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Russia launches first intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Kyiv says – POLITICO

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Russia launches first intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Kyiv says – POLITICO

The escalation comes after U.S. President Joe Biden last weekend authorized the use of American-supplied long-range missiles by Kyiv to strike targets inside Russia, finally responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s demands that Western allies loosen restrictions on donated weapons. The Kremlin warned there would be consequences for the move. Ukraine also reportedly fired British … Read more

Former UK Deputy PM John Prescott dead at 86 – POLITICO

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Former UK Deputy PM John Prescott dead at 86 – POLITICO

In a statement, his family said Prescott, who had Alzheimer’s, died peacefully on Wednesday, “surrounded by family and the jazz music of Marian Montgomery.” The statement said Prescott spent his life “trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment.” “John dearly loved his home of Hull and representing … Read more

Ignoring Roma is sabotaging competitiveness – POLITICO

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Ignoring Roma is sabotaging competitiveness – POLITICO

Consider Anca Gheorghe, a 23-year-old Roma woman from Romania. She attended a poorly resourced school with unqualified teachers and faced unfair discrimination, leaving her with limited opportunities. Left with virtually no other options, she joined an EU-funded vocational program to train as a hairdresser, hoping for financial independence. Yet, there are already enough hairdressers in … Read more

Merkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir – POLITICO

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Merkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir – POLITICO

“He judged everything from the perspective of the property entrepreneur he had been before politics,” she wrote of Trump. “Each property could only be allocated once. If he didn’t get it, someone else did. That was also how he looked at the world.” “For him, all countries were in competition with each other, in which … Read more

Commission president assists passenger in mid-flight emergency – POLITICO

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Commission president assists passenger in mid-flight emergency – POLITICO

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a trained medical doctor, put her skills to use mid-flight on Wednesday after a passenger suffered an emergency during her return to Brussels from the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. The Commission president stepped in to provide medical assistance to a passenger who “needed medical attention,” after … Read more

Right-wing majorities in European Parliament will still be allowed – POLITICO

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Right-wing majorities in European Parliament will still be allowed – POLITICO

In exchange for supporting Italy’s hard-right commissioner nominee Raffaele Fitto, which the socialists initially refused to do, S&D and Renew demanded that the EPP commit to sticking with the centrist mainstream majority, rather than turning to a right-wing majority in the Parliament. But the agreement falls short of that, and does not add a new … Read more

Plusieurs comptes Telegram de députés ont été piratés – POLITICO

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Plusieurs comptes Telegram de députés ont été piratés – POLITICO

Plusieurs députés sont tombés dans le piège, selon des messages Telegram envoyés depuis leur compte et consultés par POLITICO. Les messages proposent notamment à leurs destinataires de visionner des photos “de votre professeur d’école primaire”. La députée RN Laure Lavalette confirme notamment avoir été victime de la compromission, qui touche “tous les groupes politiques”, selon … Read more

UK scraps older warships, helicopters and drones in cost-saving plan – POLITICO

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Plusieurs comptes Telegram de députés ont été piratés – POLITICO

“The retirement of aging equipment” is needed as the U.K. looks to “transition to new capabilities and make our armed forces fit for the future,” Healey said. Under the plan, two assault ships, the HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, will be taken out of service a decade early, while logistics vessels RFA Wave Knight and … Read more

Pope announces web designer as first millennial saint – POLITICO

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Pope announces web designer as first millennial saint – POLITICO

The Catholic Church will soon get its first millennial saint, an Italian teenager who designed websites for the church, Pope Francis announced Wednesday. Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old who died of leukemia in 2006, will be canonized in April next year, the pope said at his weekly audience in the Vatican. Acutis was beatified in 2020 … Read more

Labour quietly ditches Tory ‘pot for life’ pensions plan – POLITICO

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Labour quietly ditches Tory ‘pot for life’ pensions plan – POLITICO

The policy aimed to tackle the problem of millions of small workplace pension pots being lost as workers change jobs, with employers instead paying into one portable pension pot which would be taken from one job to the next. The DWP published a call for evidence last November, but the proposal was widely criticized by … Read more