Trump closes first day with an avalanche of executive orders

President Donald Trump bolted into his first day in office with an unprecedented show of executive force โ€” signing orders intended to end the right to citizenship by birth, force federal workers back to the office and grant Tik Tok a reprieve from a forced shutdown โ€” as he showcased his desire to circumvent Congress [โ€ฆ]

Putinโ€™s grip on Belarus sickens opponents of Lukashenko regime

Dissidents despair at the Russian presidentโ€™s influence ahead of this monthโ€™s rigged election.ย 

Trumpโ€™s got a radioactive time bomb under Greenlandโ€™s ice

The U.S. would inherit an environmental time bomb of its own making if it lays claim to the massive Arctic island.

Excavating soil, changing lake water, no playing outside: PFAS-contaminated Flanders’ dystopian disaster

West of Antwerp lies one of the worst hotspots of environmental contamination by ‘forever chemicals.’ The area has now become a decontamination laboratory for the rest of Europe, at the cost of monumental work and heavy sacrifices for the population.

How Saudi Arabia became the worldโ€™s plastic cheerleader

The rich oil state has built a team of silver-tongued U.N. negotiators with a simple mandate: keep plastic production growing.

โ€˜I Think Things Are Going to Be Bad, Really Badโ€™: The US Military Debates Possible Deployment on US Soil Under Trump

Trump has said he wants to use active duty U.S. troops to quell protests and round up immigrants. Will the military comply?

Ending Russia-Ukraine war will take time and effort, Mike Waltz says

โ€œFrom President Trumpโ€™s perspective, you canโ€™t enter a deal if you donโ€™t have some type of relationship and dialog with the other side,โ€ he said.

Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Polandโ€™s Tusk says

The Israeli prime minister is subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for war crimes in Gaza.

French defense minister calls for scrapping EU arms cash fund if it canโ€™t be fixed

Sรฉbastien Lecornu warned that if the program opens the door to non-EU arms producers, “it’s better to do nothing.”

Moscow vows retaliation for Ukraine strikes with US-made missiles

The Kremlin has previously responded to a similar strike by firing a new kind of hypersonic missile.

Strengthen Ukraine so there can be real peace

The main guarantee of peace cannot be Trumpโ€™s โ€œgood will.โ€ Rather, we must create conditions so that the the enemy simply wouldnโ€™t dare attack again.

North Koreans launching โ€˜human waveโ€™ attacks against Ukrainian positions in Kursk

North Korea is suffering โ€œheavy casualties,โ€ White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.

Turkeyโ€™s grapes: A paradise lost

Seyit KaragรถzoฤŸlu wasnโ€™t there when inspectors came to visit his wine business, PaลŸaeli, in 2021. Besides running the business, KaragรถzoฤŸlu spends his time driving through Anatolia, trying to preserve a part of Turkeyโ€™s endangered heritage, uncovering the winemaking grapes that time forgot. He was on the road when he received a call from his brother, [โ€ฆ]

How Putin won the Romanian election

Voters on NATOโ€™s eastern flank were already ripe for Moscowโ€™s manipulation, after decadesย ofย misrule.

Italian court acquits Matteo Salvini in migrant โ€˜kidnappingโ€™ case

The far-right former interior minister prevented more than 140 migrants, including kids, from coming ashore in Italy.

World War III is already underway. In Ukraine.

Three years in, Russiaโ€™s invasion has drawn in dozens of countries.

Ukraine war briefing: North Korean troops join Russian assaults in โ€˜significantโ€™ numbers, Kyiv says

North Koreans joining assaults on Kursk front, says Zelenskyy, urging fresh allied response; Ukrainian drones hit oil facility in Russiaโ€™s Oryol region. What we know on day 1,026Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the …

From farmer to premier: who is Franรงois Bayrou, the new French prime minister?

Tractor-driving โ€˜son of the soilโ€™ has run for president three times and maintains solid ties to south-west France where he grew upFranรงois Bayrou, the new French prime minister, calls himself a country man. A tractor-driving โ€œson of the soilโ€ and breed…

EUโ€™s climate chief warns of โ€˜geopolitical winterโ€™

Wopke Hoekstra vows to keep EU climate targets despite Trump and populist pushback, but admits Europe canโ€™t go it alone.

Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. Can that really happen?

Trump has suggested, without offering details, that he could enact his plan through an executive order.

