Serbia’s Vučić apologizes for calling Slovenians ‘disgusting’ – POLITICO

“It’s hard to say who was more disgusting, the Slovenians or someone else,” Vučić said earlier this week. The remarks triggered a swift rebuke from Ljubljana. Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon called them “an insult to our entire nation,” summoned the Serbian chargé d’affaires and demanded an apology. “The message is not suitable for a country … Read more

Students clash over Israel at elite French school – POLITICO

The movement has been embroiled in controversy over the past six months after refusing to label Hamas a “terrorist” organization, instead describing the Oct. 7 attack as a “war crime.” Sciences Po counts French President Emmanuel Macron among its alumni and is known as a breeding ground for the French political class. A few dozen … Read more

Without European rearmament, NATO is setting itself up for failure – POLITICO

However, repeated warnings that, should Ukraine lose, Russia will reconstitute its land forces and be ready to attack NATO have resulted in little more than procrastination and indecisive action. And besides the countries along NATO’s Eastern flank, Europe’s political leaders continue to behave as though not much has changed, as their rhetoric has yet to … Read more

Relieved by US progress on Ukraine aid, Europe grapples with its own support for Kyiv – POLITICO

‘Our own homework’ Some European leaders seized on the U.S. vote to call on Europe not to get complacent and lose momentum now that Washington’s new support is expected to be on the way to Kyiv soon. “Hope this vote encourages all allies to look through their warehouses and do more,” Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja … Read more

Does your Mac need antivirus software? We asked the experts

Sora Shimazaki / Pexels It’s an age-old question among Apple fans: Does your Mac need antivirus software? Traditionally, the popular answer has been no — Macs have strong built-in protections, the argument goes, and antivirus apps can potentially slow down your computer. In the end, the trade-off didn’t seem to be worth it. But is … Read more

Salman Khan spotted at airport amid heavy security following gunfire incident, pics go viral : Bollywood News

Amidst tight security measures, Bollywood megastar Salman Khan was spotted at the Mumbai airport today, marking his first international trip since the recent gunfire incident outside his residence. The actor, accompanied by his trusted bodyguard Shera and surrounded by high security team, garnered attention as he made his way through the airport premises. Salman Khan … Read more

How to win the European election – POLITICO

Step 1: Focus on the key issues … Across the EU, while there is no runaway “top issue,” fighting poverty and social exclusion, public health, support for the economy and job creation, and defense and security were identified as the topics that should be prioritized during electoral campaigns. Typically polarizing issues such as gender equality, … Read more

Scholz wants Xi to stop Russia’s war. Xi wants Europe to stop trade war. – POLITICO

The Chinese leader was responding to an investigation Brussels launched last year into Beijing’s electric vehicle subsidies. More recently the European Commission has announced a probe into state support for Chinese wind turbines being pitched for European generation projects, which followed similar checks on rail and solar projects. He told Scholz, who was in China … Read more

Macron floats moving Olympics opening ceremony away from the Seine – POLITICO

The proposed Seine opening ceremony has already been downscaled significantly due to security concerns. Plans for an opening ceremony which could welcome up to 600,000 people were scrapped in favor of an invite-only format with around 300,000 spectators. France raised its terror alert warning to the highest level after the attack on a concert hall in Moscow … Read more

Iran’s attack on Israel is ‘wake-up call’ to fortify America’s allies – POLITICO

Exhorting international leaders to take “every effort” to “prevent a further escalation” of the fighting in the Middle East, the Ukrainian leader argued that “Iran’s actions threaten the entire region and the world, just as Russia’s actions threaten a larger conflict.”  And then he brought his point home: “Words do not stop drones and do … Read more