Category: 3. Europe
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on caglecartoons.com, the Netherlands, March 27, 2025 | By Tom Janssen First published in Alaraby Aljadeed newspaper, London, March 27, 2025 | By Emad Hajjaj First published on caglecartoons.com, Austria, March 25, 2025 | By… -
Vance, citing threats from Russia and China, urges Greenland to ‘cut a deal’ with the U.S.
Vice President JD Vance on Friday did not rule out using military action to bring Greenland under U.S. control, but said it wouldn’t be necessary if Greenlanders choose to break from Denmark and cut a deal” with the United States.
Speaking…
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5 takeaways in the EU’s frothy wine package – POLITICO
The Commission wants to resolve that problem with a common, bloc-wide label in the form of a QR code.
The package ignores the idea of cancer warnings on wine, which DG SANTE had planned to propose during the last Commission mandate, but…
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EU’s prosecution office suspends Bulgarian prosecutor amid probe – POLITICO
European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi said her office launched an administrative inquiry into potential misconduct by Georgieva days after Bulgarian media reported on apparent links between the magistrate and an alleged criminal. Asked to…
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Why the Black Sea is so important to Russia and Ukraine – DW – 03/28/2025
Over the past week, the United States has held separate negotiations with Russia and Ukraine in an attempt to stop fighting in the Black Sea, a crucial trade route for food exports, as part of the broader goal of ending the war between the two…
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‘It’s just dumb’: Hillary Clinton slams Trump administration on Signalgate
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has an assessment of her one-time presidential rival’s administration’s handling of sensitive information: “It’s just dumb.”
Clinton — who faced off against President Donald Trump for the…
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JD Vance jets in as Greenland’s new leader calls for unity against Trump’s coercion – POLITICO
The new government takes office at a pivotal moment, with U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly threatening to seize the Arctic island and refusing to rule out using military force or economic coercion to snare it.
Greenland has been a…
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Dilek Imamoglu, the woman standing up to Erdogan – DW – 03/28/2025
Has the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan miscalculated?
Since the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu — mayor of Istanbul, presidential candidate for leading opposition party CHP and Erdogan’s political rival — people in Istanbul and…
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Ukraine and Russia do the Trump dance to shift blame for peace-talk problems – POLITICO
In its annual threat assesment report published on Tuesday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said both Putin and Zelenskyy are interested in continuing discussions with the United States on how to end the war and have shown…
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EU drugs regulator rejects Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug – POLITICO
In a Phase 3 trial involving 1,700 people, Kisunla slowed cognitive decline by up to 35 percent in 18 months compared to a placebo group. But there were three deaths considered to be related to treatment, compared with one among those taking…
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