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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) this week demanded Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu resign for his "terrible" response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, calling the Israeli leader an "obstacle" to peace.
Philippe Lamberts warns far-right gains in elections could destroy plan to protect nature and biodiversityThe EU’s green deal to restore biodiversity, clean the continent’s soil, air and water, and mitigate climate breakdown is at high risk of being killed off, the co-president of the Green group of MEPs has warned.The Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts said the green deal, which has informed everything from tax policy to environment law making, would be a thing of the past if the far right made...
End of secretary of state Antony Blinken’s three-day visit marks upsurge in military activity after period of relative calmTaiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left Beijing following talks with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials.Before Blinken’s three-day visit to China, US officials had pointed to a period of relative calm in...
Mammoth sums needed to deliver EU's green transition put prosperity at
The two-day special meeting of the European Council is the first Harris is attending as Taoiseach.
Alexander De Croo and Petr Fiala raise concerns about Russian interference as EU heads gather with Middle East also on the agendaFurther restrictive measures against Iran following Tehran’s attack on Israel will be discussed over dinner tonight when the EU’s leaders meet in Brussels.On the table are potential measures to impose sanctions on Iran’s missile and drone programmes as well as Russia-style sanctions on individuals or companies that support the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Continue...
The Hong Kong government has “strongly opposed” a resolution adopted by the European Parliament, which condemned the enactment of the city’s domestic security law and called for sanctions against Chief Executive John Lee and other government officials. The European Union had made “exaggerating remarks” and demonstrated “typical political hegemony and hypocrisy with double standards” with […]
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director, Air National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt Maurice L. Williams, command chief, Air National Guard, hosted ANG senior leaders and commanders from around the nation for the Wing Leader Conference in Henderson, Nev., April 24-25, 2024. Wing Leadership Conference is an annual event bringing together leaders assigned to each of the 90 wings across the United States’ 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia to collaborate ideas and...
In his first in-depth interview with a U.S. network, Pope Francis called for peace in the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and said a “negotiated peace” is better than an ongoing conflict. “Please. Countries at war, all of them, stop the war. Look to negotiate. Look for peace,” the Pope said in an interview with
The landslide vote heralds a return to fiscal responsibility after the pandemic era – but some worry new norms could kill vital green investment