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An apparent drone strike started a fire at a fuel storage facility in Sevastopol, the main port in Moscow-annexed Crimea, on Saturday, the Moscow-installed governor there said. The strike came as Russia hurled missiles at cities across Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 26 civilians in the first large-scale air strikes in nearly two months. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Panelists elaborated on the EU Pharma Package and the potential showdown with the pharma sector and called Europe out for being late to the Artificial Intelligence party.

Record breaking temperatures in some Spanish areas, as April sees new highs. #StateOfTheUnion

Talking Europe interviews Jo?o Gomes Cravinho, Portugal’s top diplomat. He discusses whether Portugal’s ally, Brazil, could have a role to play in talks between Ukraine and Russia one day – this after the president of Brazil, which has not imposed sanctions on Russia, nor sent ammunition to Kyiv, called for a negotiated settlement. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recently visited Portugal as part of a European diplomatic tour. Cravinho also talks about EU and NATO support to Ukraine, as well as Portugal’s relations with China in the light of how Lisbon approaches the questions of both Macau and Taiwan.

The fallout continues from Emmanuel Macron’s remarks about China and the US. On his way back from a state visit to China, the French president said that Europe should not be a “follower” of either Washington or Beijing, or get caught up in any escalation. Despite the resulting backlash on both sides of the Atlantic, he stood by the comments, saying on a later trip to the Netherlands that being a US ally doesn’t mean being a “vassal”.

A report by the New Economics Foundation looks into the challenge of reconciling the European Green Deal with the bloc’s fiscal rules.

As online violence targeting women continues to rise, artificial intelligence is set to take trolling to a whole new level. So will the European Union’s new Digital Services Act make tech platforms a safe place for women? Annette Young talks to Asha Allen from the Centre for Democracy and Technology. Also members of Uganda’s lesbian community bravely speak out as the Ugandan parliament passes sweeping anti-gay legislation that criminalises anybody identifying as LGBTQ+. This as the country’s president urges politicians to reconsider the bill.

Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, on Friday pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity.

An OECD report released on Tuesday described workers as receiving a double blow to their livelihoods.

Britain’s High Court ruled Thursday that part of a strike by thousands of nurses planned for next week is illegal, handing a small victory to the government in its bitter dispute with public sector unions.

Spain’s national weather service said temperatures would “reach values typical of summer” across most of the country, with a high of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) forecast Thursday for the southern Guadalquivir Valley.

S&D Leader Iratxe Garc?a said EPP Chair Manfred Weber was “making a fool of himself” after Weber attacked the European Commission’s partiality.

The new system aims to make medicines more affordable and available for citizens across the bloc but the sector is criticising key measures.

The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a series of legislative proposals to reform the EU’s fiscal rules.

The bodies of 11 people, (including a child) have washed up on the shores of Libya -after their boat sank while they were trying to cross the Mediterranean. At least four people were able to swim to safety. FRANCE 24’s James Mulholland tells us more.

In Spain, scorching temperatures are set to break records for April. A week of unprecedented heat’s on the way bringing with it concerns over the country’s water reserves and warnings of wildfires. FRANCE 24’s Charlotte Hughes tells us more.

In an interview with Euronews, Emily O’Reilly said citizens were “almost predestined” to distrust the EU institutions.

The new law will mean greater investments in new technologies, as well as industries that contaminate wastewater having to pay-to-pollute.

Tech companies with over 45 million active monthly users are considered “very large” by the European Commission and have to respect certain privacy and transparency obligations.

Russian forces occupy some 20 percent of Georgia’s territory, a consequence of two wars. Officially, Georgia wants to join NATO and the EU; these ambitions are even written into its constitution. But behind the scenes, the country’s de facto ruler – oligarch Bidzina Ivanizhvili – is suspected of sabotaging the reforms demanded by Brussels. This has put the ruling party at odds with the population, since the vast majority of Georgians are in favour of joining the EU. FRANCE 24’s Elena Volochine reports from Tbilisi.

Several companies have already put in bids, an EU official said in the morning, just two hours after the platform was launched. The first deliveries are now expected to be carried out in late June or beginning of July.

After Finland became NATO’s 31st member on April 4, claims started circulating online that Russian nuclear weapons were spotted at Russia’s border with Finland. We tell you where these missiles really come from in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Greenpeace Belgium said, however, that a political declaration will not be enough and that they will need to monitor investment year by year in order not to miss their objectives.

Nine European countries are holding a summit in Belgium aimed at scaling up wind-power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout of the war in Ukraine and the push for renewable energy. Our science reporter Shirli Sitbon looks at why the North Sea is one of the world’s leading maritime regions for wind farms, and at the impact they have had on biodiversity.

Like many others, Rosa Gil has spent the past 15 years trying to remove the remains of her own grandfather from the same mausoleum.