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Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Angola underscores the nation’s struggle with historical exploitation and contemporary corruption. Addressing President João Lourenço, he highlighted the need to combat corruption while advocating for a culture of justice, during his first address to Angola’s governing authorities amid the Pope’s African tour.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hosted a progressive conference in Barcelona, bringing together global leaders to oppose MAGA politics. Brazilian President Lula condemned warlords and tech billionaires, stating, “They’re destroying democracy, workers and nature,” highlighting the urgent need for collective action against these threats.
A shooting in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district has resulted in at least five fatalities, with a child injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the attacker has been eliminated and ten individuals are hospitalised. Four hostages were successfully rescued, as investigations continue.
In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss the EU’s recent decision to be the first to regulate artificial intelligence. Some parties, however, were not completely happy with the final compromise.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for a “rapid end to the institutional political vacuum in Lebanon”, the Elysee said on Friday.
Finland’s new coalition government, which includes the far-right Finns Party, on Friday announced plans to crack down on immigration with the far right heading the interior ministry.
After last week’s bursting of the Nova Kakhovka dam, flood waters in Kherson region are receding and revealing the extent of the damage, like in the Dnipro river island of Afanasiivka where homes and the garlic crop have been washed away. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Gwendoline Dobono reports from Kherson.
MEPs also voted on a report on spyware.
The annual study released by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) warned that the use of illegal substances is a concern to the health of people on the continent, as well as its security.
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