Billionaire carries out the first private spacewalk in history hundreds of kilometres above Earth
The Polaris Dawn mission launched on Tuesday, rocketing the SpaceX team farther from Earth than anyone since NASA’s Moon missions. Read More
Political row in Slovenia heats up over PM Golob’s Commissioner switch
Ljubljana’s last-minute change of Commissioner nominees, which delayed President Ursula von der Leyen’s portfolio reveal, ignited a row between PM Robert Golob and the opposition, who he accuses of sabotage.…
Spanish inflation drops to over one-year lows on cooling food prices
Productivity, however, continues to be weak, compared with the average across the EU, with the issue having worsened over the past 10 years or so. Read More
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire steps down
Bruno Le Maire says his goodbyes two months after the shock result of France’s legislative elections, which has left a cloud of uncertainty over the country’s economy. Read More
Brussels mayor vows to block migrant buses if Hungary follows up on threats
Philippe Close tells Euronews that Brussels will not be ‘held hostage’ by Viktor Orbán’s government. Read More
DSV in talks to buy Deutsche Bahn unit amid bidding war with CVC
The €14bn deal still has to be approved by the supervisory board of Germany’s state railway. Read More
Netherlands commemorates 80th liberation anniversary by ‘adopting’ fallen US soldiers
The Netherlands is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the beginning of its liberation from Nazi Occupation with a concert at a burial ground for American and Allied troops. Read More
Zelenskyy calls for maximum support for Ukraine at Crimea summit
During the opening of the fourth summit of the Crimean Platform, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine became a target for Russia when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Read More
Pope asks for dignified pay and better conditions of migrant workers in Singapore
“I would like to highlight the risk entailed in focusing solely on pragmatism or placing merit above all things, namely the unintended consequence of justifying the exclusion of those on…
China extends visa-free entry to Norway along with 12 other European countries
The first Scandinavian country to benefit from China’s visa-free scheme, which aims to boost tourism, has been added to the list. Read More