Regenerative agriculture, unleashing soil superpowers, reducing GHGs, boosting farm revenue [Advocacy Lab Content]

The WEF estimates that if a fifth of EU farmers adopted regenerative farming techniques, greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture could be 6% lower a year by 2030. Improving soil health can also boost farming income.
The post Regenerative agriculture,…

Romaniaโ€™s pro-Europeans fear Putin is pushing them back to dictatorshipย 

Far-right NATO-skeptic Calin Georgescu is on track to win the Romanian presidency, thanks to a Russia-influenced campaign.ย 

Collaboration is key to fulfilling regenerative agriculture goals

By lowering emissions, reinvigorating depleted soils and advancing biodiversity, regenerative agriculture can pave the way to more resilient, climate-friendly farms

The Guardian view on a race for missile supremacy: competition fuels a dangerous escalation | Editorial

The INF treaty kept nuclear missiles off European soil and was a brake on a perilous arms buildup. Now it is goneFive years ago, the collapse of a landmark cold war arms treaty opened a Pandoraโ€™s box, unleashing missile-shaped furies that have struck U…

Putin personally ordered Salisbury poisoning, UK believes

โ€œThe Russians donโ€™t really mind if anyone believes it fully, the point is that thereโ€™s doubt,” says top UK official responsible for Russia policy.

Defenders of the Romanian nation and all Europeans

A strong European Union is built on protecting each of its membersโ€™
interests equally. The AUR is ready to collaborate.

Romaniaโ€™s presidential front-runner is all about farmers

Far-right independent Cฤƒlin Georgescu is trying to capture rural voters with fascist tropes.

Bunkers and survival manuals: The EU countries preparing their populations for war

In this Science segment, we take a closer look at the “bunker plan” launched by Germany as a response to a worsening international threat, particularly from Russia. The goal is to identify all shelters or bunkers capable of accommodating the populatio…

โ€˜Who the fโ€“k is this guy?โ€™: Defense world reacts to Trumpโ€™s surprise Pentagon pick

โ€œHegseth is undoubtedly the least qualified nominee for SecDef in American history,โ€ one veteransโ€™ advocate said.

Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says.

Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.

New Russian church raises suspicions in Swedish town

Itโ€™s feared Russia could use the church as cover for future intelligence or sabotage operations.

Border data shows North Korean โ€˜studentsโ€™ (not troops) are loving Russia

The apparent surge in academic interest in Russia comes shortly after Moscow and Pyongyang signed a military cooperation treaty.

5 things to know about defense chief Andrius Kubiliusโ€™s European Parliament hearing

New defense commissioner warned of Russian threat, underlined America’s distraction with China, and pushed the EU to spend big on protecting itself.

Mark Rutte: North Korean troops in Europe marks turning point

What we need is the political commitment to stay the course for the long haul.

A torrent of Election Day disinformation is coming. Hereโ€™s how to avoid falling for it.

Americans are likely to encounter a torrent of rumor and conspiracy this Election Day. Here are some tricks to guard against it.

What are farmers in the EU required to do to protect the environment?

Greenhouse gases and pollutants from farms urgently need reducing but green policies have triggered furious protestsClimate crisis leaves European farmers vulnerable to far right, say campaignersThe EU urgently needs to staunch the greenhouse gases and…

โ€˜Welfare for the richโ€™: how farm subsidies wrecked Europeโ€™s landscapes

The steep and stark environmental decline was not supposed to happen under the common agricultural policy The Rhine overflowed last winter, covering fields miles from the river and in some places leaving just the tops of trees visible.But Thomas Bollig…

‘The guardrails are gone’: Full throttle as Europe tries to Trump-proof itself

Last time Donald Trump sat in the White House, he pulled the US out of a host of UN agencies and international agreementsย โ€“ including the Paris agreement and the Iran nuclear dealย โ€“ even threatening to withdraw from NATO.ย But back then there were stil…

Sinwar might be gone, but Israelโ€™s mission is far from over

The account might be settled with the Hamas leader, the debt paid โ€” but the war is not over. This is just the beginning of the end.

Commission lays groundwork for carbon farming certification

A certified scheme has the potential to open up new markets to reward farmers for their contribution to storing CO2 in the soil. ย 

Battle for Moldovaโ€™s future: Gendered disinformation is Russiaโ€™s secret weapon

Much like the US vice president, who has similarly been the target of disinformation campaigns, Sanduโ€™s candidacy has been a lightning rod for misogyny cloaked in political rhetoric.

