Kallas, a former Estonian prime minister who took up the High Representative role in December 2024, straddles multiple EU power centers — serving as a Commission vice president under von der Leyen while also chairing meetings of EU foreign ministers and working closely with member countries. That hybrid setup has long created overlap — and […]
Continue ReadingThere is a weather alarm in the Aegean: heavy rain, hurricane force winds and Saharan dust are affecting parts of Greece. watson readers report on site. Storms in Greece caused extensive damage and killed at least one person. The southern Aegean and the region around Athens were particularly affected. The Swiss couple Elsbeth and Urs […]
Continue ReadingSome Trump administration officials cloak the war on Iran in religious terms, but the Chicago-born pope said that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”
Continue ReadingThe Birth of Venus by Botticelli is just one of the works of art in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Image: wikicommons April 3, 2026, 10:58April 3, 2026, 11:15 am For fear of a spectacular break-in like the one in the Louvre, numerous exhibits were brought to safety after a hacker attack on the Uffizi […]
Continue ReadingEarlier Thursday, Trump posted a video of a bridge being destroyed in an airstrike, captioning his post, “the biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow!” During the five weeks of U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Trump has threatened to strike civilian infrastructure including power plants and […]
Continue ReadingApril 3, 2026, 8:34 a.mApril 3, 2026, 8:34 a.m Entrance fees to Venice have resumed this Friday: ten euros per day. This year, short-term visitors to the Italian lagoon city will be asked to pay again on a total of 60 dates until the end of July. Only those who book early – at least […]
Continue ReadingApril 3, 2026, 8:24 a.mApril 3, 2026, 8:24 a.m Shortly before Easter, the Cuban government said it pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners. The communist government announced on X that it was a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week. Among those pardoned are young people as well as those over 60, women and foreigners. However, sex offenders […]
Continue ReadingIn the event of an emergency, the U-turn is the fastest way home in the first 36 hours after the TLI. After that it can be just as quick, and often simpler, to stay on course around the Moon and fall back to Earth, Orion programme manager Howard Hu said before the launch.
Continue Reading“The closer we get to the presidential election, the more there’ll be an atmosphere of winding down, which is very normal, I’m aware of it,” Lecornu said in an interview with Le Figaro last weekend. Deputies depart Two of Moulin’s deputies, Emilie Piette and Constance Bensussan, are among those on their way out. Piette is […]
Continue ReadingOn April 8, the French government will present the updated military planning law, which allocates €8.5 billion for drones and missiles by 2030. The bill is a multiyear financial framework that sets out targets for purchasing and developing weapons. “This effort is reflected in an increase in orders and deliveries and in the adaptation of […]
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