BRUSSELS ― The European Commission is taking the U.K. to court for violating the terms of its Brexit deal, in the first major blowup between the two sides since Keir Starmer’s government came to power. The allegation centers on Britain’s failure to comply with EU law on the free movement of people. The U.K. left the bloc in early 2020 but in the Brexit deal agreed to continue to allow European nationals and their families already residing in Britain to remain living there. The treaty gave Brits the same rights to live, study and work in the EU. The Commission…
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India can help broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday. Zelenskyy told The Times of India that New Delhi is a key global player and could bring Moscow to the negotiating table. “[Indian Prime Minister Narendra] Modi is the prime minister of a really huge country from the perspective of population, economy, influence and impact,” he said. “Modi can influence the end of the Ukraine war. This is the huge value of him in any conflict, this is the huge value of India,” Zelenskyy added. Ukraine has come to increasingly view India —…
Israel launched major strikes on Gaza and Lebanon as the country commemorated the anniversary of the violent Oct. 7 attack that triggered its yearlong offensive against Hamas and Hezbollah militants. Israeli airstrikes on Sunday on a mosque and school in central Gaza, which the military said targeted Hamas members, killed at least 26 people, according to the coastal enclave’s health authorities. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also hit targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs in its most intense bombardment of the city since the opening of a broader war front with Hezbollah in Lebanon last month. Hezbollah fired rockets Sunday at…
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has a new ride — a Tesla Cybertruck … with a twist. “We received a Tesla Cybertruck from the respected Elon Musk,” Kadyrov wrote on Telegram on Saturday. “I was happy to test the new technology and personally saw that it is not by chance that it is called the ‘Cyberbeast.’ A real invulnerable and fast animal,” he added. The Chechen warlord — an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin — posted a video of himself driving the vehicle, which was fitted with a gun turret, around the grounds of his presidential palace. At one point in…
The European Union’s digital enforcer wrote an open letter to tech mogul Elon Musk on Monday ahead of a planned interview with former United States President Donald Trump to remind him of the EU’s rules on promoting hate speech. Trump announced last week that he is sitting down with Musk for a “major interview,” which will be livestreamed on X. Europe’s Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton reminded the world’s richest man of his legal obligation to stop the “amplification of harmful content.” The EU in July charged X, which Musk bought in 2022, for failing to respect its social media laws.…
Bulgaria’s parliament passed a law banning LGBTQ+ “propaganda” in schools Wednesday, triggering a wave of protests and condemnation from rights groups. The amendment to the country’s education code, which was introduced by the far-right, pro-Russian Revival party and unexpectedly backed by pro-European Union parties prohibits the “propaganda, promotion, or incitement” of LGBTQ+ “ideas and views” in schools, without specifying further details. It passed by a massive majority, with 159 votes in favor out of the 240-strong parliament. Protesters took to the streets outside the parliament building in Sofia on Wednesday and Thursday to voice their opposition to the law, according…