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MEPs have secured an air passenger rules deal that maintains compensation for three-hour delays, ensures faster reimbursement, fee-free child seating and flight price transparency.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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MEPs from the Foreign Affairs and Development Committees and the Human rights Subcommittee will meet Andrzej Poczobut in Strasbourg this evening.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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MEPs from the Foreign Affairs and Development Committees and the Human rights Subcommittee will meet Andrzej Poczobut in Strasbourg this evening.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Monday 15 June

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ENTSCHLIESSUNGSANTRAG
eingereicht gemäß Artikel 115 Absätze 2 und 3 der Geschäftsordnung
zu dem Entwurf eines Durchführungsbeschlusses der Kommission über die Finanzierung des Jahresaktionsplans 2026 für die Vereinigte Republik Tansania
(D115284/01 - 2026/2749(RSP))
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten

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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism)
Committee on Security and Defence
Reinis Pozņaks

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L'ouverture du nouveau poste-frontière de Gradiška, que la Fédération voulait bloquer faute d'accord sur le partage des taxes entre les deux entités de Bosnie-Herzégovine, illustre la collusion entre nationalistes croates et serbes, au grand dam de Sarajevo et des partis citoyens.

- Le fil de l'Info / Bosnie-Herzégovine, Courrier des Balkans, Relations régionales, Politique, Crise politique Bosnie, Gratuit

The real lessons of Orban’s defeat.

Washington will come to regret its stalemate with Beijing.

- Agenda / France - Régions, Bosnie-Herzégovine

En RD Congo, l'épidémie d'Ebola continue de se propager dans la province de l'Ituri. Le dernier bilan du ministère congolais de la Santé fait état de 689 cas confirmés et de 139 décès. À Bunia, l'équipe de riposte tente de tracer les cas contacts pour limiter la propagation du virus.

Dix équipes africaines participent à la Coupe du monde 2026, un record historique. Après la demi-finale du Maroc au Qatar en 2022, les ambitions du continent ont changé. L'Afrique peut-elle désormais viser une finale ou même un titre mondial ? Quels sont les enjeux sportifs, économiques et symboliques de ce Mondial organisé en Amérique du Nord ? Fatimata Wane reçoit le journaliste sportif Mansour Loum dans le Focus du Journal de l'Afrique.

En un mois, la République démocratique du Congo, épicentre de l'épidémie d’Ebola, compte 676 cas confirmés, dont 136 décès. L'épidémie continue de s'étendre, a averti vendredi l'Organisation mondiale de la santé. Notre invité, Eugide Lalé Mbunda, directeur RDC pour Premiere Urgence Internationale, revient de mission dans les régions les plus touchées, dans l'est du pays.

En Guinée, plusieurs partis politiques rejettent les résultats provisoires du double scrutin législatif et communal du 31 mai dernier. Ces formations politiques face à la presse ce matin, dénoncent de nombreuses irrégularités et accusent les autorités électorales d’avoir favorisé la mouvance présidentielle. Des résultats provisoires qui donne le mouvement du Président Mamadi Doumbouya largement victorieux.

La tension monte en République démocratique du Congo. Plusieurs opposants ont été blessés à Kinshasa lors d'une manifestation contre le projet de réforme constitutionnelle porté par la majorité présidentielle. L'opposition accuse le président Félix Tshisekedi de vouloir ouvrir la voie à un troisième mandat malgré les dispositions actuelles de la Constitution. Les précisions avec notre correspondante à Kinshasa, Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula.

Pour son retour en Coupe du monde après douze ans d'absence, la Bosnie-Herzégovine a tenu en échec le Canada (1-1) à Toronto. Ce premier match des « Zmajevi » a déclenché un élan d'enthousiasme dans tout le pays et suscité de nombreuses réactions à travers les Balkans.

- Le fil de l'Info / Courrier des Balkans, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Sports, Relations régionales

Jared Kushner et Ivanka Trump n'apparaissent pas parmi les actionnaires officiels des projets touristiques de Zvërnec et de l'île de Sazan. Ils semblent jouer davantage un rôle de promoteurs que d'investisseurs, mais de nouvelles enquêtes soulèvent des questions sur l'origine des financements.

- Articles / Courrier des Balkans, PS Albanie, Albanie, Economie, Environnement

Dans le cadre d'un dispositif controversé d'envoi de migrants en situation irrégulière des États-Unis vers des pays tiers, un premier avion américain est arrivé vendredi en Centrafrique avec à son bord des ressortissants iraniens, afghans, turcs et géorgiens.

En RD Congo, l'opposition poursuit sa mobilisation contre le projet de changement de la Constitution porté par la majorité au pouvoir. Elle accuse le président Félix Tshisekedi de vouloir se maintenir au pouvoir au-delà de son second mandat qui expire en 2028. L'opposition a appelé ses militants a tenir un sit-in dans la capitale, Kinshasa... une mobilisation dispersée par les forces de l'ordre.

The bomb markings on the returning A-10 Thunderbolt II jets hint at the variety of weapons the Warthogs used against Iran, while the kill marks offer clues about some of the targets they hit.

On Jun. 12, 2026, 11 A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, belonging to the 75th Fighter Squadron of the 23rd Wing, from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, arrived at RAF Lakenheath, UK, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, on their way back to the U.S. following their deployment to the CENTCOM AOR (Area Of Responsibility). During the deployment, they took part in Operation Epic Fury and also carried out missions over Iraq and Syria.

