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UK unveils plan for 10-country Nordic naval alliance to counter Russian maritime threat

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:46
First Sea Lord Gwyn Jenkins says the Joint Expeditionary Force has to evolve in a more integrated "partnership of Northern Navies"
Categories: European Union, France

The Kissinger Tapes and China-US Rapprochement

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:42
Insights from Tom Wells.

EU Parliament pushes back against chemicals deregulation

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:38
MEPs retain stricter labelling and limit exemptions for harmful substances
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Spanish right, far right again unite in regional government

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:35
Regions wield significant powers in key areas such as health, education and housing in Spain's decentralised political system
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Au Mali, un partenariat fragilisé entre la Russie et la junte face à l’offensive jihadiste

France24 / Afrique - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:25
Débuté en 2021 avec le déploiement des hommes de la société paramilitaire Wagner, devenue l'Africa Corps, le partenariat entre Bamako et Moscou semble au plus mal depuis la récente prise de Kidal. Le retrait négocié des soldats russes suscite des tensions au sein de l'appareil sécuritaire malien tandis que la Russie tente de sauver la face en multipliant les opérations de communication.
Categories: Afrique, European Union

EU parliament rejects right-wing attack on CO2 pricing for fuels

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:23
But the text adopted tells the EU executive to consider new loopholes
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« C’est une honte absolue pour les mineurs » : à Liévin, le maire RN Dany Paiva, annule l’hommage du 1er mai aux victimes du coup de grisou de 1974

L`Humanité - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:19
La décision du maire d’extrême droite de Liévin, dans le Pas-de-Calais, d’annuler la cérémonie rendant hommage aux victimes du coup de grisou de 1974 souligne l’hypocrisie de ce parti qui prétend « défendre les travailleurs » tout en méprisant leurs droits, leur culture commune et leurs représentants.
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21 exécutions et 4 000 arrestations depuis le début de la guerre en Iran : l’ONU dénonce une très large définition de la sécurité nationale

L`Humanité - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:06
Selon le Haut-Commissariat des droits de l’Homme des Nations Unies, le régime iranien a exécuté 21 personnes depuis le début de la guerre et a également procédé à plus de 4 000 arrestations en vertu de la sécurité nationale. Le Haut-Commissaire, Volker Türk, appelle l’Iran à « instaurer un moratoire sur la peine capitale ».
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EXCLUSIVE: Brussels sounds out industry, health groups on EHDS rollout

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:06
Commission launches implementation dialogue on 12 May
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Between IMF Conditions and Rising Prices, Is Sri Lanka Heading Toward Stagflation?

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:05
If inflation is driven primarily by rising costs rather than demand, this could undermine Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery.

The United States Is Losing the Race for Central Asia’s Critical Minerals 

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 17:00
Without a sustained and coordinated push, the United States risks being locked out of one of the most consequential supply chains shaping the future of global power.

Trump envoy invites himself to Greenland conference

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 16:52
The EU's development commissioner is speaking at the conference that the US envoy will attend
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Swiss Karimova Corruption Case Discontinued

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 16:29
Karimova – already serving a 13-year sentence in Uzbekistan – wasn’t allowed to attend the trial in Switzerland and as such, the judges dismissed the case on procedural grounds.

Le Parlement demande le gel des fonds européens destinés à la Slovaquie

Euractiv.fr - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 16:28

Les députés européens mettent en garde Fico contre le risque de suivre la voie d'Orbán

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Biotech Act stalls amid translation delays and patent divisions

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 16:19
Work unlikely to start before end of May amid slow progress
Categories: European Union, France

India-US Relations Hit Another Bump

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 16:14
Trump’s reposting of a podcaster’s description of India as a “hellhole” is the latest of several insults from Washington.

Thailand Walked Into Its LNG Trap With Its Eyes Open – Long Before Hormuz 

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 16:13
Bangkok’s gas bet was always going to hurt consumers. A distant conflict has merely made that reckoning impossible to defer. 

MEPs push for stronger, better-funded EU chemicals regulator

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 16:12
Lawmakers aim to speed up notoriously slow procedures
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Germany’s ‘historic’ health reform draws industry fire

Euractiv.com - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 16:06
Merz targets health costs to ease burdens on firms and revive growth

The Bangladesh-US Trade Deal Is a Litmus Test for Dhaka’s Strategic Autonomy

TheDiplomat - Wed, 29/04/2026 - 15:40
The ART is framed as a market-access deal, but its deeper clauses are geopolitical. For Bangladesh, that represents a challenge to its traditional balancing strategy.

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