Exclusive: Commission has change of heart on anti-discrimination directive
The European Commission has revived its equal treatment directive after initially removing it from its 2025 plans. However, the proposal remains stalled in the Council, where there is still no…
Conspiracies about extreme weather spread faster than life-saving alerts on social media, says study
The study says the influence of high-profile conspiracy theorists during climate disasters is drowning out emergency response efforts.Read More
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Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
Also in the settlement is an agreement to ask prospective international students “questions designed to elicit their reasons for wishing to study in the United States,” and establishes processes to…
Europe and China hold scaled-back trade talks with expectations low for major agreements
China and the EU have multiple trade disputes across a range of industries, but no disagreement is as sharp as their enormous trade imbalance. Read More
Wildfire kills 10 firefighters and rescue workers in Turkey
The fatalities bring Turkey’s wildfire death toll this year to 13, as experts warn that deadly blazes fuelled by strong winds, extreme heat and dry conditions will become more common…
Defence and tariffs top the agenda at Merz and Macron working dinner
As Merz hosted Macron in Berlin, their agenda included a long list of topics, such as defence, energy and EU trade policy. Read more at Read More
France’s first couple sue right-wing influencer Candace Owens over claims Brigitte Macron is a man
In the suit filed in the Delaware Superior Court, the Macrons said Owens had waged a “campaign of global humiliation” for personal gain to promote her podcast. Read more at…
Firefighters in Cyprus battle huge wildfires that forced evacuation of four villages
Wednesday’s fires broke out on the first day of a heatwave in Cyprus with forecasters expecting temperatures on Thursday to hit 45 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest day of…
Thailand closes some border crossings with Cambodia after soldier loses leg in landmine explosion
Many border checkpoints had already been closed by one side or the other after relations deteriorated following an armed confrontation in which one Cambodian soldier was killed. Read more at…