A slew of top-level visits, a string of “constructive” video calls and a repopulation of a previously sparse diplomatic calendar. The unintended consequence of US President Donald Trump’s scorning of Europe is the old continent’s…
Category: 3. Europe
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Bangkok Post – Europe seeks to break its US tech addiction
BRUSSELS – With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech.
From Microsoft to Meta, Apple to Uber, cloud…
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US ‘paradise’ base on alert as Europe braces for Trump’s Nato cuts
A woman plays with her dog and a swimmer plunges into the Atlantic as the sun sinks over a quiet Spanish beach. But intruding on the tranquil vista is a pair of hulking US warships.
The 9,000-tonne destroyers are among five based in Rota, once a…
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Irregular migrant crossings into Europe fall 30% in first quarter of 2025 | Migration
Irregular crossings at Europe’s borders have fallen by 30% in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period last year, in a decrease that rights groups partly attributed to EU policies that have emphasised deterrence while…
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Iran's supreme leader says he's not 'overly optimistic' about talks with US
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged officials “not to tie the country’s affairs” to the talks, which are set to resume for a second round on Saturday.
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Linnemanns Rückzug und die Folgen für Merz – POLITICO
Friedrich Merz hat ein Personalproblem: Carsten Linnemann hat ihm einen Korb gegeben und will nicht Wirtschaftsminister werden. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum das einst begehrte Amt inzwischen wie eine heiße Kartoffel behandelt wird und welche Frau oder Mann aus der…
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Bioterror? Hungary and Slovakia float unconfirmed theory on foot-and-mouth outbreaks – POLITICO
The disease has the potential to devastate animal agriculture. An outbreak in the United Kingdom in 2001 caused an agricultural and tourism crisis costing more than €15 billion. Authorities slaughtered more than 6 million animals in efforts to eradicate the disease.
Germany also reported…
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