International tensions over anti-Semitism erupted on Thursday (May 22, 2025) after two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead at a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted “free Palestine” as he was arrested.
Israel’s foreign…
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Israel blames Europe after embassy staff shot dead in US
International tensions over antisemitism erupted on Thursday after two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead at a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted “free Palestine” as he was arrested.
Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar…
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9 EU countries ask European court to ease expulsion of foreign criminals – POLITICO
Nine European leaders are calling for the European Convention on Human Rights to be reinterpreted to allow migrants who commit crimes to be expelled more easily.
The European Court of Human Rights has extended the scope of the Convention too far, argue the signatories of a
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Furious Macron dressed down ministers after botched leak of Muslim Brotherhood report – POLITICO
The report into the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood was expected to be published on Wednesday, but its release was delayed by Macron’s office after the document was leaked to conservative media. An early version of the report seen by POLITICO said that the Muslim Brotherhood had gone to…
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Court in Italy rules two mothers can register as parents on child's birth certificate
In recent years, some city registrars in Italy had begun to record only the name of the biological mother on birth certificates and not the name of her partner.
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German troops permanently sent to Lithuania’s eastern border
Germany has made its first permanent foreign military deployment since World War Two, sending troops to Lithuania’s eastern flank.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and defence secretary Boris Pistorius attended an inauguration ceremony for the deployment, in the company of Lithuania’s president…
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Erdogan denies bid to change Turkey’s constitution means he’ll run for presidency again
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denied he is trying to change the constitution so that he can stay on when his term ends in three years’ time.
Erdogan has led Turkey for 22 years, first as prime minister from 2003 and then as its elected president since 2014. But he cannot run again…
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Why Europe Struggles To Build The Next Silicon Valley
The next Silicon Valley?
Europe’s slower pace in tech innovation compared to the United States and other global economies is no secret. A recent Wall Street Journal feature captured the frustrations of European founders who left the…
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Georgia's EU accession is moving 'in a very active way', first deputy prime minister tells Euronews
Since last year, Georgia’s European Union accession process has completely stalled. However, the country’s First Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili has told Euronews that the government still aims to join the bloc by 2030.
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Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe
Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040.
Since 2006, Denmark has tied the official retirement age to life expectancy and has revised it every five years. It is…
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