EU agrees to open two more Ukraine accession clusters after Hungary lifts veto

The European Commission put EU spending on Russian energy since 2022 at $209 billion, below figures cited by Moscow and Donald Trump, and reaffirmed plans to end Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.

A missile strike on Riyadh’s main airport killed 13 people on Saturday, followed by another fatal attack on Sunday. Saudi Arabia has promised a decisive response as the Houthis claim responsibility and warn airlines away from Saudi airports and airspace.

In three spacewalks over 14 days, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot became the first French woman to perform an EVA, helped replace a communications antenna and led work outside the ISS. Stubborn hardware and a restriction in her spacesuit demanded close coordination with her crewmates and Mission Control.

Closer cooperation between philanthropy, capital markets and development institutions is helping attract private investment in climate projects. Predictable contracts, subsidy reform, well-managed utilities and financing for new technologies are also essential to accelerating the transition.

Economist Nicolas Bouzou warns that weak growth, persistent deficits and rising borrowing costs are straining France’s welfare-state model. Political uncertainty adds to the pressure, though he argues that the economy retains important strengths.

Donald Trump announced an immediate halt to Russian and Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure, but the agreement’s scope and status remained unclear. European leaders backed Volodymyr Zelensky amid renewed U.S. pressure, while deadly airport strikes in Saudi Arabia and mounting fiscal strains in France added to a turbulent international picture.