French President Emmanuel Macron said it “would probably take several decades” before Ukraine could join the European Union in a speech to the European Parliament on Monday. Macron said the bloc’s current entry rules could see the process for Ukraine l…
Scholz and Macron plead for ‘new momentum’ to end Ukraine fighting
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the just re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron jointly urged concrete steps be taken toward a ceasefire in Ukraine as they met Monday evening in Berlin. “What we want to achieve is a ceasefire, as soon as possibl…
Reports: Haaland agrees Manchester City deal to depart Dortmund
Superstar striker Erling Haaland has reportedly informed Borussia Dortmund he will leave the Bundesliga club at the end of the season to join Premier League champions Manchester City. Sky television and The Athletic portal have reported City boss Ferra…
Austrian train derailment leaves one dead, several injured
One person died and several others were injured after a train derailed near the Austrian capital Vienna. Authorities said that a wagon of a train derailed and overturned in the district of Mödling, south of the capital, on Monday evening. According to …
Philippine VP urges supporters to accept results of presidential vote
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday urged supporters to “listen” to the voice of the people as an unofficial count showed her trailing behind the son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the vote for the country’s next president. The 57-y…
How to care for the batteries of your power and garden tools
Berlin (dpa) — The basic design of power and garden tools hasn’t changed much over the years — a lawn mower is still a lawn mower. What has changed is the batteries that power them. They have now become so long-lasting that they challenge petrol and ma…
Marcos Jr leads unofficial count to be next Philippine president
The son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was leading an unofficial count of votes cast on Monday to be the next Philippine president, 36 years after his father was ousted over widespread corruption and human rights abuses. Former senator Ferdinand “Bo…
It’s ‘clear’ EU needs widespread reforms, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for comprehensive reforms of the European Union to deepen integration, and for changes to EU treaties to achieve this. Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Macron backed a proposal from the Euro…
Marcos Jr urges supporters to keep watch as he leads unofficial count
Former Philippine senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday urged his supporters to “keep watch on the vote” for the country’s next president as an unofficial count showed him leading with a wide margin over his closest rival. In a “statement of gratitude”…
Former French PM Fillon has embezzlement conviction upheld
A Paris appeals court has upheld the convictions of former French prime minister François Fillon and his wife, Penelope, in a fake job scandal that ended his political career. But the sentences handed to the couple in the 2020 embezzlement trial were r…