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Europe’s race for economic self-defense has moved from white paper to red alert. Mario Draghi warned in 2024 that, “for the first time since the Cold War, we must genuinely fear for our self-preservation.” A year later, with Donald Trump’s 15% tariffs on EU goods in force and a deteriorating global backdrop, Brussels is scrambling to convert a decade of stalled ideas into hard law and money. The stakes are stark. Global trade is slowing. Cheap Russian energy is gone. The EU, Draghi argued, needs to mobilize up to €800…

Their parents are asking for help to evacuate their children from Tigray. as reported from Nairobi, Albane ThirouardSince the rebel forces from Tigray took over Mekele, the communications network has been cut off again and most roads in the region have been blocked. In addition, there is a lack of food. In total, more than…

Every summer, migration flows to Europe increase. Sailing conditions are better than in winter and there are more attempts to cross the Mediterranean. But the journey is still very dangerous: the central Mediterranean, between Libya and Europe, is still the deadliest migration route in the world. In the last seven days, Ocean Viking, the SOS Mediterranean ship, has rescued 572 people at sea.…

An asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo spent 14 months at Seoul's terminal in a pandemic and arrived in Incheon in February 2020 to be released last week. At the heart of this unusual story is the refusal of the South Korean authorities to study his asylum application. as reported from Seoul, Nicolas roccaOne…

Cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal is moving again After the colossal ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was partially flooded earlier Monday, it has now been released, according to local witnesses and a shipping agency in Egypt. With the help of high tide, a beautiful tugboat managed to unscrew the arch of the skyscraper size ever given from the sandbank by the…