Restricting trade with Israeli settlements ‘not aggressive but normal’, French minister says
France, along with Sweden, is pushing for restrictions on trade coming from Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The French Minister for Foreign Trade expressed confidence a European Commission…
Exclusive: No reply means yes: EU pushes silent approval for energy grid permits
Some EU countries back the European Commission’s proposal to allow tacit approval for projects aimed at upgrading the EU’s ageing power grid, while others have asked the EU’s Cyprus Presidency…
US and Armenia pledge to move forward on economic corridor during Rubio visit
Armenia has been a historic ally of Russia, but looked on with anger after Moscow failed to prevent Azerbaijan from carrying out a lightning offensive in 2023 that took back…
Iran’s internet flickers back on despite judicial halt, reports claim
Live metrics show partial restoration of connectivity after President Pezeshkian ordered the international internet to be reopened, but an Iranian court has suspended the order before it could fully take…
Don’t take this lying down: Trauma explored at the Kunstenfestival des Arts in Brussels
At the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels, French choreographer Boris Charmatz and Italian director Romeo Castellucci turned performance into an exploration of intimate fragility by interpreting childhood trauma through silence and by…
Oil steadies at $100 and markets stay volatile as US-Iran talks stall
Brent crude trades at $100 per barrel while European indices drop, Asian stocks close mostly flat and US equities open higher. Markets remain volatile as US-Iran talks stall and President…
Turkish police use water cannon ahead of deposed opposition leader’s speech in Izmir
The CHP is level with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in most recent opinion polls and although the next election is not due until 2028, many expect Erdoğan…
South Korea overpass collapse kills three in Seoul
South Korea authorities launched an investigation after part of a decades-old overpass collapsed in Seoul on 26 May. The accident killed three people and disrupted rail traffic near the capital’s…
Four dea and, two injured after train hits school bus in Belgium, deputy PM says
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear and an investigation has been opened, the public prosecutor’s office said. Read More
Pope Leo vs AI: Pontiff sounds alarm over the ‘culture of power’ driving the tech race
Pope Leo XIV has disseminated a major manifesto warning of the societal ills posed by the emerging technology – particularly on the battlefield and how it is related to “slavery”.…