The Warthogs (as the A-10s are nicknamed) arrived in the UK split into four cells:

TABOR 11-13:

80-0175/FT “King Dedede”

79-0157/FT “Fox”

78-0649/FT “Reaper”

TABOR 14-16:

78-0613/FT “Diddy Kong”

80-0243/FT “Samus”

78-0583/FT “Sephiroth”

Tabor 21-23

80-0188/FT “Macho Man”

79-0095/FT “Lil Mac”

80-0273/FT “Kirby”

Tabor 24-25

81-0988/FT “Ridley”

78-0586/FT “Doc Holiday”

As per tradition, during their stay at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, the Warthogs received nose art along with bomb markings. For what deals the nicknames, based on the photos taken by our contributor and friend Stewart Jack, most appear to follow a Nintendo/Super Smash Bros. theme we had already identified from photos released by CENTCOM, with references including King Dedede, Fox, Diddy Kong, Samus, Sephiroth, Little Mac, Kirby and Ridley. Macho Man, Reaper” and Doc Holiday seem to be possible outliers from the video-games theme.

King Dedede | Source: Stewart Jack Doc Holliday (All images, credit: Stewart Jack, unless otherwise stated) | Source: Stewart Jack Macho Man | Source: Stewart Jack Lil Mac | Source: Stewart Jack Sephiroth | Source: Stewart Jack Fox | Source: Stewart Jack Reaper | Source: Stewart Jack

One notable missing A-10C is the one nicknamed “Toad” (#78-0614), that was depicted in the official Operation Epic Fury imagery in March. Its fate is currently unknown so we can’t rule out it is the Thunderbolt II aircraft lost during the air war in Iran..

A-10C “Toad” (Image credit: USAF) | Source: U.S. Air Force

The bomb silhouettes offer a glimpse at the wide variety of weapons the A-10s expended in theater. Although some markings are not completely identifiable, overall, the aircraft show what appear to be 2,000-lb GBU-31(V)1/B bombs, mid-sized GBU-38/54 JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) or Laser-JDAMs,  AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface guided missiles, Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) guidance kit-equipped Hydra 70 rockets, along with plenty of 30-mm rounds fired by the A-10’s trademark GAU-8 Avenger hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-type gun.

Diddy Kong with several SDBs and MALD markings | Source: Stewart Jack

Interestingly, there are several marking that appear to depict MALDs (Miniature Air Launched Decoys). “MALDs are designed to mimic other aircraft, making them invaluable assets in diverting enemy fire away from pilots,” says Moody AFB website in an article dating back to 2024, when training with MALDs was being incorporated. “When MALDs are fired they deceive defense systems and enemy cruise missiles giving the illusion the decoy is an aircraft. MALDs can mimic the signal of various aircraft such as F-16s, B-52s, and F-35s”

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyler Stenke, 74th Fighter Generation Squadron load crew member, tightens bolts to secure a Miniature Air-Launched Decoy onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 14, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sir Wyrick) | Source: U.S. Air Force

But, probably, the most interesting things are the two kills markings of two Iranian vessels sported by “Samus”. In fact, along with the traditional CAS (Close Air Support) role, the A-10s have flown the maritime strike mission in support of Operation Epic Fury.

Samus | Source: Stewart Jack

This is an excerpt of what we wrote in a previous story that you can find here. 

The shift to the maritime domain, whether from Jordan or another forward operating base in the region, makes a lot of sense, considering the type has regularly taken part in U.S. submarine escort and live-fire exercises in recent years. Moreover, the U.S. Air Force had released images of its A-10s deployed to the region escorting U.S. warships in the 5th Fleet Area of Operations last month.

In 2024, we reported about Warthogs practicing overwatch of a U.S. nuclear submarine during one of the most vulnerable phases of its navigation through the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, on the Pacific Northwest coast, between the state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Few months later, a formation of six A-10Cs, assigned to Moody Air Force Base, escorted an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, the USS Wyoming (SSBN 742).  The aircraft, were also involved in a live fire exercise with their GAU-8 30 mm gun and 70 mm rockets.

Born as a pure Close Air Support and anti-tank platform, the A-10 has rarely been employed in the maritime domain until roughly 15 years ago. In 2011, during Operation Unified Protector, when an A-10 and a P-3C Orion engaged together a patrol boat and several small attack craft in the port of Misrata, Libya.

More recently, following the renewed attention towards these types of asymmetric threats caused by the attacks in the Red Sea or the skirmishes between the Ukrainian USVs (Unmanned Surface Vehicles) and the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, the type has been used to target swarms of boats and strike small vessels in several training scenarios.

In the 2020s, the Warthog took part in multiple Maritime Surface Warfare exercises and conducted unit defense training. One of the exercises saw, in Sept. 2023, two A-10s engage simulated surface threats in the Gulf of Oman with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem.

High Value Targets, like U.S. warships and civilian ships and tankers could be attacked and overwhelmed by coordinated swarms of USVs, challenging the traditional naval defense strategies. The A-10’s maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude, flexible armament, highly accurate weapons-delivery capabilities, and extended loiter time are all key attributes that make it highly effective at against fast naval targets in the Persian Gulf and beyond.

Another interesting marking is the F-15E tail with the text “So others may live” painted on “Ridley,” that might suggest the aircraft was involved in the recovery operation of DUDE 44, the Strike Eagle shot down over Iran.

Ridley | Source: Stewart Jack

Another marking that might be worth investigating is the one sported by “Kirby”: a pickup truck, possibly a “technical,” with an explosion or mushroom cloud rising from it….

Kirby | Source: Stewart Jack