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Unusually, there was no joint communique from the ministers at the end of this week’s meeting. The chair’s summary mentioned climate change just once, saying “a large majority of ministers stressed the importance of the energy transition to combat climate change and highlighted the global transition to net zero emissions in line with COP28 outcomes.” […]

A note to staff from Chief Executive Rebecca Park, seen by POLITICO, said that “the decision to wind up the UK business affects all of GC. We will be discussing separately with each country office how the process will work for them.” She adds: “This has proved to be a terrible time for all of […]

Washington has deployed 2 aircraft carrier strike groups to the Middle East, positioning forces that could be used in potential strikes on Iran. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech

The Arctic has become a strategically important region for global powers. Melting ice due to climate change is opening new shipping routes. The EU’s Arctic special envoy, Claude Véron-Réville, has said the region is undergoing “profound changes,” marked by “growing geo-political tensions and geo-economic competition driven by its strategic location.” Von der Leyen’s visit comes […]

Seven countries in Europe — Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Spain and the U.K. — have reported gastrointestinal issues in infants who had consumed formula. However, investigations are still ongoing to establish whether these cases are linked to the formula products. The agencies cautioned that linking common symptoms to the toxin “can be challenging.” The […]

Seit rund zehn Monaten ist der ehemalige Top-Manager Karsten Wildberger Digitalminister in der Bundesregierung. Er soll Deutschland modernisieren, entbürokratisieren und digitalisieren. Gemeinsam mit Kanzler Friedrich Merz verfolgt er das Ziel, Deutschland zur KI-Nation zu machen. Joana Lehner und Jürgen Klöckner sprechen über diese Strategie für Künstliche Intelligenz. Wildberger steht für einen neuen Stil: den Versuch, […]

NEW DELHI — French President Emmanuel Macron said the country’s political extremes must “put their houses in order” after the killing of a far-right activist over the weekend. “There is no space in France for movements that adopt or legitimize violence,” Macron told reporters during a trip to India. The activist, 23-year-old Quentin Deranque, died after […]

Ministers had already put the British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill on hold at the 11th-hour last month after the president called the deal — which Britain believed it had squared with Washington — an “act of GREAT STUPIDITY.” They feared a Conservative “wrecking” amendment could succeed amid intense lobbying to overturn […]

LONDON — British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the BBC reported Thursday. The former prince has faced multiple allegations over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He has denied any wrongdoing. “As part of the investigation, we have today (19/2) arrested a man in his sixties […]

Macron’s candor has at times angered various constituencies during his nine years as president. In 2017, he referred to “successful people and people who are nothing” while speaking to a crowd of entrepreneurs — comments that were widely read as class contempt. Macron later said he regretted those remarks. And in late 2024, Macron also […]