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EU must heed scientific advice, Ribera says as 2040 row deepens
The EU's scientific advisers warned Monday that expected plans to outsource some emissions cuts would undermine the bloc's climate credibility.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:
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Haribo sweets recalled in Belgium after cannabis found in Dutch gummies
The same packages of fizzy colas were withdrawn in the Netherlands after sample studies revealed three bags were laced with cannabis.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Why organ donation after death is struggling to take root across Central Asia
Organ transplantation in Kazakhstan relies heavily on living donors due to distrust in the system and religious beliefs. Only 10 out of 86 families consented to donation after death in 2024.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Azerbaijan: Journalist faces 12 years prison for explaining economics
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty journalist Farid Mehralizada could spend the next 12 years in an Azerbaijani prison. His crime? Explaining economics.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Spain, Cyprus, Greece: Where is Europe facing drought after a record-breaking hot spring?
Agriculture and hydropower could struggle to make ends meet as Europeβs climate-driven dry spell continues.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Mount Etna volcanic eruption: Is it safe to travel to Sicily and are flights cancelled?
Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Ursula von der Leyen backs 'bone-crushing' US Senate bill to sanction Russia
The Senate bill envisions 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian fossil fuels. If applied as intended, it would target several EU countries.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:German court rules turning away asylum-seekers unlawful
A Berlin court has said that Germany must adhere to the EU's Dublin procedure when turning back asylum-seekers at the border. The ruling challenges a new migration policy, and the government says pushbacks will continue.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:How French billionaires push the far-right agenda
One French billionaire is spending millions of euros to boost far-right initiatives. But the case of Pierre-Edouard Sterin is just the tip of the iceberg and prompting calls for stricter rules.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:EU antitrust fines food delivery giants in landmark cartel case
The investigation marks the first-ever EU antitrust case involving a minority shareholding, as well as the first enforcement of EU competition rules concerning labour markets.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Psychological humiliation and sexual harassment: Three former Ubisoft execs on trial in France
Serge Hascoët, Thomas François and Guillaume Patrux appeared before the Bobigny criminal court in France on charges of psychological abuse, sexual harassment and attempted sexual assault. The trial is seen as a landmark #MeToo moment in the male-dominated video game publishing industry.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Belgian watchdog checkingΒ Telegram for EU anti-terror complianceΒ
The regulator received more than 450 injunctions issued against Telegram.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Ukraine and Russia agree on new prisoner-of-war exchange as Istanbul talks conclude
Ukraine and Russia concluded the second round of talks in Istanbul. The sides agreed on a new POW exchange of under 25 years old and severely ill soldiers. Kyiv says it handed over to Moscow the list of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:What you need to know as South Korea prepares to vote in presidential election
The new president, who will take office immediately, faces a number of pressing challenges including repairing domestic divisions, navigating US trade tensions and confronting North Koreaβs growing nuclear threat.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Sweden urged to stop international adoptions after probe finds abuses and fraud
A complete ban on international adoptions to Sweden has been proposed by a government-appointed commission on Monday following its inquiry, which found widespread abuses and fraud.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Watch: Mount Etna in Sicily spews huge plumes of ash
Footage shows clouds of dark coloured smoke and ash billowing from the volcano on the Mediterranean island.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Eurozone manufacturing shows signs of recovery: Is the slump over?
While the Eurozone and Spanish manufacturing purchasing managersβ index (PMI) increased in May, the German manufacturing sector continued to lag for the 35th consecutive month.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Hundreds arrested as violence continues around PSG's Champions League win
The winners of European club football's biggest prize arrived in Paris on Sunday afternoon and headed to the Champs-ΓlysΓ©es, which overnight on Saturday saw acts of violence and clashes with riot police.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Venezuela warns citizens not to travel to 'dangerous' US and return home for safety
Caracas also urged Venezuelans living in the US to return, calling it a "dangerous country".
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Where are US and China heading after Shangri-La Dialogue?
The cracks between the two superpowers, the US and China, seem to have widened during Asia's premier security forum. But while Washington is warning of the "threat" of China, Beijing is playing it close to the chest.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Luisa Albera β Saving lives in the Mediterranean
Luisa Albera is the lead rescue coordinator onboard the Ocean Viking rescue ship, operated by SOS Mediterranee, an international civil organisation dedicated to saving migrantsβ lives at sea. Her skill and experience led to the largest rescue ever carried out by the Ocean Viking, some 80 nautical miles north of Libya during the summer of 2021.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Sweden urged to end international adoptions
A Swedish inquiry exposed systemic abuse in international adoptions, including how children were trafficked and taken without consent.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Health experts have argued exercise could improve cancer survival. Now they can prove it
The findings indicate cancer patients should increase their physical activity after treatment, experts said.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Presidential election outcome a blow to Poland's government
Right-wing conservative historian and euroskeptic Karol Nawrocki has won the Polish presidential runoff by a whisker. The result is a bitter blow for Donald Tusk's pro-European government.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Polish presidential election outcome a blow to government
Right-wing conservative historian and euroskeptic Karol Nawrocki has won the Polish presidential runoff by a whisker. The result is a bitter blow for Donald Tusk's pro-European government.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump withdraws nomination of Elon Musk associate as his choice to lead NASA
Trump withdrew the candidacy of Jared Isaacman, an associate of tech billionaire Elon Musk, to be the next head of the US space agency, NASA.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:RafaΕ Trzaskowski thanks voters after narrow defeat in Polish election
The Civic Platform candidate who lost out in Sunday's presidential runoff has spoken for the first time since the results were announced.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:European markets lower as investors eye US-China trade developments
European markets were lower on Monday afternoon as investors monitored updates on US-China tariff developments.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Chances of resolving US-EU trade dispute over tariffs remain slim, expert says
After the US president announced he would raise tariffs on aluminium and steel from 25% to 50%, a deal between the EU and the US is unlikely to be reached within the 90-day period set by Trump, according to Ignacio GarcΓa Bercero, a former senior EU official and expert at the Bruegel think tank.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:How has immigration enforcement in the EU evolved over the past year?
Over 120,000 non-EU nationals were refused entry in 2024, a number that has barely moved since the pandemic, while voluntary and forced returns are up 20%.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Israel's military advances in Gaza, attacking several hospitals over past week
Israeli forces demolished the rear wall of the European Hospital and destroyed northern Gaza's only remaining dialysis centre.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:The moon: Why we want to go back
Almost six decades since humans walked on the moon, space agencies and commercial companies want to use it as a gateway to Mars. But that's not all.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:βIn order to build the future of Europe, we need to focus on Africaβ, says AMDIE
βIn order to build the future of Europe, we need to focus on Africa,β Ali Seddiki, general director of the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development, told The Big Question.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:New Miss World crowned as controversy brews over Miss England accusations
Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World in India this weekend. Despite the celebrations, controversy has been brewing over Milla Magee, the reigning Miss England, and her comments. Magee has accused the organisers of exploiting her and other contestants.
Published on: June 02, 2025 | Source:Cyclists receive Pope Leo XIV's blessing in historic Giro d'Italia finale
Pope Leo XIV blessed 159 cyclists in the Giro d'Italia as they rode through the Vatican gardens, honouring the original event planned by Pope Francis.
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