, MEP for the Greens, believes that Russia is now “weaker than a year ago” and says the country is using its foreign connections to “legitimise their war crimes in Ukraine”. …More
Continue ReadingWhen confirmation of the conviction on appeal came through, Nessy Guerra was still in Egypt, where she has been living for some time and which she is not allowed to leave. The woman, an Italian citizen originally from Sanremo, is the mother of a three-year-old girl and has for months been at the center of […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/30/2026 – 9:34 GMT+2•Updated 9:38 Israeli military forces have intercepted boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla traveling to Gaza in international waters near Greece, the group said on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a post on The number of vessels seized is unclear at this time. Israeli army radio, citing an unnamed military source, […]
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