Yogita Limaye
BBC News
Reporting fromEastern Ukraine
BBCBig plumes of smoke are visible on a screen that’s providing a live feed from Ukrainian drones hovering over the outskirts of the eastern city of…
Category: 3. Europe
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Beginning of the end? Ukraine’s front-line soldiers eye Russia talks with hope
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French PM digs in heels during high-profile hearing on child abuse scandal – POLITICO
Some 200 people have come forward as of early April to testify about abuse at the Bétharram institution, according to the local prosecutor’s office. Bayrou’s own daughter revealed last month that she was among those physically abused.
One of the most serious allegations dates back to…
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Israel doesn’t have a plane to offer Trump. So how does it maintain influence?
As word spread that the Arab country of Qatar may give President Donald Trump a luxury airplane, Israeli citizens passed around a suggestion in chat groups on how to match that offer: giving Trump his own parking spot in the traffic nightmare that is Tel Aviv.
It was a joke, of course. But it…
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Opinion | Europe’s military buildup: A breakneck race that’s not fast enough – The Washington Post
- Opinion | Europe’s military buildup: A breakneck race that’s not fast enough The Washington Post
- Europe’s self-defence is battle on multiple fronts: podcast Reuters
- Europe’s Military Boom Masks a Strategic Void Foreign Policy in Focus
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Germany aims to have ‘strongest’ military in Europe — Merz – DW – 05/14/2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday pledged to turn the Bundeswehr into “the strongest conventional army in Europe.”
It was part of his first major speech in parliament after his election as chancellor on May 6.
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New Heathrow runway will boost annual CO2 emissions by 2.4 million tons, UK admits – POLITICO
New legislation requiring airlines to ensure two percent of the jet fuel they use is sustainable, known as a SAF mandate, was laid before parliament this week. Ministers hope the industry could hit 22 percent as early as 2040, where the requirement will be fixed “until there is greater…
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Nearly half of Europe’s pipeline is currently under construction
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verra-t-on un jour les SMS entre Ursula von der Leyen et le patron de Pfizer ? – POLITICO
Le Tribunal de l’UE doit déterminer ce mercredi si la Commission européenne a enfreint les règles de transparence en ne dévoilant pas les SMS entre sa présidente et le patron du laboratoire pharmaceutique.
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Support grows for Dutch call to review EU-Israel ties amid Gaza aid blockade
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the prospect of suspending cooperation with Israel is an “open question” for the EU.
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Tui kept on the runway by slow sales in Europe
Europe’s biggest travel operator said the region’s economy needs to find “new momentum” after reporting a drop in summer bookings and warning of a “challenging” rest of the year.
Tui, which is based in Germany, said summer sales were 1…
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