schizoidman

joined 1 year ago
sorted by: new top controversial old
648
New Zealand MPs who performed haka in parliament given unprecedented punishment (www.theguardian.com)
1
EU must cooperate with US on defence – Lithuanian finance minister (www.lrt.lt)
40
Taiwan prepares to close the curtains on nuclear power (www.dw.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/63986816

Both major political parties in Taiwan eventually agreed to adopt a nuclear-free policy.

1
EU to ease green rules on farm aid subsidies (www.dw.com)
 

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a proposal to weaken environmental conditions tied to subsidies for farmers.

1
Netanyahu slams Macron over criticism of Gaza aid blockade (www.france24.com)
 

In a televised interview on Tuesday, Macron accused Netanyahu's government of "unacceptable" and "shameful" behaviour over its aid blockade on Gaza, which has been in force since March 2.

"What the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is doing is unacceptable ... There is no water, no medicine, the wounded cannot get out, the doctors cannot get in. What he is doing is shameful," Macron told TF1 television Tuesday

1
'Go back to Ukraine': War refugees complain of abuse in Poland (www.bbc.com)
 

Research suggests that Poland's public opinion of Ukrainians is indeed worsening. According to a March 2025 poll by the respected CBOS Centre, just 50% of Poles are in favour of accepting Ukrainian refugees, a fall of seven percentage points in four months. Two years ago, the figure was 81%.

1
Merz laments 'too much uncontrolled immigration' over past 10 years | dpa international (dpa-international.com)
 

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to deport more migrants, as he found harsh words for the migration policies pursued by his predecessors in his first government statement to parliament

1
Germany arrests three Ukrainians suspected of spying in exploding parcel plot (www.reuters.com)
0
EU court rules on a lack of transparency around Ursula von der Leyen's texts with Pfizer (www.lemonde.fr)
0
Macron says France does not want to unleash 'World War III' over Ukraine (www.france24.com)
167
Canadian PM criticises UK invite to Trump for second state visit (www.straitstimes.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/63912534

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticised Britain’s invitation to Mr Donald Trump for a second state visit, saying it undermined his government’s effort to project a united front against the US President’s talk of annexing Canada.

Mr Starmer, who is trying to improve trading ties with the US after Britain left the European Union, has sought to play to its strengths when dealing with Mr Trump, talking up its security expertise, pledging higher defence spending, and offering the pomp and pageantry that comes with a state visit.

1
Canadian PM criticises UK invite to Trump for second state visit (www.straitstimes.com)
 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticised Britain’s invitation to Mr Donald Trump for a second state visit, saying it undermined his government’s effort to project a united front against the US President’s talk of annexing Canada.

Mr Starmer, who is trying to improve trading ties with the US after Britain left the European Union, has sought to play to its strengths when dealing with Mr Trump, talking up its security expertise, pledging higher defence spending, and offering the pomp and pageantry that comes with a state visit.

view more: ‹ prev next ›