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Commissioner vows to end poverty in 25 years as EU unveils first major strategy

May 6, 2026admin

European Commission Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu said in an interview with Euronews on Wednesday that she is committed to eliminating poverty in the EU within 25 years. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Her comments followed the Commission’s presentation of its first-ever anti-poverty strategy, which aims to eradicate extreme poverty and social exclusion by 2050 through non-binding recommendations and best […]

Britain’s local elections are haunted by the Middle East – POLITICO

May 6, 2026admin

“Lots of people feel very strongly, both about their local services as they should do and feel equally strongly about the fact that there’s a reprehensible genocide happening,” he said. The extra scrutiny facing the Greens in recent days does appear to be having an impact — and not in the direction Polanski wants. A […]

French carrier group moves south of Suez ahead of conditional UK-French Hormuz mission

May 6, 2026admin

Published on 06/05/2026 – 16:28 GMT+2 France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential mission as part of a French-British plan for the Strait of Hormuz, the French armed forces said on Wednesday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The southward repositioning of the nuclear-powered […]

Germany set to secure win for industry in AI talks – POLITICO

May 6, 2026admin

If confirmed, the change marks a dramatic departure from the law’s initial form, which was designed to cover all sectors and uses of artificial intelligence. But Germany has faced resistance from a group of ten countries that warned that settling AI under sectoral law amounted to “deregulation, not simplification.” The decision comes as part of […]

Lufthansa prepares refueling stopovers for jet fuel emergency – POLITICO

May 6, 2026admin

Goldman Sachs research shared with POLITICO estimates that commercial jet fuel stocks in Europe, excluding government reserves, could fall to below 23 days of supply by the end of May or early June. That is a critical threshold flagged earlier by the International Energy Agency, beyond which airports may begin to face shortages. This would occur under […]

Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026admin

Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.

Ukraine strikes Russian military facility more than 1,000 kilometers into Moscow’s territory

May 5, 2026admin

Published on 05/05/2026 – 16:29 GMT+2 Ukraine struck a critically important military-industrial complex in Russia on Tuesday, just days before the Kremlin’s Victory Day parade on May 9. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a video of launches of domestically-made Flamingo cruise missiles, which he said covered a distance of more than 1,500km to […]

PornHub lets UK Apple users back on its platform – POLITICO

May 5, 2026admin

LONDON — PornHub, which partially blocked access to its platform in the U.K. back in January amid concerns about the implementation of the Online Safety Act, has fully restored access to U.K.-based Apple users, the porn site’s parent company announced Tuesday. Under the OSA porn providers are required to have highly effective age assurance in […]

Erdoğan’s rival warns von der Leyen after Turkey gaffe – POLITICO

May 5, 2026admin

Former European Council President Charles Michel criticized the Commission chief’s remarks, defending Turkey as a “core NATO ally” and “key migration partner.” EU Parliament Rapporteur for Turkey Nacho Sánchez Amor called the comments “totally inconsistent with recurrent signals for stronger cooperation on security and defense.” Despite his detention, the top political rival of Turkish President […]

U.S. mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz will be temporary, Hegseth says

May 5, 2026admin

The defense secretary says the ceasefire holds despite Iranian attacks on U.S. forces. He said the United States would call on allies to take over the mission to reopen the waterway.