The carbon cost of your burger: How much would a meat tax cost the average EU household?
Scientists have put forward the “first step” in tackling meat-related emissions without sending food prices skyrocketing.Read More
Trump doubles down on Greenland annexation as Europe struggles to coordinate a response
European leaders are closing ranks in response to Donald Trump’s threat of additional tariffs to force the acquisition of Greenland. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Europe would hit back “if…
Trump says UK’s Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius is an act of ‘great stupidity’
The US president said the UK’s decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take control of Greenland. Read more at Read More
Activists project satirical Trump image in Davos
In Davos, activists projected a satirical image of US President Donald Trump onto a ski slope. Read more at Read More
Giant ice blocks transform Elbe river in northern Germany
Giant blocks of ice give the Elbe river an almost Arctic appearance 50 kilometres upstream from Hamburg in northern Germany. Read more at Read More
Spain begins three days of national mourning after train crash as death toll rises to 40
Officials are continuing to investigate the causes of the incident that Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente has called “strange” since it occurred on a straight line and neither train was…
Activists say death toll from security crackdown on Iranian protesters exceeds 4,000
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency fear the number will grow as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government’s decision to shut down the internet.…
Newsletter: NATO sources ‘optimistic’ Trump will climb down on tariff threats
Also in this newsletter: controversy over Trump’s Gaza Peace Board after France rejects invite, and how a vote of no confidence in Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is falling…
Europe’s impossible puzzle: defend Ukraine from Putin and Greenland from Trump
Europe’s rush to defend of Denmark’s sovereignty against threats from the US echoes the defence of Ukraine’s sovereignty against Russia – and raises the uncomfortable question of whether both sides…
Is Europe losing the race to secure rare earth materials?
China dominates most of the global rare earth supply chain, controlling about 60-70% of mining and up to 90% of processing capacity. In contrast, Europe has remained stagnant. Read More