“Childhood and early adolescence are formative years, and I believe we should give our children more time to become resilient in this vulnerable phase,” von der Leyen said. The Commission president argued that the EU can learn from “pioneer” Australia, which has already raised the minimum age for social media use to 16. Raising the […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Keir Starmer’s premiership is in grave peril after a key member of his Cabinet told him to set out an exit plan following dire nationwide election results. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood last night told Starmer to oversee an orderly transition of power and consider setting out a timeline for his departure. The PM […]
Continue Reading2) The Cabinet says go Labour backbenchers and junior ministers are already venting frustration that they’re being left to agitate for Starmer’s ouster. They believe that it’s their senior colleagues in the Cabinet who should be telling him his time’s up. There had been private conversations among some of the PM’s closest advisers that he […]
Continue ReadingCanada joins the chat Monday’s talks in Brussels also included a high-level meeting on the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, attended by Sybiha, Kallas and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand. While around 2,100 children have been returned to Ukraine, roughly 20,000 remain missing. “I’m a mother of four, and this is the day […]
Continue Reading“The United States will not withdraw from Europe,” the Finnish president said. “If they want to project their power into regions like the Middle East, Asia, Africa, they need to have a solid foundation here.” Europe, he continued, is doing the right thing militarily by ramping up spending on defense, but often undermines deterrence through […]
Continue ReadingTwo stray Ukrainian drones flew over the Russian border last Thursday and crashed on Latvian soil, one of them exploding at an oil storage facility in eastern Latvia. According to Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha, the drones were diverted by Russia’s electronic warfare. Latvia and Lithuania have called on NATO to boost air defenses […]
Continue ReadingThe woman started to feel unwell on the repatriation flight Sunday night, after the ship docked in Tenerife, Spain, reported Le Figaro. The other passengers will be re-tested, Rist said. All five passengers are now in isolation in Paris. One of the 17 repatriated U.S. citizens has also tested positive while another is showing symptoms, […]
Continue Reading“The last government was defined by breaking our relationship with Europe. This Labour government will be defined by rebuilding our relationship with Europe, by putting Britain at the heart of Europe, so that we are stronger on the economy, stronger on trade, stronger on defence,” he told an audience of Labour activists and lawmakers. Asked […]
Continue ReadingEU countries are facing mounting pressure to finalize an agreement before French presidential elections in April 2027, which could hand power to the far-right National Rally. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Council President António Costa — who will broker the final stage of the talks — have called on EU leaders to secure a deal in […]
Continue ReadingWest requires the support of 81 MPs, representing 20 percent of the PLP, to kickstart a contest. She said she wants to “give a deadline” of Tuesday morning to avoid the challenge going “on and on,” because “sometimes these things fizzle out.” West’s challenge would be a blow to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s leadership […]
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