The Portuguese Farmers’ Confederation (CAP) has high expectations of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s choice for the new agriculture commissioner, Christophe Hansen, and is confident that he will pay attention to the sector, the group said on Thursday.…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged EU-funded aid to help repair the damage caused by recent floods as she visited the western Polish city of Wroclaw on Thursday. A massive wave of flooding has hit central Europe…
India rejects report on transfer of ammunitions to Ukraine as 'speculative' Getty ImagesUkraine reportedly grapples with a shortage of artillery ammunition India has dismissed a news report claiming the government failed to prevent European buyers from transferring Indian-made artillery shells…
Germany remains critical of further EU-level measures to steer irregular migration amid a unilateral crackdown at its borders but may be open to a European initiative to conduct asylum procedures outside the EU, insiders told Euractiv. Last week marked a…
Boyko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s largest party, GERB, on Thursday called for the resignation of Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Alexander Nikoloski over his comments about Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Bulgaria, further adding fuel to the ongoing…
A famous Georgian transgender woman was stabbed to death in her apartment on Wednesday (19 September), authorities said, in a “premeditated” attack amid criticism of a government crackdown on LGBTQ rights. The Caucasus nation’s ruling Georgian Dream party has advanced…
Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare? Chad. Vietnam. Austria. The American South. In very disparate regions of the world, extreme rainfall…
Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to stop H.I.V. and for immune system discoveries. The Lasker Awards, a prestigious set of prizes given for advances in…
Days after the West African country’s ruling military was ambushed by Islamist rebels, it has sought to hide the true extent of the carnage. The military junta ruling the West African nation of Mali suffered one of its deadliest attacks…
Pulasan made landfall near the Chinese megacity, days after it was hit by its strongest typhoon in decades, bringing flood and landslide risks. Tropical Storm Pulasan made landfall near Shanghai on Thursday, halting trains, grounding ferries and bringing the risk…