A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, early Friday, sending tremors as far as
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What you need to know about the deadly earthquake that hit Myanmar
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US, Lithuania work to drain swamp in search of missing US soldiers
Washington works with Lithuanian forces to recover a 70 tonne armoured vehicle from a swamp as four US Army soldiers remain missing.
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EU set to fine Apple and Meta amid escalating trade war – POLITICO
Spotify, one of the leading campaigners against the Apple rules under investigation, also met with DG TRADE officials earlier this month to discuss the digital law.
However, while the threats from Washington are a factor, they are not the most important consideration when…
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Where’s the gold? Germany’s conservatives sound the alarm over reserves in the US. – POLITICO
“Official representatives of the Bundesbank must personally count the bars and document their results,” Bild quoted him as saying.
In the past, the idea that gold stored in official vaults may not be safe has generally been the preserve of cranks and conspiracy theorists. However, it…
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How Trump is forcing Europe to get real on steel – POLITICO
Admitting that the details need to be ironed out, an EU diplomat said “that will still require some work here and there.” In any case, though, “there is a shared understanding that we are facing major challenges that require us to take steps together as a bloc.”
Reformists…
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EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal – POLITICO
But opposition to the 90 percent goal has been growing. Italy’s hard-right government is pushing for the target to be lowered to 80 percent or 85 percent.
Nor is it certain that Germany’s incoming government will back the original figure. The center-right Christian Democratic Union…
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Preventable cardiac deaths during marathons are down
While more people than ever are running marathons in the U.S., the risk of dying from a heart attack during a run has fallen dramatically in recent years. That’s a key conclusion from a new study by Jonathan Kim, associate professor in the Emory School of Medicine. Kim’s research is a follow-up…
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Police show how Russians recruit Ukrainian teens for terror attacks
Police have shown how Russian intelligence operatives recruit Ukrainian youngsters to engage them in acts of terror and sabotage.
This was reported on Facebook by the First Deputy Head of the Patrol Police Department, Oleksiy Biloshytskyi, who posted screenshots of…
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Germany’s Greens forced to return to their activist roots – POLITICO
But given their new place in the opposition, the only way to maneuever politically may be back to the left — to the fundi side of things.
Sven-Christian Kindler, a former Greens lawmaker who did not run for reelection in the February vote, sees the Greens’ missteps as rooted in what…
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The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany’s next government says – POLITICO
The German vote
More broadly, the coalition negotiators vowed to take on a more proactive role on the European stage by using the Weimar Triangle — a loose alliance of France, Germany and Poland — as a vehicle for shaping EU policy. Under the previous coalition government led by the…
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