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Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames
Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a newborn Blonde d’Aquitaine calf, the latest addition to his herd of over 300 dairy cattle. Little could be more idyllic. Little, says Ubels, could be more under threat. As Europe seeks to address the threat of...
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EU leaders call for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Israel-Hamas war for first time
EU politicians at summit in Brussels go step further than previous pressure for ‘humanitarian pause’ in conflict (L-R) Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Taoiseach Simon Harris and Greek prime...
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EU Court of Justice Denies ‘Pablo Escobar’ Trademark Registration
Pablo Escobar’ trademark registration was denied by the European Union Court of Justice in a decision issued today, Wednesday, April 17. The decision was officially based on the fact that the name Pablo Escobar is contrary to public order and morals due to its association with drug trafficking,...
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Deaths of Russian soldiers soar in ‘meat grinder’ war
Deaths of Russian soldiers soared by a quarter in the second year of its “meat grinder” war in Ukraine, with reports that the toll has passed the 50,000 mark. More than 27,300 Russian troops died in the second year of the conflict in a sign of the price paid in blood by Moscow for its illegal...
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Nigel Farage compares cancel culture to Soviet communism
Nigel Farage has penned a scathing tirade against cancel culture and blasted 'the Brussels elite' for ensuring 'no other views are allowed' following attempts to shut down his right-wing conference in Belgium on Tuesday. 'Cancel culture is saying, "I do not want to hear your opinion". What happened...
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Belgium's top court gives go-ahead for controversial Right-wing conference
Belgium’s top court issued an emergency order to allow a conference of European Right-wingers to go ahead on Wednesday after police tried to shut it down. Nigel Farage was speaking at the National Conservatism conference when the police marched in to the venue on Tuesday, announcing that a local...
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Croatia votes in a parliamentary election that’s a showdown between its president and prime minister
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia is voting Wednesday in a parliamentary election after a campaign centered on a bitter rivalry between the president and prime minister that has sparked a political crisis in the small European Union and NATO member. The ballot pits the ruling conservative Croatian...
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Viktor Orbán Calls for Change in EU’s Leadership and Migration Policies
During a public debate held at the European Parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, along with former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and Fabrice Leggeri, the former head the Frontex and leader of the French right-wing National Rally (RN) party, addressed pressing issues surrounding the...
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Middle East tensions and Ukraine top EU summit list in Brussels
European leaders' discussions at a summit in Brussels were set to focus on the bloc's competitiveness in the face of increased competition from the United States and China. Tensions in the Middle East and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine decided otherwise and the 27 leaders will dedicate...
photo: AP / Andriy Andriyenko
Aboard France’s aging nuclear submarines — old boats but new missions
TOULOUSE, FranceOnce again, the oceans beckon for France’s veteran nuclear-powered attack submarines. The Associated Press got rare access aboard a French navy Rubis-class submarine as it was being readied for another mission in sprawling naval dockyards in the Mediterranean port of Toulon....
photo: US Navy / Joshua Karsten

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