Zelenskyy: We need NATO or nukes โ€ฆ and we want NATO

Ukraine suffered uniquely from its 1994 decision to denuclearize, the country’s president said.

Trudeau says Modi targeted Canadians to โ€˜prove a pointโ€™

Prime minister says India made a โ€œhorrific mistakeโ€ orchestrating violence in Canada.

Traces of meeting hall and houses found at bronze age site in Germany

Archaeologists say site near Seddin once had surprisingly densely populated community of farmers and tradersArchaeologists digging at the site of a bronze age kingdom in northern Germany have uncovered remains of what they say was a surprisingly densel…

Repression in Iran, ammunition made in France

A two-year investigation by FRANCE 24 has revealed that hunting cartridges produced by the French-Italian ammunition manufacturer Cheddite were used in Iran during the violent crackdown on the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests in 2022. The investigation…

ISIS is back, says UK spy chiefย 

Rare public appearance from MI5 boss Ken McCallum also includes stark warnings about Russia, Iran โ€” and funding pressures on the intelligence service itself.

Israel bans UN chief Guterres from entering the country

“Undesirable” label marks major escalation in feud between Israel and United Nations secretary-general.

Israel risks a long fight in Lebanon

The 1982 invasion โ€” that turned into a long occupation โ€” was also originally styled as a mission to push back militants.

Sorry, Mark Rutte, thereโ€™ll be no honeymoon at NATO

From a potential Trump presidency to the impasse over Ukraine’s war strategy, the former Dutch PM is taking on a tough job.

Target Iran: Israel seizes its moment to reshape the Middle East

Prime Minister Netanyahu warns Iran’s clerics their days are numbered and boasts there is “nowhere” Israel cannot target.

Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Tory conference

We break down the 20 figures shaping the Conservativesโ€™ tech policy in opposition.

โ€˜All must be beheadedโ€™: Revelations of atrocities at French energy giantโ€™s African stronghold

Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.

Facing Republican attacks, Zelenskyy looks to sell White House on victory

Republicans are sharply criticizing his Sunday visit to a Pennsylvania munitions factory.

Nigel Farage: Letting Ukraine use long-range missiles is dangerous escalation

Reform UK leader hits out at “growing hawkishness” over Russia’s invasion.

Does America want Ukraine to defeat Russia? It doesnโ€™t look that way.

The presidentโ€™s foreign policy legacy will be shaped by a looming decision in Ukraine.

Russiaโ€™s Medvedev threatens to turn Kyiv into โ€˜giant melted spotโ€™

UK and US are deliberating giving Kyiv permission to use Western weapons against targets deep inside Russia.

Starmer and Biden brush off Putinโ€™s threat of war

Ukraine is desperate to receive British Storm Shadow missiles โ€” to Russia’s fury.

Putin threatens war as Western allies near deal on missile strikes in Russia

White House summit on Friday could grant Ukraine new powers to strike Russia’s military bases.

ย โ€˜Weโ€™re the only plane in the sky:โ€™ 9/11 on board Air Force One

Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.

France, Germany, UK sanction Iran for supplying missiles to Russia

โ€œThis is a further escalation … and will see Iranian missiles reaching European soil,โ€ the three countries say.

Volkswagenโ€™s week from hell risks getting worse

The carmaker’s executives are locked in a stalemate with workers as the company’s future hangs in the balance.

Why Ukraineโ€™s Kursk offensive has failed to distract Russia from Donbas push

Russian troops are inching ever close to Ukraineโ€™s eastern city of Pokrovsk, a vital logistical hub for Kyivโ€™s outgunned and outnumbered forces, leading some analysts to question the wisdom of a Ukrainian lightning offensive on Russian soil that was i…

โ€˜Can we show an act of violence on TV?โ€™ New thriller tells story of Munich hostage massacre

Venice film festival docudrama September 5 about TV crew that covered the 1972 Olympics crisis has lessons for the smartphone era, says its directorThe 1972 Munich Olympics were the first to be broadcast live by global satellite from continent to conti…

๐Ÿ”ด Live: Ukraine launches 158 drones in attack on Moscow and border regions, Russia says

Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday said it had downed 158 drones launched by Kyiv overnight that targeted Moscow and its surrounding regions, as well as border zones like Belgorod and Kursk,ย where Ukraine has sent its military in recent weeks in larg…

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv launches drone strike on Moscow and surrounding regions, Russia says

Drone flying towards Russian capital destroyed, Moscow mayor says; Zelenskiy presses US to allow deeper strikes into Russia. What we know on day 921See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkraine launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow and s…

EU mulls training soldiers inside Ukraine

The request comes from Kyiv; many EU countries are wary of the risks.

