Video: watson/Elena Maria Müller June 9, 2026, 4:52 p.mJune 9, 2026, 4:52 p.m The luxury brand Prada, together with the US space company Axiom Space, has presented the underwear that astronauts will wear on future trips to the moon. As early as 2024, the two companies presented designs for the new NASA space suits, which […]
Continue ReadingFinland's new immigration rules aimed at speeding up deportations and strengthening entry ban rules will go into force on Friday, the Interior Ministry announced. The changes to the Aliens Act, approved by President Alexander Stubb, are designed to accelerate the enforcement of deportation decisions and bolster national and regional security, the ministry said on Tuesday. […]
Continue ReadingFrance on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to its Nordic and Baltic allies, claiming that Russia is "facing defeat in Ukraine" and accusing Moscow of continuing to provoke neighboring countries despite setbacks on the battlefield. "In a videoconference with our Nordic and Baltic partners—Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden—I reiterated France's solidarity and […]
Continue ReadingItaly and Poland are seeking closer cooperation on key security and foreign policy challenges in Europe and the Middle East, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday following talks with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski. In a statement on X, Tajani said Rome and Warsaw want to work together on the major crises affecting both […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission on Wednesday said that it has sent Meta a fresh charge sheet, setting out its intention to order the company to restore third-party artificial intelligence assistants’ access to WhatsApp under the same conditions as before a policy change introduced last year. The commission said the supplementary statement of objections is part of […]
Continue ReadingBulgaria plans to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine following the change in government. Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced this during a briefing in Sofia, according to Bloomberg. The new government, formed in May, has announced its intention to abandon further military aid packages, despite the fact that Sofia has already delivered 13 aid packages […]
Continue ReadingUK leaders on Tuesday urged for calm after far-right groups and figures called for anti-migrant rallies to be held across the UK to protest a stabbing in Belfast in Northern Ireland the night before. The calls come after a Sudanese man in his 30s was arrested and charged with the brutal attack which has left […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A resort in Lapland has hidden a bar of gold worth €20,000 (£17,000), and it’s free for whoever finds it first. The Levi tourist office hopes the stunt will […]
Continue ReadingThe EU wants to bar former or current soldiers who have served the Russian armed forces from entering the bloc, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. “Europe’s door should not be open to Russia’s (ex-)combatants,” she wrote on X. The measures include new export restrictions on goods that could be used by Russia’s […]
Continue ReadingAccording to Brussels, North Africa and the Middle East holds around 2,300 gigawatts of renewable-energy potential, more than twice the EU’s current installed capacity. Solar and wind power can be produced 30 to 40 percent more cheaply than in Europe, the Commission estimates. Yet the scale of the challenge remains enormous. The Commission’s own estimates […]
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