via SIG Group We need better packaging that helps protect our planet’s climate and biodiversity, while bringing essential nutrients and food to consumers in a safe and affordable way. In Europe, where food waste remains a significant challenge and the pressure of climate change is accelerating, the need for food security continues. And people across … Read more
Pro-Kremlin figures and state media also widely shared the results of a CNN poll showing that Americans overwhelmingly believed Trump won the debate. The debate kicked off at 9 p.m. in Atlanta. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Several Russian media outlets also ran separate stories on Trump’s statement that “Ukraine’s not winning that war” and suffering … Read more
“In [events] in the Caucasus, we see another instance of the Russian regime’s loss of control in various places, which come as a surprise to the regime itself,” Alexander Baunov, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and a former Russian diplomat, wrote in a post on Telegram. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected … Read more
“Panic and fear, that is what these people are counting on in the first instance. But they won’t get that from Dagestanis,” he added, calling on residents to stay calm. Footage on social media showed men holding automatic rifles, and flames and plumes of smoke rising from buildings, supposedly in Derbent, a city on the … Read more
While Putin claimed the treaty was “defensive in nature,” it will no doubt fuel Western concerns that the Kremlin is marshaling authoritarian states such as China, Iran and North Korea to back its war in Ukraine with both rhetoric and materiel. Concerns have been voiced in recent months that North Korea is supplying Russia with … Read more
Politically motivated cyberattacks have increased ahead of this month’s EU election, with many linked to Russian state-sponsored actors. Juhan Lepassaar, head of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), last week told media that overall attempted attacks doubled from the last quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of this year. “This is part of … Read more
Vigilant coexistence Musumeci, the civil protection minister, acknowledged that the state has been slow to act, but claims the government is now preparing to do everything it can to mitigate the risks. Authorities have so far removed 250 people from their homes as they carry out safety checks on buildings. | Alberto Pizzoli/Getty Images “We … Read more
With the European Commission poised to slap tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, the BNIC — whose members employ 70,000 people and account for nearly €4 billion in export sales — fears that this move will escalate simmering trade tensions with Beijing. In response to the investigation into state subsidies for Chinese EVs, which Paris supported, … Read more
“I hope he’s not elected, so he doesn’t do damage at the European level, too,” agreed Paolo Collucio, a diminutive pensioner with bright blue eyes. “I’m not racist — you can be black, white, or yellow, I don’t care. But he took all of those funds and did nothing — from morning to evening.” Local … Read more
The addition of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Kremlin’s “wanted list” shows “the desperation of the Russian state machine and propaganda,” Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs wrote in a statement Saturday. The list is an online database of those the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs accuses of being criminals. Russia reportedly said the Ukrainian leader was … Read more
