Six civilians were killed and 40 others injured as Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles.
Category: 3. Europe
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Russia chose 'Easter escalation' over ceasefire, says Zelensky
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Cherry-picking science: How Brussels buried the data that works
The European Commission has just published its evaluation of the Tobacco Products Directive — the legal document that will shape tobacco and nicotine policy across the EU for the next decade. It is supposed to be an honest assessment of what has worked, what has not, and what needs to change….
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US military launches rescue mission for pilots who crashed in Iran
The U.S. military is scrambling to find the pilots of an F-15 fighter jet downed over Iran on Friday, in a possible blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to quickly wrap up the weekslong conflict.
A U.S. official confirmed Iranian state media reports about the incident and said efforts…
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Italy's famed Uffizi admits cyber-attack but denies security breach
Hackers were reported to have infiltrated IT systems – but the gallery says its works are safe.
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Tech firms enter legal limbo over child abuse scanning – POLITICO
The reactions to the political deadlock have been furious: European home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner said it was “hard to understand,” and child rights group the Internet Watch Foundation called it an “abject political failure.”
Despite the lack of a legal fix, tech firms…
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MEP Rima Hassan hits back after police detention – POLITICO
She was again questioned by the police on Friday morning as part of an investigation into a social media post she wrote last week expressing solidarity with Japanese terrorist Kōzō Okamoto.
Okamoto was convicted of a terrorist attack that killed 26 people at Ben Gurion International…
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Former EU Commissioner Schinas to replace ousted Greek farm minister
ATHENS — Margaritis Schinas, a former European Commission vice president, is set to take over the Greek agriculture ministry after a widening farm fraud scandal prompted the resignation of three top government officials.
Agriculture Minister Konstantinos Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister…
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Trump tariff tweaks smooth the way for EU-US trade deal approval – POLITICO
European lawmaker Bernd Lange, responsible for the European Parliament’s negotiations on the EU-U.S. trade deal, told POLITICO he believed the Trump administration’s announcement made a final deal more likely.
Lange noted that the U.S. administration had scrapped 50 percent tariffs on many…
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Italian art museum hit by cyberattack – POLITICO
The museum insisted no passwords or security maps were stolen and that the systems involved were closed-circuit and not accessible from outside, with “no information lost.” The transfer of items to the vaults, including Medici-era treasures, was unrelated to the cyberattack but due to…
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Italy and Gennaro Gattuso ‘mutually terminate’ coach’s contract
Massimiliano Allegri: Touted by many to be the fans choice for the vacant role, Allegri has achieved considerable success in Italian football.
The AC Milan boss only returned for his second spell at the San Siro in May, so could take some convincing to give that up for the national team job.
After…
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