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Il bilancio delle vittime include tre bambini, ha dichiarato il presidente dell'Ucraina Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

• La Russia ha schierato più di 1.500 droni negli ultimi due giorni, secondo il presidente dell'Ucraina Volodymyr Zelenskyy • Dopo una tesa giornata di intensi attacchi mercoledì, la Russia ha proseguito i suoi colpi sull'Ucraina durante la notte, con almeno un morto e 40 feriti nella capitale, Kyiv, in seguito a segnalati colpi alle infrastrutture civili. • Il presidente dell'Ucraina Volodymyr Zelenskyy ha reagito agli attacchi, dichiarando: "Queste non sono assolutamente le azioni di chi crede che la guerra stia per finire. È importante che i partner non rimangano in silenzio riguardo a questo attacco."

Sergei Lavrov commenta prima dell'incontro odierno tra i leader dei 'Bucharest Nine' e il segretario generale della Nato Mark Rutte. Il Ministro degli Esteri russo Sergei Lavrov ha dichiarato che, nonostante alcuni primi segnali positivi sulle relazioni USA-Russia sotto Donald Trump, in realtà 'non sta succedendo nulla', poiché il processo di pace per porre fine alla guerra in Ucraina sembra essere bloccato. Parlando con i media russi, Lavrov ha affermato che le 'belle parole' sulle potenziali cooperazioni con gli Stati Uniti non hanno portato finora a risultati, poiché 'non succede nulla nella vita reale'. Continua a leggere...

• Ditto, startup di IA per la sanità con sede a Rotterdam, ha ottenuto un finanziamento di 7,6 milioni di euro guidato da Heal Capital per espandere la sua applicazione di comunicazione tra paziente e medico basata su IA nei mercati europei. • La piattaforma sfrutta l'IA per automatizzare e personalizzare le interazioni con i pazienti, migliorando l'efficienza della comunicazione sanitaria e il coinvolgimento dei pazienti per i fornitori di cure mediche. • Il finanziamento dimostra la fiducia degli investitori nelle soluzioni di IA per l'amministrazione sanitaria e la gestione dei pazienti, un segmento in crescita all'interno della tecnologia sanitaria.

Esclusiva: il Consiglio d'Europa terrà un incontro in Moldova venerdì, mentre l'organismo per i diritti umani si appresta a dichiarare il riconoscimento del diritto dei paesi a controllare le frontiere Europe live – ultimi aggiornamenti I ministri europei discuteranno questa settimana i piani per inviare migliaia di richiedenti asilo respinti verso hub in paesi terzi, ha dichiarato al Guardian il capo dell'organismo per i diritti umani del continente. Alain Berset, segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, ha affermato che le discussioni riguardanti l'allontanamento di persone arrivate in Europa attraverso rotte irregolari avverranno "a livello multilaterale" durante un incontro in Moldova venerdì. Continua a leggere...

I ministri discuteranno inoltre di come intensificare la produzione della difesa e della situazione in Medio Oriente Mentre il Regno Unito attraversa l'ennesima grave crisi governativa, i ministri della difesa dell'UE si riuniscono oggi a Bruxelles per discutere la valutazione delle minacce del blocco, il sostegno all'Ucraina e cosa l'Europa potrebbe fare per aiutare in Medio Oriente. I ministri valuteranno "come possiamo utilizzare il prestito da 90 miliardi di euro, e come procedere affinché questo risponda alle necessità urgenti dell'Ucraina?", ha dichiarato stamattina ai giornalisti Kaja Kallas, capo della politica estera dell'UE. Continua a leggere...

• I ministri degli Esteri si riuniscono per discutere degli ultimi sviluppi in Ucraina, in Medio Oriente e nei Balcani occidentali. • I ministri degli Esteri dell'UE si incontrano questa mattina a Bruxelles per discutere le ultime novità su Ucraina, Medio Oriente e Balcani occidentali. • I colloqui si concentreranno sulla situazione in Ucraina, con il ministro degli Esteri di Kyiv, Andrii Sybiha, che ha salutato "una nuova sensazione di slancio" al suo arrivo per le discussioni di stamattina.

Le autorità sanitarie spagnole affermano che tutti i 146 passeggeri rimangono asintomatici mentre l'imbarcazione arriva nelle acque di Tenerife

All'inizio del cessate il fuoco, Zelenskyy afferma: ‘La Piazza Rossa è meno importante per noi della vita dei prigionieri ucraini che possono essere riportati a casa’

Il ministro dell'energia della Norvegia afferma che il paese ha la ‘responsabilità’ di colmare le carenze causate dalle guerre in Ucraina e in Medio Oriente In caso di dubbi sull'impegno della Norvegia a mantenere – e ampliare – la sua produzione di gas e petrolio offshore, il ministro dell'energia, Terje Aasland, ha una risposta concisa: “Svilupperemo, non smantelleremo, l'attività sulla nostra piattaforma continentale”. Questa settimana, con l'allarme degli attivisti ambientali, ha annunciato che tre giacimenti di gas al largo della costa meridionale del paese riapriranno entro la fine del 2028 – quasi tre decenni dopo la loro chiusura – per far fronte a una carenza causata dall'impatto della guerra in Ucraina e dalle interruzioni delle forniture dal Medio Oriente. Continua a leggere...

