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The Spanish Prime Minister confirmed an additional €10.4 billion investment in defence and security to bring the country’s spending from 1.28% of GDP to the 2% NATO target agreed in 2014.

ADVERTISEMENTDonald Trump has stepped up his attacks on US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while the Supreme Court is simultaneously considering a case that could make it easier for the president to fire him.It comes after Trump suggested on Thursday that he has the power to remove Powell and criticised him for not aggressively cutting interest rates.“If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me,” Trump said. “I’m not happy with him.”In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Monday, Trump called Powell “a major loser” and said that energy and grocery…

ADVERTISEMENTThe papal conclave will begin 15-20 days after the death of pope Francis. The closed-door assembly of the College of Cardinals – limited to 120 electors under current regulations – will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, and start proceedings with a mass.In the afternoon a first ballot will be held. After each round, the ballots are burned. Black smoke signals an inconclusive vote; white smoke announces to the world that a new Pope has been chosen.Conclaves can last as little as one day but they have been known to go on for years too: here are a few of the historical outliers:The…

ADVERTISEMENTIt will be a shortened trading week for financial markets due to Easter holidays in Europe and the United States. While risk-aversion sentiment may continue to influence global market movements, key economic data, including manufacturing and services Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMIs), and major corporate earnings are expected to play a critical role in shaping future market trends.S&P Global is scheduled to release its flash manufacturing and services PMIs for April across major economies on Wednesday. These indices measure business activity based on new orders, employment, and confidence. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a figure below 50 signals contraction.EuropeIn…

Thousands of trans activists rally in London, days after the Supreme Court ruled a woman is based on biological sex, thereby excluding trans women from the definition.

ADVERTISEMENTIn early 2006, I fell in love with watching videos of strangers. Sometimes it was middle-aged women discussing recipes and tattoos; other times a goth sharing their collection of dragon incense holders. These grainy windows into ordinary people’s lives were captivating in their mundanity — something real to hold beyond a small teenage existence.This was the advent of YouTube, the video platform that would go on to revolutionise the way we create, consume and connect with content. The very first video was uploaded nearly twenty years ago, on 23 April 2005: a 19-second clip of co-founder Jawed Karim at the…

The Russian president was quoted as saying “we assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example”.

ADVERTISEMENTRecycling has become second nature for many of us, but what products in Europe still struggle to find a second life?Municipalities collected half a tonne of waste per person living in the EU in 2023, the latest figures show, with only around48 per cent of that getting recycled. The pressure is now on to raise that statistic. New EU rules state that by the end of this year, 55 per cent of municipal waste and 65 per cent of packaging waste must be prepared for re-use or recycling. But European countries are struggling to hit these goals. Estimates show that two-thirds of…

The 2015 nuclear deal collapsed with Trump’s unilateral withdrawal in 2018, while Iran abandoned all limits on its nuclear activities and enriches uranium to up to 60% purity, near the weapons-grade levels of 90%.

Surging US tariffs will weaken the global economy and push up inflation this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.