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Young people take European nations to court over climate failures

Six young European people will bring 32 countries before the European Court of Human Rights for failing to do their part to avert climate catastrophe. The unprecedented hearing, to be held this week, is the world’s largest climate legal action to date.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2023

Russian news outlet in Latvia believes European state behind phone hack

Galina Timchenko, the CEO of Meduza, was hacked earlier this year before participating in a meeting of exiled Russian journalists

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

Carmakers call on EU to delay 10% tariff on electric vehicle exports

Renault, BMW and Mercedes-Benz among those claiming levy agreed in Brexit deal will hand chunk of market to global firms, including China

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

One Kosovo police officer killed and one wounded, raising tensions with Serbia

Kosovo's prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes.

WEKU · Sep 24, 2023

'So weird': BBC presenter pokes fun at LibDem leader over Brexit question

LIBDEM leader Ed Davey was told by a BBC presenter it was “so weird” he would not answer a question on the EU during an interview.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2023

How Germany, France and Italy compare on net zero emission targets

Politics get in the way as the EU’s three largest economies, also its biggest polluters, fall short of cleaning up their act

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech

In his new book, the maverick Greek economist says we are witnessing an epochal shift. At his island home, he argues it’s now the ‘fiefdoms’ of tech firms that shape us

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Business chiefs urge Labour to consider ‘fantastic’ plan to rejoin EU under new membership scheme

Exclusive: Labour leader told to ‘keep an open mind’ about radical plan to give UK access to single market

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

One Kosovo police officer killed and another wounded in an attack in the north, raising tensions

Kosovo’s prime minister says one police officer has been killed and another wounded in an attack he blames on support from neighboring Serbia

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Shapps says ‘outside reality’ not to reconsider HS2 as Labour says it cannot make decision without more information – as it happened

Grant Shapps says Rishi Sunak ‘prepared to take difficult long-term decision’ when asked about future of HS2 rail project

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023