The Bank of Russia is suing the European Union for keeping its state assets frozen “for an indefinite period” to serve as collateral against a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. The lawsuit will test rare emergency powers that the European Commission used last year to keep Russian state assets across the bloc, worth some €210 […]
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS — The European Commission will adopt the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) on Wednesday, finally backing the landmark measure that would define a European preference in green public procurement after several delays. Haggling over the planned regulation went right down to the wire, with a meeting of cabinet chiefs that began on Monday spilling into […]
Continue ReadingGreece has already ordered the deployment of a military force to Cyprus following drone incursions on the Mediterranean island Monday that have, for the first time, dragged an EU member country into the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, which has sparked massive regional retaliatory attacks from Tehran. Four of Greece’s F-16 fighter jets are already placed […]
Continue ReadingIt’s spring forecast day, but as the war continues across the Middle East is the special relationship now under threat? Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have traded blows on the legality of the airstrikes on Iran, but is Britain militarily and economically ready for what’s to come? Sam and Anne look at all options […]
Continue Reading“They showed the entire world how he was killed, covered in blood,” Putin, visibly angry, said during a televised press conference at the time. “Is that democracy?” In May 2012, not long after Gaddafi’s overthrow, Putin returned to the presidency after a stint as prime minister. He took to the job on an apparent mission […]
Continue ReadingAC-3 missile interceptors for Patriot air defense systems are seen as vital to shooting down Russian rockets. | Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Zelenskyy said it was “too early” to know whether the Middle East conflict will hurt Ukraine’s weapons supply line. “But we will do everything so that our domestic financing is not […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. pulled its warplanes from Spanish bases after Madrid prohibited their use against Iran, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said today. Missions involving the bases must “operate within the framework of international law,” the minister said during a press conference at the Armilla Air Base, adding that military installations on Spanish territory would be […]
Continue ReadingA Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicle hit Britain’s Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri in Cyprus just after midnight Monday, while more drone strikes targeting the base were successfully intercepted during the day. While the source of the drone strike is so far unconfirmed, with local media saying it probably came from Lebanon, a senior commander […]
Continue ReadingThat ruptured pipeline has now become even more politically sensitive thanks to the supply crisis in the Persian Gulf. Orbán is a close ally of Donald Trump, and the Iran war is a rare point of dissonance between him and the U.S. president. Still, the main target of Orbán’s attacks is not Washington but the […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. will only be allowed to use selected British bases for defensive raids on Tehran’s missile stores and launchers after Iran launches retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, Starmer said. The British PM addressed a packed House of Commons on Monday afternoon after being publicly rebuked by the U.S. president for not allowing the […]
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