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Su Europos Komisijos (EK) pirmininke Ursula von der Leyen (Urzula fon der Lajen) Briuselyje susitikęs premjeras Mindaugas Sinkevičius ragina stiprinti Bendrijos oro erdvės saugumą, pranešė Vyriausybės kanceliarija.

Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to be a secret.

Students are protesting over issues such as overcrowded classes, but the prime minister has condemned reports of violence.

The prime minister will say he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader.

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.

EU lawmakers are calling for the Commission to forbid European firms and banks from applying U.S. sanctions, as Washington weighs sanctioning the International Criminal Court over its actions concerning Israel. The U.S. has already targeted nine of the court’s judges and four prosecutors since the Netherlands-based institution issued a warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “To protect its values, [the EU] needs to protect the ICC and the people who work there. It means … activating the blocking statute,” said Dutch lawmaker Dirk Gotink of the center-right European People’s Party after a closed-door meeting of the economy committee on Monday evening. U.S. sanctions on the ICC, which is based in The Hague, would present it with numerous operational challenges such as paying staff, accessing IT services and maintaining its detention facilities. The blocking statute could protect the court by preventing European companies from complying with U.S. sanctions. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday visited the ICC in a show of support. His appearance was notable given Germany’s otherwise stalwart backing for Israel. At a joint press conference with Wadephul, Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen called the blocking statute the “nuclear option,” the AP reported. The Dutch government has been in touch with the Commission to ensure it can be quickly enacted, the Foreign Affairs Ministry told POLITICO. French judge Nicolas Guillou, speaking at the economy committee hearing, said: “What’s at stake is whether we are going to be a democracy in the 21st century,” adding: “Will there be the rule of law in Europe?” “We are in between terrorists from al Qaeda and Daesh, with some kleptocrats and some international drug traffickers in the same list.” Guillou is one 13 ICC officials that the U.S. has sanctioned, including its president, Tomoko Akane of Japan. French Socialist and economy committee chair Aurore Lalucq said: “What’s happening … is a major test for Europe. It is also a test of our political will. Do we want to give up on our values or not?” She called for the Commission to intervene at the highest political level. “We know that the U.S. administration only functions with signals of clarity,” Gotink agreed. “What we need is leadership from the Commission.” The Dutch politician insisted that one big problem is the overcompliance of European financial firms with Washington sanctions. “Banks in Europe automatically apply American sanctions, no questions asked. Within one hour, a couple of hours, you are blocked from your account,” he said. “This automaticity stems from the time when we thought that the Americans were still our friends. Of course we take over sanctions from the Americans. They liberated our continent. But that time is over, and we need to stop automatically following the State Department, knowing also what kind of policies are currently being developed in that place.” Their voices add to a growing chorus of European politicians standing up for the court, which has 125 member countries around the world.

LIVERPOOL, England — Reform UK is still the “main threat” to Labour despite Nigel Farage’s party tumbling in the polls, according to Labour Chair Bridget Phillipson. Speaking at the POLITICO pub at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Phillipson said that although Farage’s party faces a host of “unanswered questions” over its donations, they remain “well-organized, they are well-funded, and you know — they’re not going anywhere.” Phillipson acknowledged, however, that Labour should not “write off” the threat from the Tories, who sunk to their worst-ever result at the 2024 general election but have steadily regained ground in the national polls under Leader Kemi Badenoch. Pressed on the rising Tory threat, Phillipson told the “Politics at Sam and Anne’s” podcast: “I think history would show how electorally successful they are. But what I would say is that they have never reconciled with why they lost so badly in 2024.” Donor move Elsewhere in her POLITICO pub interview, Phillipson threw her weight behind moves to limit how parties can spend donations in the run-up to an election. Labour is currently grappling with how to fight back against a mega-haul of donations to Reform from crypto entrepreneurs. There is currently no limit on the amount individual donors based in the U.K. can give to a political party, although donations above £11,180 must be reported to the Electoral Commission watchdog.  There is concern in Labour that a stringent cap could hit the governing party’s union funders, and Phillipson Monday that said she has “mixed views” on a policy to cap individual donations. The equalities minister defended union cash in politics, arguing that “working people whose voices would not otherwise be heard” have the right to contribute. But she said: “I’m more interested in how you make sure you regulate the spending rather than individual donations, because I think the latter is where we see increasing challenges around pushing the boundaries of the rules.”

Hungary's Parliament lifts immunity of incumbent leader and two former ministers, clearing the way for criminal probes.

AI giant says GPT-6.1 Astra failed to meet alignment standards during internal testing.

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US prosecutors reopened an investigation on Monday into an alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University after the woman involved accused the school of failing to punish those responsible adequately. In a lawsuit, she said seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged her with ketamine and assaulted her. Cornell closed the fraternity and expelled several students.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon traded barbs on Monday over high school students blockading classes to demand more resources. The students cite teacher shortages, deteriorating schools and heavy schedules. The dispute comes ahead of next spring’s presidential election, amid mounting pressure over France’s finances.

Pope Leo XIV ended his four-day visit to France in Metz on Monday by urging Europe to build on its Christian heritage and culture of dialogue rather than succumb to what he called the “desire for domination” behind many of today’s wars.

The UN General Assembly marked 25 years of the Durban Declaration on racism and racial discrimination with a high-level meeting in New York.