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Greek farm scandal triggers top-level government resignations – POLITICO

Greek farm scandal triggers top-level government resignations – POLITICO

The case file names 15 MPs — 13 from the ruling New Democracy (ND), and one each from the opposition Pasok and Syriza parties — alongside regional officials and former agency executives. Brazen conversations Prosecutors requested wiretaps on the phones of OPEKEPE officials, among others, and the case file includes dozens of startlingly brazen conversations. These […]

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EU leaders try to out-bully Trump, floating world trade club without US – POLITICO

EU leaders try to out-bully Trump, floating world trade club without US – POLITICO

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk revealed the bloc had to be “very innovative … sometimes maybe unpredictable — as our friends from the other side of Atlantic.”  Poland currently holds the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. And Tusk, a former European Council president, is a veteran of Brexit negotiations, having chaired

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How big is Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York primary? | Elections

How big is Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York primary? | Elections

The democratic socialist candidate’s victory in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor shocks US politics.  A political earthquake, say the headlines. A stunning victory. A wake-up call for the Democratic Party in the United States. Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City’s mayoral primary has sent the news media into overdrive. But what’s

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Prosecutors say Diddy used power to abuse women in closing remarks of trial

Prosecutors say Diddy used power to abuse women in closing remarks of trial

Prosecutors make closing arguments in six-week trial that heard harrowing testimony from people who faced alleged abuse. United States prosecutors argued that Sean “Diddy” Combs used his wealth and influence to evade accountability for violently abusing women in closing arguments in the entertainment mogul’s trial. Prosecutors told the jury on Thursday that Combs, who has

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EU told to present options for Israel action, says Lithuanian president – POLITICO

EU told to present options for Israel action, says Lithuanian president – POLITICO

“Nobody is able to tolerate this humanitarian situation right now. So we need decisions. And the high representative was asked to bring initial proposals to the table and she will do it … during July and probably the [Foreign Affairs Council] will take some measures,” he went on. Kallas presented the findings of an internal

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‘Witch-hunt’: Trump calls for cancellation of Netanyahu’s corruption trial

‘Witch-hunt’: Trump calls for cancellation of Netanyahu’s corruption trial

President Trump extolls Israeli leader as a ‘warrior’, says the US will be the one that ‘saves Bibi Netanyahu’ amid corruption trial. United States President Donald Trump has called for Israel to cancel the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, or grant him a pardon, describing the case against the Israeli leader as a

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Lucy Roberts arrest: Vacation selfies of a British woman ‘dripping in diamonds’ lead to her arrest for jewelry theft, police say

Lucy Roberts arrest: Vacation selfies of a British woman ‘dripping in diamonds’ lead to her arrest for jewelry theft, police say

CNN  —  A former jewelry store manager in the United Kingdom was sentenced to 28 months in prison after posting selfies wearing stolen merchandise and sending them to her coworkers, Humberside Police said in a statement. Lucy Roberts, 39, frequently took jewelry home with her during the year she worked at a high-end shop, police

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Death toll from rain-fuelled landslide in Colombia rises to 11

Death toll from rain-fuelled landslide in Colombia rises to 11

Authorities say that rescue workers continue to search for the missing and assist residents in town outside of Medellin. At least 11 people have been killed and 15 remain missing after a landslide in the city of Bello in Colombia’s northwest, according to authorities. Evacuation orders and rescue efforts continue a day after the landslide,

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Kenyan Gen Z protests in Nairobi leave eight dead, doctors say

Kenyan Gen Z protests in Nairobi leave eight dead, doctors say

Protesters demand resignation of President Rutopublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 13:40 BST Akisa WanderaReporting from Nairobi Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Protesters have been largely peaceful Chanting “Ruto must go,” thousands of protesters have flooded Nairobi’s streets to demand the resignation of the president. They waved Kenyan flags and carried branches as a symbol

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