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Father Mari begins a new mission with the tightening of European migration policy
The NGO Maritime Humanitarian Rescue has reported that this new legislation legitimizes illegal returns and hinders rescue work in the central Mediterranean.
Trump and Putin will meet this Friday in Alaska to try to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine
The US president has said there is a 25% chance that the meeting will not succeed, while the Kremlin has warned that no formal agreement is expected to be signed.
At least 26 people have died as a boat sank off the coast of Lampedusa
The search for missing persons continues, as some 95 migrants were on board two ships that left Tripoli, Libya, early in the morning. Water has begun to enter one of them, causing people to embark on the other. Some 60 have been rescued.
European leaders call for a ceasefire for Trump as the starting point for Friday's meeting with Putin in Alaska
According to Macron, the US president has confirmed by videoconference that NATO will not be involved in Ukraine's security guarantees. Moreover, the French president has explained that Trump has assured them that only Zelensky will negotiate the territories that Ukraine is supposed to cede to Russia.
European Security Council countries call on Israel to abandon its plan to occupy Gaza
The United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia have warned of the danger to the hostages and have stressed that the humanitarian situation in Gaza would worsen.
Netanyahu extends his offensive against Gaza City to displaced persons on the central coast
"This is the best way to accelerate the end of this war," the Israeli Prime Minister said, adding that there is no famine in Gaza and that everything is "a campaign of distortion."
At least 200 people have been arrested in London during a demonstration in support of Palestine Action
The Palestine Action Group has been legally classified as a "terrorist organization" in the United Kingdom since July, following the vandalisation of two aircraft at a local air force military base.
What changes with the new EU law on media freedom?
As this is a regulation, the articles of the new regulation are binding on all EU States without the need for any transposition. One of the major obstacles to the negotiations was the attempt to introduce a clause allowing journalists or their sources to be monitored on grounds of 'national security'.
With the entry into force of Trump's new tariffs, the trade war has broken out
As of today, tariffs of 15% will be imposed on most of the trading partners of the United States, including the European Union.
Trump has once again tightened his trade war with Europe and threatened to impose a 35% tariff on him
The US president has threatened the European Union to raise the 15% rate agreed at the end of July to 35% if Brussels fails to meet its commitment to invest $600 billion in the US.
Poland reopens trial to Basque journalist Pablo González
This has been ordered upon receipt of the documents issued by the intelligence services, and the trial could take place at the end of October or the beginning of November, with a request for sentences ranging from 3 to 15 years' imprisonment.
France expels a student from Gaza on a scholarship accused of spreading anti-Semitic messages
Nour Attaalah, 25, called for "killing Jews everywhere," and called for "high-definition images" of the executions of Israelis abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Some 60,000 people have demonstrated in Tel Aviv following the broadcast of videos of hostages in Gaza
They have called for a ceasefire agreement that will bring prisoners from Gaza back to Israel, in a massive protest with more people than usual, following the release of videos of them showing the hostages starving and demanding an agreement from the authorities.
Hamas says it will not disarm until a Palestinian state is established
The ECJ has warned Italy that securing a country requires judicial control and guarantees of access to information
Trump has announced a new tariff plan of at least 10%, but it will not enter into force until August 7
The US president has extended the entry into force of tariffs until 7 August, including those applied to imports from the European Union.
Brussels confirms that wine will have a 15% tariff on the US from Friday
For Rioja Alavesa, the United States is very important because it is the second market in volume and value, so Agriculture Counselor Amaia Barredo has called for "exhausting the diplomatic path and negotiation until the last minute" so that wine is an exception.
Trump has sanctioned several countries and rewarded others with tariffs
India and Brazil, members of the international organization BRICS, including Russia, have failed to reach an agreement with Trump. Even Canada could find negotiation difficult, especially after the announcement of official recognition of the State of Palestine.
The Government believes that the tariff agreement could lead to "stability" for companies to make investments
Although it is not an agreement that the Vitoria Government would like, Economic Advisor Mikel Torres has admitted that the pact offers some certainty.
Confebask has warned that Basque companies will have "serious competitive difficulties" in the US
Confebask's economic leader, Pablo Martín, believes that the tariff agreement reached by the European Union and the United States is "bad news" because "Basque companies will have difficulty competing." He sees only one positive aspect: that "after months of uncertainty, we know what to expect." However, he has advanced that it will have a significant impact on "relevant sectors for the Basque industry, such as steel, automotive, machine tools and the wine industry."