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- Family of Ann Widdecombe announces public memorial following her death
- Ukraine launches extensive drone strike on Wildberries warehouses in Russia
- Lawmakers update air passenger rights, enhancing protections for travellers
- Trump threatens 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods worth $20 billion
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- Ireland’s politicians outline plans for EU presidency amid key challenges
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Lawmakers updated air passenger rights on 15 June, following thirteen years of negotiations. The new regulations ban no-show clauses, clarify compensation procedures, and maintain protections for flight disruptions, aiming to reduce reliance on claims agencies, with passenger awareness and clearer communication now essential for effective enforcement.
Ireland’s Minister for International Development Neale Richmond and Sinn Féin MP Rose Conway-Walsh debate Ireland’s upcoming EU presidency, focusing on military neutrality and defence strategy. Richmond emphasizes Ireland’s historical influence, while Conway-Walsh stresses the need to uphold core national values amid growing pressures on military policy.
A wildfire in Cotignac has destroyed nearly 60 homes and extensively damaged five communes in Provence, injuring four people. Rapidly spreading from a nearby field, the blaze led to the evacuation of roughly 500 residents, while the historic Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Grâces narrowly escaped destruction.
Germany’s Bundestag is poised to vote on a significant fiscal package that proposes amendments to longstanding debt policies, aiming to facilitate increased defence spending and establish a €500 billion infrastructure and climate fund.
The vote is seen as a response to Russia’s advances in Ukraine as the United States makes clear Europe can no longer rely on US protection from Russia.
Supporters of lifting the debt restrictions to boost defence spending say it’s essential for European security but there is also opposition. The decision could influence broader European defence initiatives, like the EU’s proposed €800 billion ReArm Europe fund.
A fire at the Pulse nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, resulted in at least 51 fatalities, with the blaze reportedly ignited by fireworks during a performance.
Donald Trump threatens 200% tariff on alcohol from EU if they don’t immediately remove the whiskey tariff in the latest escalation in the trade war.
EU and Canada announce retaliatory tariffs after Donald Trump moved forward with plans to widen US tariffs on Steel and aluminium.
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