Top EU court rules Poland’s tree cutting policy was illegal big-plus
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Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

Judges slap down Polish forest management — again. The EU’s top court Thursday ruled that Poland’s policy to allow tree cutting during birds’ breeding season was illegal, as it goes against EU n ...

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Beijing slams Brussels over TikTok ban big-plus
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Interview Beijing slams Brussels over TikTok ban

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

China is not happy over major EU institutions targeting video-sharing app. China officially responded Wednesday to the TikTok ban adopted by the major European Union institutions. “The EU claim ...

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“Sincere” condolences big-plus
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Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

On 26 February, at least 60 migrants died when their boat sank near Crotone, Italy. The boat, which left from Izmir (Turkey), was carrying between 100 and 200 people from Afghanistan, Pakistan ...

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Demo urges EU Commission to stop privatising transport big-plus
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Interview Demo urges EU Commission to stop privatising transport

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

‘No to Privatisation’ shouted demonstrators (Photo: David Montoro) Rail workers, MEPs, and trade unions rallied on Tuesday (28 February) in Brussels to stop the EU Commission’s attempt to ...

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Michael Gove wades into culture wars with blueprint to save the Tories big-plus
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Interview Michael Gove wades into culture wars with blueprint to save the Tories

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

Key UK minister sets out battle lines ahead of next election, with families, economy and battle with ‘radical social change activists’ front and center. LONDON — “Reports of the death of conserv ...

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Russian asylum seeker from the Wagner group arrested for pub fight big-plus
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Interview Russian asylum seeker from the Wagner group arrested for pub fight

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

The Russian soldier Andrej Medvedev, who sought asylum in Norway, was arrested on Wednesday night after he participated in a fight outside a pub in Oslo, Norwegian TV2 reports. Medvedev sought asy ...

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Sunak lobbies Northern Ireland with EU trade deal big-plus
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Interview Sunak lobbies Northern Ireland with EU trade deal

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak was in Northern Ireland to lobby for the backing of his deal with the EU (Photo: Flickr — Downing street 10) British prime minister Rishi Sunak was in Norther ...

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Macron lays out ‘new era’ for France’s reduced presence in Africa big-plus
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Interview Macron lays out ‘new era’ for France’s reduced presence in Africa

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

France will significantly reduce its military presence in Africa, where its bases will be ‘co-administered’ with local army forces, the president said. French President Emmanuel Macron called on ...

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Germany disputes Biden adviser’s account on Abrams tanks big-plus
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Interview Germany disputes Biden adviser’s account on Abrams tanks

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

Berlin has contradicted Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s account that the the White House only sent Abrams tanks at German insistence. BERLIN — The German government has refuted a White House ac ...

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Catalan film screening spotlights Brussels language hypocrisy big-plus
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Interview Catalan film screening spotlights Brussels language hypocrisy

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

Alcarràs is a Catalan-language story of a family of fruit farmers fighting to preserve their way of life in the face of market forces and the march of technology (Photo: Alcarras promo sh ...

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In show of solidarity, Belgium protests Ukraine war big-plus
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Interview In show of solidarity, Belgium protests Ukraine war

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

An estimated 2,500 people demonstrated against Russian President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. BRUSSELS — People from across Belgium convened in the capital on Saturday to express solidarity wit ...

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Zelenskyy open to considering some parts of Beijing’s proposals to end Ukraine war big-plus
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Interview Zelenskyy open to considering some parts of Beijing’s proposals to end Ukraine war

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 16:58

Ukrainian president says he would like to meet with China’s Xi Jinping to discuss the proposals. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautiously welcomed Beijing’s efforts toward ending the ...

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