EU farm chief drafts secret law on food security in last hurrah

Departing Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski breaks protocol by concocting his own food security law.

Ukraine’s military says it used US glide bombs for strikes in Russia’s Kursk region

Many of Ukraine’s international allies oppose the country using donated weapons for anything but defensive purposes. However, Ukraine has argued that its Kursk incursion is essentially defensive and aimed at creating a buffer zone to minimise attacks o…

Zelenskyy calls out US, UK, France over slow weapons deliveries

Despite success inside Russia, Ukraine has been struggling to fend off Moscow’s assault in the east.

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kursk incursion aims to create buffer zone to stop Russian attacks, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president states aim of operation which launched on 6 AugustUkraineโ€™s air force said on Monday morning that the countryโ€™s air defence units had repelled an overnight Russian drone attack on multiple cities.
Giving an update on its Telegram c…

Serbiaโ€™s leader wins the West with promises of โ€˜white goldโ€™ โ€” but loses the people

Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ‡ accuses protesters who oppose an EU-backed lithium mine of trying to overthrow him.

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv says it destroyed second Kursk bridge as it seeks to disrupt supply routes

The Ukraine air force releases video of bridge destruction in Zvannoye; Zelenskiy says Kursk incursion aims to create a buffer zone. What we know on day 908Ukraine said it had struck a second key bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscowโ€™s …

Ukraineโ€™s incursion into Russia could change everything, US senator says

โ€œThis really set Putin back on his heels,โ€ he said of Russiaโ€™s president.

Ukraineโ€™s invasion has exposed Putinโ€™s messianic vision of Russia as a mirage | Luke Harding

The president hoped for a speedy victory; instead, there are foreign tanks on Russian soil for the first time since the NazisVladimir Putinโ€™s war plan was simple. Russian tanks would roll into Kyiv, while special forces seized key buildings and raised …

โ€˜We were sure the Russian army would protect usโ€™: fury after Ukrainian incursion into Kursk

As tens of thousands flee their homes in border region, many say government downplayed threat of invasionโ€ข Russia-Ukraine war โ€“ latest news updatesLyubov Antipova last spoke to her elderly parents almost two weeks ago, when she first heard rumours of a…

The Kursk attack has humiliated Putin โ€“ and changed the narrative over how the war is fought | Orysia Lutsevych

This is the first time Russian territory has been occupied since the second world war. It disproves the notion Kyiv should cede territory to achieve peaceWhen video footage of the Ukrainian incursion into Russiaโ€™s Kursk region began appearing on social…

Ukraine can fire our weapons during attack inside Russia, says Canada

“Ukrainians know best how to defend their homeland,” says Canadian defense department.

Ukraineโ€™s raid into Russia has shifted the tactical narrative

Kursk has indeed turned the tables on Russia, but itโ€™s also highly questionable whether it has shifted the grim dynamics of the conflict.

The Saudi Crown Prince is Talking About An Assassination. His Own.

Many people want to kill the Saudi leader, but is he using such threats as a means to get the U.S. to pressure Israel on a future Palestinian state?

Russian blame game heats up as Ukraineโ€™s special military operation riles Putin

Local authorities admit Kyiv’s forces now control dozens of settlements inside Russia.

Russia launches ‘counter-terror operation’ in three border regions

Russia launched on Saturday a “counter-terror operation” in the three border regions of Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk as Ukraine presses on with its biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began 2.5 years ago. Russia has deployed additional troops …

Incursion into Russiaโ€™s Kursk region: A risky gamble for Ukraine?

Russia on Friday raised the emergency level in the Kursk region to โ€œfederalโ€ as Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion. Launched on Tuesday, Kyivโ€™s offensive is the most significant attack on enemy soil since the Ukraine war started in…

How even in death, Navalny helped Biden and Scholz get to a โ€˜yesโ€™ on the prisoner swap

The leaders of the U.S. and Germany navigated competing goals and dicey politics as they discussed an exchange for the Russian opposition leader.

Facing arrest, defiant separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona

Police forces are under orders to take the former Catalan regional president into custody.