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The health official argued tax rates should "duly" acknowledge "the health risks these products represent” 

Le gouvernement américain a fermé ses portes après que les républicains et les démocrates ont échoué à résoudre un différend budgétaire.

But countries asked to scrub a mention that the measures should address extraterritorial legislation adopted by the US, Euractiv has learned

MADRID – Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires in Madrid on Thursday after the arrest of Spanish nationals aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla the previous night. Speaking on national television, Albares demanded the “immediate release” of the the dozens of Spaniards detained by Israel. “They posed no threat and had no […]

“We are in simplification times," said a senior Commission official

Newsletter - 6-9 October 2025 - Strasbourg plenary session

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Many government services in the US remain closed until further notice because Congress has been unable to agree on a budget for the 2026 fiscal year which began on 1 October. Proposals put forward by both the Republicans and the Democrats failed to achieve the required three-fifths majority in the Senate on Wednesday. The main bone of contention is the reversal of recent cuts to healthcare for low-income earners.

Portugal's conservative minority government under Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has passed a new migration law with the votes of André Ventura's right-wing populist Chega party, significantly tightening family reunification regulations among other things. With local elections looming, the national press debates the motives and consequences of this cooperation between the two parties.

France held a blacklisted tanker linked to Russia earlier this week

Rachel Iliya only took up rugby league last year but is now hoping to help Nigeria reach the Women's World Cup for the first time.

Chaque jour, Gora Fall, un pêcheur local de la ville de Saint-Louis, dans le nord du Sénégal, part en mer avec des sentiments mitigés : espoir et frustration. Les pêcheurs affirment que l'énorme installation offshore exploitée par BP les empêche désormais de survivre.