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April 24, 2024 4:43 PM

EU Parliament adopts new rules to improve air quality by 2030

The European Parliament adopted stricter legally-binding air pollution limits on Wednesday that must be complied with by 2030. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The World Health Organization (WHO) tightened its air quality guidelines last year, hoping to push cou...

April 23, 2024 4:52 PM

Migrants drown in Channel, Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy

At least five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings. The deaths of one child, a woman and ...

April 23, 2024 3:38 PM

China’s foreign ministry rejects German espionage as ‘hype’

China’s foreign ministry on Monday (April 23) called for Germany to stop its 'Cold War' mentality after reports that Germany arrested a EU parliamentary staffer on espionage for China charges. "The intention of this kind of hype is very obviou...

April 23, 2024 8:57 AM

Britain passes Rishi Sunak’s ambitious Rwanda migrant bill after facing two years of challenges

The UK Parliament has passed the contentious bill, allowing the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by the East African nation, reported CNN. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's efforts to pass the bill had been ...

April 19, 2024 3:18 PM

Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation

Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation - a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. ...

April 16, 2024 4:51 PM

Spire collapses as fire engulfs Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange

A fire ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's best-known buildings, on Tuesday, engulfing its spire which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame. Emergency services, employees fro...

April 15, 2024 4:59 PM

Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack

Israel's European allies urged it on Monday to show restraint over Iran's weekend missile and drone attack, calling on Israeli leaders to step away from "the edge of the cliff" of escalation in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...

April 10, 2024 5:12 PM

EU court takes Russian billionaires Fridman, Aven off sanctions list

The European Union Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday to remove Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven from a list of individuals facing European Union sanctions after Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022. "The General Court considers tha...

April 10, 2024 2:34 PM

EU and India join hands for green innovation in electric vehicle battery recycling

The European Union and India on Tuesday collaborated to launch an Expression of Interest (EoI) aimed at startups specialising in Battery Recycling Technologies for Electric Vehicles (EVs). The initiative aims to promote collaboration between small a...

April 9, 2024 6:28 PM

Swiss climate policy shortcomings violated human rights, top court rules

Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change. The European Court of Human Rights’s (ECtHR) decision on the case brought ...

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