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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, European Council President Antonio Costa, center, and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrive at the European Council building after an EU summit in Brussels, Monday.
EU leaders avoid controversy as they discuss defense spending boost
BRUSSELS — EU leaders on Monday didn't appear to have coalesced around key options to boost common spending in defence, calling for the European Commission to first explore ways they could increase their own national investments in the sector.Leaders urged the Commission to look into the flexibilities the Stability and Growth Pact could offer to allow for national boosts in defence spending, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters after an informal retreat in Brussels.Under the Stability and Growth Pact, member states are obligated to implement a fiscal policy that aims to keep government deficit under 3% of GDP and debt under 60% of GDP. Failing to do so can result in an Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) from the Commission and penalties including fines. Eight...
February 04, 2025

EU leaders avoid controversy as they discuss defense spending boost

State authorities say recovery efforts could take weeks, partly due to damaged infrastructure
Devastation from Queensland floods 'incredible', premier says
TOWNSVILLE — Flooding in Australia has inflicted "incredible" devastation on communities across northern Queensland, the state's premier has said, even though conditions are easing faster than predicted.Thousands of evacuated residents began returning to their homes on Tuesday, but it is feared hundreds of properties and businesses have been inundated. One woman has died."It's a disaster that's going to test the resolve of people," Queensland Premier David Crisafulli told the ABC.Parts of the region have been battered by nearly 2m (6.5 ft) of rain since Saturday, prompting ongoing flood warnings and blackouts - but the premier said weather conditions had been "really kind" in recent hours.In Townsville, locals woke on Tuesday to grey skies and...
February 04, 2025

Devastation from Queensland floods 'incredible', premier says

François Bayrou has long been a centrist ally of President Macron
French PM Bayrou faces no-confidence vote after forcing budget plan through parliament
PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou forced his 2025 budget plan through parliament without a vote from the MPs on Monday, using a special constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to pass the long-overdue bill.The move opens his recently appointed government to the risk of a no-confidence vote as early as Wednesday.The Socialist Party (PS), part of the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP), said on Monday afternoon that it has chosen not to vote against Bayrou's government just yet.The Socialist Party said in a press release that they are ready to table a no-confidence motion only “after the budget has been adopted."However, the hard-left France Unbowed Party (LFI) announced it would be putting forward two no-confidence motions: one against the state budget...
February 04, 2025

French PM Bayrou faces no-confidence vote after forcing budget plan through parliament

The teenager who died has been named locally as Harvey Willgoose
Boy, 15, dies after being stabbed at UK school
YORKSHIRE — A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield, police have said.The boy, named locally as Harvey Willgoose, was injured at All Saints Catholic High School, in Granville Road in the city, at about 12:17 GMT.Police and paramedics were called but the teenager died a short time later.A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody, South Yorkshire Police said.Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield told a press conference the force was working "at pace to build a full picture of what had happened and how this tragedy unfolded"."We urge you to be mindful that there are loved ones at the centre of this," she added.A large police presence remained at the school and in the immediate area.All...
February 04, 2025

Boy, 15, dies after being stabbed at UK school

Special hospital wards are being set up in Pune for GBS patients
Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis
NEW DELHI — Last month, a school teacher in the western Indian city of Pune found her six-year-old son upset about homework."I had erased some words and asked him to write them. I assumed he was angry and that's why he was not holding the pencil properly," she told the Indian Express newspaper.She never imagined his struggle to hold a pencil was the first sign of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare disorder where the immune system attacks nerve cells, causing muscle weakness and paralysis.Within days, the boy was in intensive care, unable to move his arms or legs. As his condition worsened, he lost the ability to swallow, speak, and eventually breathe, requiring ventilator support. He is now recovering.The boy is among around 160 reported cases of GBS since early January...
February 04, 2025

Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis

Demonstrators outside the US Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, DC on Monday
Turmoil as Trump and Musk take aim at top US aid agency
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration reportedly intends to merge the US government's main overseas aid agency with the state department, as workers were asked to stay out of its Washington headquarters on Monday.Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters he was now the acting head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the agency that distributes billions of dollars in aid around the world.Democratic lawmakers have called it an "illegal, unconstitutional" move that would hurt poor people abroad, harm national security and reduce US influence on the global stage.President Donald Trump and one of his top advisers, billionaire Elon Musk, have been strongly critical of the agency.Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump alleged...
February 04, 2025

Turmoil as Trump and Musk take aim at top US aid agency

Members of the M23 armed group arrive in a pickup truck at the compound where residents gather for a protest against the Congolese government, expressing support for the M23 armed group in Goma on January 31, 2025
Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'
GOMA — The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday.In a statement, the group – which includes the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels – cited "humanitarian reasons" for the ceasefire, after it has been capturing territory in eastern parts of the country.The UN said at least 900 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in recent fighting in and around Goma, DR Congo's largest eastern city, after it was seized by rebels.The G7 nations and the EU have condemned the offensive as a flagrant violation of DR Congo's sovereignty.The alliance of rebel groups – known as the Congo River Alliance – has accused the Congolese military of killing people using aircrafts to bomb areas it holds.It added it...
February 04, 2025

Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'

Black people only own a small proportion of South Africa's land
Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy
JOHANNESBERG — US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and "treating certain classes of people very badly".Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that allows land seizures without compensation in certain circumstances.Land ownership has long been a contentious issue in South Africa with most private farmland owned by white people, 30 years after the end of the racist system of apartheid.There have been continuous calls for the government to address land reform and deal with the past injustices of racial segregation.South Africa's president responded to Trump by post on X: "South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law,...
February 03, 2025

Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy

Residents of Santorini have been advised to avoid large indoor gatherings and steer clear of multiple ports after earthquakes
Schools shut as tremors shake Greece’s ‘Instagram island’
ATHENS — The Greek island of Santorini is being rattled by dozens of tremors, prompting authorities to close schools and airlines to announce additional flights on Monday to help people leave the popular tourist destination.Over the past four days, more than 200 earthquakes have been recorded between Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea, with the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.6.Tremors, some with a magnitude above 4, continued to rattle Santorini on Monday. Although these quakes are considered minor or light, authorities have closed schools on Santorini, as well as on Amorgos, Ios and Anafi, and advised residents to avoid large indoor gatherings.“The seismic activity continues regularly with the same intensity,” Vassilis Karasthathis, director at the Institute of Geodynamics...
February 03, 2025

Schools shut as tremors shake Greece’s ‘Instagram island’

Saudi Arabia, UAE considered as potential venues for Trump-Putin summit: Report
MOSCOW — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are being considered as possible venues for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two Russian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.Trump has expressed his intention to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and has signaled his willingness to meet with Putin.The Russian president, in turn, congratulated Trump on his election victory and stated his readiness to discuss Ukraine and energy matters.While Russian officials have denied direct contact with the U.S. regarding a preparatory phone call between Trump and Putin, which would likely precede an eventual summit later this year, sources indicate that senior Russian officials have recently visited both Saudi Arabia and the...
February 03, 2025

Saudi Arabia, UAE considered as potential venues for Trump-Putin summit: Report

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