Kaja Kallas says negotiators should not ‘lose focus that it’s actually Russia who has started this war’
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said she fears talks between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will pile pressure on Ukraine to make concessions with the two men expected to meet on Tuesday.
Witkoff, the property developer turned envoy recently exposed for coaching Russian officials on how to win Trump’s favour, is arriving in Moscow after leading a US delegation in talks with Ukraine at the weekend, nearly four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
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Late singer’s widow says building ‘ugly’ ice rink around statue in Pesaro is disrespectful and ridicules his memory
An Italian mayor has apologised to the family of Luciano Pavarotti after a Christmas ice rink entrapped a statue of the legendary opera singer – and skaters were invited to “give [him] a high five”.
The lifesize bronze, featuring Pavarotti wearing a tuxedo with his arms outstretched and holding a handkerchief in one hand, was unveiled to much fanfare last year in a square in the centre of Pesaro, a coastal city in the Marche region.
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Local officials and a nearby memorial organisation their shock after semi-detached house was listed
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The chair of the Nato Military Committee says a more aggressive approach may be needed to deter Putin
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Face à la montée fulgurante des fraudes qui se multiplient sur les réseaux sociaux depuis l’arrivée de l’IA, Bruxelles resserre l’étau. En effet, les institutions européennes viennent de s’accorder sur un texte qui vise à instaurer un véritable partage des responsabilités pour limiter des arnaques devenues trop lucratives pour les escrocs en ligne… Les réseaux […]Face à la montée fulgurante des fraudes qui se multiplient sur les réseaux sociaux depuis l’arrivée de l’IA, Bruxelles resserre l’étau. En effet, les institutions européennes viennent de s’accorder sur un texte qui vise à instaurer un véritable partage des responsabilités pour limiter des arnaques devenues trop lucratives pour les escrocs en ligne… Les réseaux […]L’affaire qui secoue Shein dépasse désormais les frontières françaises, et après la découverte de produits à caractère pédopornographique sur la plateforme, Bruxelles s’empare du dossier et réclame des explications immédiates au groupe chinois, désormais sous la menace de sanctions financières d’une ampleur inédite. La question n’est désormais plus seulement commerciale. En effet, c’est désormais la […]L’affaire qui secoue Shein dépasse désormais les frontières françaises, et après la découverte de produits à caractère pédopornographique sur la plateforme, Bruxelles s’empare du dossier et réclame des explications immédiates au groupe chinois, désormais sous la menace de sanctions financières d’une ampleur inédite. La question n’est désormais plus seulement commerciale. En effet, c’est désormais la […]
Fly out this festive season to some of the Travel Desk’s favourite European city breaks that shine the brightest during winter
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Three people are accused of belonging to the Base, an ‘accelerationist’ white power organisation founded in the US
Police in Spain have arrested three people on suspicion of belonging to the Base, a global neo-Nazi terrorist group that incites and trains members in techniques to overthrow governments and bring about a race war.
The group, which has been designated a terrorist organisation by the EU, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, is part of a worldwide “accelerationist” white power movement that prepares its cells to carry out violent and destabilising attacks.
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Before we start, a caveat: The following opinion is only relevant in a situation where the EU, together with its member states, would eventually decide to invest enough to equip itself with space capabilities commensurate with Europe’s economic importance, the role it wants to play in the world and current security threats (meaning: significantly more […]
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The work by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens was uncovered in a Paris townhouse
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The 30-year-old was found dead within 24 hours of landing in Spain
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