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After a somewhat unconvincing showing in the teeth of a grilling by several European Parliament committees, Swedish former EU affairs minister Jessika Roswall has been waved through as the next environment commissioner.

Donald Trump already pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement to halt global heating once, and his presidential election victory means he could be about to do so again. Many are now looking to the EU to hold the line.

Ex-US president Donald Trump is close to re-election, as projections indicate that key states are in the hand of the Republicans.

Bulgaria’s Commission designate will make it easier for SMEs and start-ups to apply for EU funding. ADVERTISEMENTEkaterina Zaharieva, Bulgaria’s EU Commission designate, today received the backing from lawmakers to become the bloc’s first ever Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, giving MEPs a pledge to engage national finance ministers in dialogue to promote investment. Zaharieva (EPP), who previously was Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister (2017 to 2021) and Minister Justice from 2015 to 2017, got the go-ahead from the chairs and coordinators who vote behind closed doors, after the public hearing, Bulgarian lawmaker Eva Maydell (EPP) said on X. Criticism during the hearing…

The addition of Nvidia to the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a notable milestone, suggesting a more stable outlook for the AI chipmaker in its continued rise and increasing prominence in the tech sector. ADVERTISEMENTThe artificial intelligence leader Nvidia is set to replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), as announced in a press release by S&P Global on 1 November. This adjustment, taking effect before trading opens on 8 November, will also see Dow Inc. replaced by The Sherwin-Williams Co. in the index. The DJIA, the oldest stock index in the world and one of Wall Street’s…

Last week’s massive floods in the southern European country killed over 200 people, with many still missing. Search efforts continue amid anger at authorities. ADVERTISEMENTIn Valencia, where massive flooding last week killed more than 200 people, the search continued for bodies inside houses and thousands of wrecked cars strewn in the streets, on highways, and in canals that channelled last week’s floods into populated areas.Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said that authorities can still not give a reliable estimate of the missing. Spanish national television RTVE, however, has broadcast pleas for help by several desperate people whose loved ones are…

Three Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after a six-month mission full of scientific exploration on the country’s private space station.

Russia claims it has seized control of Vyshneve village in Donetsk near the strategic hub of Pokrovsk, while Ukraine reports it has intercepted 66 of 96 drones launched by Russia.

The US conducted a joint drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday, deploying a long-range bomber in response to North Korea’s recent test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile aimed at reaching the US, according to South Korea’s military.

Pedro Sanchez: “I know that we have to do better and that we have to give our all, but I also know that we have to do it together.” ADVERTISEMENTSpain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked support from the European Union to assist Spain recover from what he called “the most serious flooding that our continent has seen so far this century.””We are in communication with the European Commission and that we have begun the procedures to request aid from the European Solidarity Fund and the use of other community support resources from the European Union,” Sánchez said during a news…