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The initiative, chaired by Trump, is designed to oversee Gaza’s demilitarization and reconstruction under a U.N.-endorsed ceasefire framework. Another Commission spokesperson, Anouar El Anouni, said the EU still has “a number of questions” about elements of the Board’s charter, including its governance and its compatibility with the U.N. Charter. “Having said that, we’re certainly prepared […]

On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last weekend, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom said analyses of samples from Navalny’s body detected epibatidine, a highly toxic substance derived from the poison of South American dart frogs. “Given the toxicity of epibatidine and the reported symptoms, poisoning was highly likely the […]

“[Macron] repeatedly and correctly speaks of our pursuit of European sovereignty,” Wadephul told German public radio in an interview on Monday. “Anyone who talks about this must act accordingly in their own country. Unfortunately, efforts in the French Republic have so far been insufficient to achieve this.” Wadephul called on Paris to abandon calls for […]

The pact will enable better access for U.K. firms including Octopus Energy — the country’s biggest energy supplier — to California’s market, the U.K.’s Energy Security and Net Zero Department said. It will also underpin collaboration between British and Californian research institutions and enshrine both sides’ continued commitment to international efforts to fight climate change […]

Asked about the BBC report, Starmer told journalists: “Over the weekend, I was making the argument at the Munich Security Conference that we, the U.K. and Europe, need to step up when it comes to defense and security.” He added: “That means on defense spending, we need to go faster.” Two defense insiders, one serving […]

“To conceal his involvement, two companies were created in the Marshall Islands, integrated into the structure of a trust registered in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The high-ranking official’s ex-wife and four children were registered as beneficiaries of the companies,” NABU said in a statement Monday. NABU did not name Galushchenko directly, but described him as […]

The highly classified U.S. Air Force facility Area 51 in Nevada has long been the subject of conspiracy theories involving extraterrestrial life. “There is no underground facility. Unless there is this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States,” Obama added on the podcast. Asked what the first question he […]

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News In a special recess week edition of Politics at Sam and Anne, the pair look at who could replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. Anne – who’s in Munich – tells Sam how the Europeans view the Starmer government and if his vision of closer ties […]

“It says, basically, if you want to pollute, you pay. If you don’t want to pay, innovate. And this is what happened,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in response to the ETS criticism after Thursday’s summit in Alden-Biesen.  The ETS requires companies to hold a permit for each ton of CO2 they emit. […]

At this year’s Munich Security Conference, the U.S. struck a softer tone — but Europe remains wary. Back in Brussels, as finance ministers gather for a Eurogroup meeting, a new informal format — the so-called E6 — is drawing attention. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland — Europe’s biggest economies — are coordinating […]