Firmly dedicated to expanding its high-speed train network, China has just opened a test facility for the so-called ‘electromagnetic sled,’ a magnetic levitation train capable of reaching speeds of 1,030 kilometers per hour.
So far this year, around 40,000 illegal migrants disembarked on British soil after crossing the English Channel on small boats from France. For Sunak, it is a chance to prove his mettle as the new PM.
The tug-of-war over the Ocean Viking proves that the French government is at loggerheads with the new Italian government and that the atmosphere is not one of courteous discussion or compromise.
Following the death of a cyclist in a traffic accident in Berlin, during which ambulances were held up by climate activists, the CDU has called for stricter punishment for activists.
The lower house of the German parliament votes to cut EU payments to Hungary over rule of law reforms.
When using their bank or credit cards, test subjects received messages at the point of purchase that informed them on how much carbon they had either saved or emitted.
Before ratifying Sweden’s NATO bid, Erdoğan wants to see “concrete steps” first. For Sweden, that means coming down hard on Kurdish groups Turkey deems terrorist in nature, as well as extraditing persons wanted by Ankara.
The new British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, is reportedly planning to amend the Equality Act 2010, which governs transgender issues
Charles Michel is growing increasingly impatient with Ursula von der Leyen’s failure to come up with measures to blunt the pain of high energy costs inflicted on EU citizens and companies.
Since car manufacturers currently end up paying a carbon tax on combustion engines, the EU argues that electric cars will become cheaper than combustion engine cars, as electric vehicles aren’t subject to such a penalty.
Meloni came to the European capital with peaceful intentions and moderate rhetoric. She said she wanted to “dismantle” the hostile discourse built around her person, based largely on misunderstandings.
The German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach had been sued for spreading ‘fake news’ for his earlier claims about the safety of COVID vaccines, but a court excused these statements as free speech.
