Shorouk Express Measles cases doubled in Europe in 2024 to a 25-year high, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, stressing the importance of vaccinations to curb the illness’ spread. Last year, 127,350 cases of measles and 38 deaths were registered in the WHO’s European region, which counts 53 countries and includes central Asia. …
Shorouk Express EU countries granted citizenship to 1,050,100 foreign residents in 2023, the latest data by Eurostat, the EU statistical office, revealed. This is an increase of over 6 percent compared to 2022 and does not consider the naturalisation of people living abroad, those who acquired citizenship by marriage or descent for instance. Spain was…
Shorouk Express Zelensky arrives at EU summit as leaders prepare peace deal to present to Trump For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sir Keir Starmer has…
Shorouk Express The White House meeting on Friday, meant to reinforce U.S.-Ukraine ties, devolved into a public confrontation when Trump accused Zelenskyy of failing to engage in peace talks with Russia and “gambling with World War III.” Zelenskyy, in turn, insisted that Ukraine could not negotiate without solid security guarantees. The meeting ended with Trump…
Shorouk Express The US president openly berated Zelensky on Friday for not being “thankful”, and later accused the Ukrainian leader of “not being ready for peace” and having “disrespected” the United States in the “cherished Oval Office”. Here are some of the political reactions from around the world. EU: ‘world needs new leader’ European Union…
Shorouk Express Italy’s hard-right leader Giorgia Meloni, a close Trump ally, called on Europeans not to allow deep divisions to open up with Washington and said Rome would, in the hours ahead, call for an EU-U.S. summit to get diplomacy back on track. “What is needed is an immediate summit between the United States, European…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves has called on European allies to follow the UK’s lead and “step up” on defence after Keir Starmer’s pledge to boost spending…
Shorouk Express Elon Musk says multiculturalism ‘dilutes everything’ at German far-right rally For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Voters are heading to the polls in Germany,…
Shorouk Express The Slovak prime minister added that “the absolute majority of the EU member states with the exception of Slovakia and Hungary have endorsed the idea that the war in Ukraine should be used to weaken Russia politically and economically.” In Slovakia, the Fico government’s pro-Moscow and anti-EU policies have fueled a wave of…
Shorouk Express Given the long history of French frustration with Berlin, Merz’s comments were welcomed by politicians, officials and analysts in France, Germany and the U.K. Even some of his political opponents acknowledge privately that talking to the British and French about nuclear protection would be a sensible step. “That a future chancellor, chief of…
