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Trump Is Strong-Arming the World Out of Climate Action

Foreign Policy - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 13:00
Washington is leveraging its power to intimidate countries that are trying to protect the planet.

Nordics, Netherlands move to shield CO2 levy on heating and motor fuels

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 12:59
Intervention comes comes ahead of testing year for EU carbon pricing

France seeks scientific input on AI’s risks to children

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 12:39
Digital minister Anne Le Hénanff put out a call on Wednesday for AI child safety researchers to send data

Merz: German planes could carry French and British nukes

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 12:28
European countries such as Germany are beginning to look beyond the US for nuclear protection

International Energy Agency ‘infected’ by climate cult, US energy chief says

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 12:27
Chris Wright hammers home anti-renewables message as he arrives at IEA's ministerial summit in Paris

Mercredi ou jeudi ? L'imbroglio français sur le début du ramadan

France24 / France - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 12:05
Cette année, la date retenue pour commencer le mois du jeûne musulman du ramadan divise en France. La Grande Mosquée de Paris et le Conseil français du culte musulman ne sont pas parvenus aux mêmes conclusions malgré les calculs astronomiques. Une imbroglio incompréhensible voire intolérable pour les fidèles.

Europe’s digital problem is not innovation – it is regulatory architecture [Promoted Content]

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 12:00
Europe is not short of ideas, talent or amazing smaller tech companies. What Europe struggles with is the lack of a scalable demand and a scalable market. Europe has two solutions at hand: real regulatory simplification, and scalable European investment and procurement structures in critical and defence tech.

Iran Dangerously Misunderstands Its Situation

Foreign Policy - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 11:32
Tehran thinks it has negotiations with the United States under control. The results could be catastrophic.

Mort de Quentin Deranque : onze personnes en garde à vue après deux nouvelles interpellations

France24 / France - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 11:11
Un couple a été arrêté, mercredi matin, dans le cadre de l'enquête sur la mort du militant nationaliste Quentin Deranque, a annoncé le procureur de Lyon. Ces deux nouvelles interpellations portent à 11 le nombre de personnes en garde à vue dans ce dossier.

Lagarde to leave ECB early to allow Macron to pick successor, report says

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 10:48
A spokesperson for the European Central Bank says its president “has not taken any decision” about resigning before the French presidential elections

VOLTAGE: Will backroom talks signal further EU environmental deregulation

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 10:47
In today's edition: Environmental laws, water quality, nature conservation, critical minerals

Germany’s Merz calls EU carbon pricing ‘tremendous success’ 

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 10:35
German chancellor gives ringing endorsement of Emissions Trading Scheme, just a week after suggesting a review

Tech Is the Bright Spot in India-U.S. Relations

Foreign Policy - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 10:34
The AI models are American, but the food that feeds the beast is being enriched in India.

FIRST AID: Belgian minister slams US ‘ideological attack’ on EU healthcare

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 10:05
In today's edition: Generics, tobacco, and AI-generated medical advice

Germany does not need same fighter jets as France, says Merz

Euractiv.com - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 09:44
"The question now is: do we have the strength and the will to build two aircraft for these two different requirement profiles, or only one?" Merz asked

Crues en France : quatre départements maintenus en alerte rouge, neuf en orange

France24 / France - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 09:32
Le service d'alerte Vigicrues a annoncé, mercredi, le maintien en alerte rouge crues au moins jusqu'à jeudi de la Charente-Maritime, de la Gironde, du Lot-et-Garonne et du Maine-et-Loire. Par ailleurs, neuf départements sont aussi placés en vigilance orange crues ou pluie-inondation à l'arrivée de la tempête Pedro. Avec 35 jours de pluies consécutifs, la France enregistre sa plus longue série de jours de précipitations depuis 1959 selon Météo-France.

Did Women’s Votes and the Jamaat’s Liberation War Narrative Derail Its Plans for Power?

TheDiplomat - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 07:27
More than half of Bangladesh's voters are women, and they are increasingly visible and influential. They voted against the Jamaat-e-Islami’s regressive vision.

Why Did Buddhism Decline in Asia?

TheDiplomat - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 07:11
Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank.

Why Indonesia Is All-In on Trump’s Board of Peace

Foreign Policy - Wed, 18/02/2026 - 07:00
Some other Southeast Asian countries are steering clear.

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