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Canada leads a NATO brigade in a significant foreign military deployment, training 45,000 Ukrainian troops since the Crimean Peninsula’s annexation. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion, training moved to Poland. Carney will meet with Polish President Donald Tusk, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, discussing aerospace, defense, energy, and nuclear sectors in Poland.…

The foreign ministers from around 20 nations, including Portugal, along with the head of European diplomacy, have urged Israel to “immediately reverse” its “unacceptable” plans for new settlements near Jerusalem. In a joint statement, signed by Portugal’s Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, they condemned the Israeli Higher Planning Committee’s approval of settlement…

Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Leaders of the European Union marked Ukraine’s independence day on Sunday by highlighting Brussels’s ongoing support for Kyiv in its defence against Russian aggression. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on her X handle said: “A free, democratic and independent Ukraine. That’s what you are fighting for. …

The agreement limits most U.S. tariffs on EU products to 15 percent, covering cars and pharmaceuticals, while providing exemptions for generics and aircraft components. Critics, such as former World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy, have cautioned that the deal threatens to weaken Europe’s reputation as a proponent of rules-based trade. However, von der Leyen emphasized…

Moscow (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, blamed Western nations on Sunday for trying to “block” peace discussions to conclude the Ukraine fighting, after a spurt of diplomatic activity appeared to delay. What does Zelensky blame on Moscow?Why does Putin claim Ukraine is a hostage of the West? Lavrov said in…

A research team at Rice University has innovated a method for growing ultrathin semiconductors directly on electronic components. Detailed in a study in ACS Applied Electronic Materials, this technique could revolutionize the integration of two-dimensional materials into future electronics and computing technologies. The team employed chemical vapor deposition to grow tungsten diselenide, a 2D semiconductor,…

Lagarde highlighted Germany and Spain, noting that Germany’s GDP would be about 6 percent lower without migrant labor, and Spain’s robust recovery also benefits significantly from foreign workers. Across the eurozone, employment has risen by over 4 percent since 2021, despite central bankers implementing the steepest rate hikes in a generation. The ECB president emphasized…

A trilateral meeting involving Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, and U.S. President Donald Trump is potentially set to occur in Budapest, Hungary. This information comes from an unnamed White House official, as reported by Reuters. The source indicated that President Trump has discussed the proposed meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.…

Oslo (Eurotoday) – The Norwegian government announced on Sunday that it will provide around 7 billion Norwegian crowns (roughly $696.12 million) to air defence systems to Kyiv, Reuters reported. How are Germany and Norway cooperating on patriot systems?How much has Norway committed to Ukraine since 2022? In a statement, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store…