The European Union has pledged to help Ukraine with its dependence on Starlink satellite communications to support battlefield operations, but the bloc is a long way from being able to match the US-owned system. Ukraine reported restrictions this week on some Starlink internet terminals, which Kyiv says impeded its military ability to defend against Russian […]
Read MoreO Parlamento alemão aprovou, nesta sexta-feira (16), uma iniciativa para que o governo deposite dinheiro nas contas de aposentadoria das crianças, investindo recursos de longo prazo nos mercados. O Estado vai aportar 10 euros mensais (57 reais) para crianças de 6 a 18 anos em uma conta individual investida nos mercados financeiros. Pais e avós poderão […]
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The run-up to a referendum in Canada’s Alberta region on a future independence vote has been clouded by US political influence and AI-manipulated online content, leaving experts concerned that the results will be contested no matter the outcome. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that he expected foreign governments — the “United States included” […]
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Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a 2025 flight that took him soaring to 9,640 metres, the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) confirmed. The FAI governing body, holding its 120th general conference in Lausanne from Wednesday to Friday, validated the record attempt after verifying the flight data. […]
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O presidente do Equador, Daniel Noboa, anunciou nesta sexta-feira (16) que a Colômbia retomará a venda de eletricidade ao país vizinho, em meio a racionamentos provocados por uma estiagem que afeta as usinas hidrelétricas. Em meio a tensões diplomáticas e comerciais entre Noboa e o então presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, Bogotá suspendeu o fornecimento de […]
Read MoreOscar-winning filmmaker brothers Ethan and Joel Coen told AFP they plan to make another movie together, having taken a break from their joint directing work that produced a string of classics from “Fargo” to “Barton Fink”. Both of them have latterly turned to personal projects, working with their wives — film editor Tricia Cooke and […]
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Eine deutsch-französische Einigung zur Autoindustriepolitik macht den Weg frei für eine Abkehr vom sogenannten Verbrenner-Aus bis 2035. “Ich will es mal ganz einfach so sagen: Das Verbrenner-Aus ist dann damit Geschichte”, sagte Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) am Freitag in Brüssel. Die beiden größten Volkswirtschaften der EU machen sich einem gemeinsamen Positionspapier zufolge dafür stark, dass […]
Read MoreBundesaußenminister Johann Wadephul (CDU) hat die Europäer vor Zugeständnissen an Russlands Präsidenten Wladimir Putin im Ukraine-Krieg gewarnt. “Dem Aggressor Putin in der aktuellen Lage entgegenzukommen, wäre absolut das falsche Signal”, sagte Wadephul am Freitag bei einer Pressekonferenz mit seinem portugiesischen Kollegen Paulo Rangel in Berlin. “Es würde uns Sicherheit kosten.””Die letzten Tage haben uns noch […]
Read MoreAngesichts der derzeit angespannten Beziehungen zwischen den USA und der Ukraine hat sich der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj in Brüssel der Unterstützung seiner europäischen Verbündeten versichert. Er habe von seinen europäischen Kollegen “Unterstützung und nur Unterstützung” erhalten, sagte Selenskyj am Rande des EU-Gipfels am Freitag vor Journalisten. Mit Blick auf die Drosselung des Satelliten-Kommunikationsdienstes Starlink […]
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