Esclusivo: la co-presidente Vula Tsetsi afferma che è giunto il momento di avviare il dibattito, mentre la dichiarazione viene concordata all'incontro annuale della leadership a Bruxelles

• Le promesse di ridurre le emissioni e di utilizzare aerei più efficienti dal punto di vista del carburante non riescono a fermare l'aumento, con l'impronta di carbonio di Ryanair cresciuta del 50% rispetto al 2019 • Le emissioni derivanti dai voli in Europa hanno ora superato i livelli pre-pandemia, con l'impronta di carbonio di Ryanair superiore del 50% rispetto al 2019, come dimostrato da una ricerca. • Le emissioni totali dell'aviazione continuano ad aumentare nonostante gli impegni dell'industria per la decarbonizzazione e l'introduzione di aerei più efficienti, spinti dalla massiccia espansione dei vettori low-cost. Continua a leggere...

Findings come after third-hottest April on record globally and amid fears of more brutal European summer weatherEconomic inequality adds more than 100,000 deaths to the vast toll from heat and cold in Europe each year, research has found.Cutting the level of inequality to that of Europe’s most equal region, as measured by the Gini index, would reduce temperature-related mortality by as much as 30%, equating to 109,866 people, the study found. Continue reading...

Ukraine suggested an indefinite ceasefire this week but it was repeatedly violated by RussiaAFP noted that Kyiv said Moscow ignored a Ukrainian call to halt fighting earlier this week that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy cast as a test of whether the Kremlin was serious about providing a brief respite in the four-year war.Russia has threatened a massive strike on the heart of Kyiv if Ukraine disrupts the Victory Day parade on Saturday, repeatedly urging foreign diplomats to evacuate the Ukrainian capital ahead of time. Continue reading...

A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing – but they could be needed for a while longer yetIn February 2022, while he was plugging away at rendering the US writer Dana Spiotta’s novel Wayward into French, the literary translator Yoann Gentric decided he needed a bit of light relief. He would test whether AI could put him out of work.Gentric had been grappling with a short non-verbal sentence that described the book’s protagonist’s feelings upon opening a window: “Bright, sharp night air, bracing.” He put the prompt into DeepL, a neural-network-powered machine translation engine that regularly outperforms Google Translate in accuracy assessments. Continue reading...

Four empty oil tanks were reportedly damaged, although it’s unclear whether the drones belong to Ukraine or RussiaLatvia is investigating two drones which entered its airspace from Russian territory overnight and crashed in eastern part of the country near an empty oil storage facility.Four empty oil tanks were reported damaged, with minor smouldering reported in one of the tanks. The local public broadcaster captured a drone flying in the area on their camera. Continue reading...

Partnership between top startup DeepL and Amazon comes amid concern about Silicon Valley’s monopoly over digital infrastructureAI companies in Europe risk losing their world-leading status in the field of machine translation, industry figures have said, after the decision by one of the continent’s leading startups to partner with Amazon’s cloud computing division provoked alarm.While businesses in the EU have generally lagged behind the US and China in AI adoption, a small group of European companies have cornered the global market for high-quality machine translations for professional use. Continue reading...

Julie, once a circus elephant, and Kariba, from a Belgian zoo, are to be moved to a former ranch in PortugalEurope’s first large-scale elephant sanctuary, which is opening to offer a more natural environment for some of the 600 animals still held in captivity across the continent, is to receive its first arrivals.Julie, Portugal’s last circus elephant, will be moved next month to the animal charity Pangea’s multimillion pound sanctuary in the Alentejo, 200km (124 miles) east of Lisbon, close to the border with Spain. Continue reading...

The 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism effortsThe Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday.The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents. Continue reading...

Profits jump to £122m at ticketing retailer but it expects flat or declining revenues over the coming year Business live – latest updatesTrainline has said the US standoff with Iran is hitting its revenues, with rail ticket sales to foreign visitors to Europe affected.The UK-based ticketing retailer said it expected revenues to stay flat or decline over the coming year, citing “the effects of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on inbound air traffic into Europe”. Continue reading...

Ilie Bolojan’s PNL loses confidence vote after less than a year amid austerity drive and far-right surgeRomania’s pro-European government has collapsed after losing a confidence vote, unleashing renewed political turmoil less than a year after the ruling coalition was sworn in and with the far right surging in the polls.“This censure motion is false, cynical and artificial,” the liberal prime minister, Ilie Bolojan, told parliamentarians before the vote on Tuesday. “Any country in a multitude of crises would try to consolidate governments, not to change them.” Continue reading...

French president pitches in for Nikol Pashinyan, who faces stiff challenge from pro-Russia parties in vote next monthEmmanuel Macron has made an unabashed pre-election pitch on behalf of Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, saying the country’s destiny lay with Europe.The French president also accused Russia of abandoning Armenia after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war that led to Azerbaijan displacing tens of thousands of Armenians. Continue reading...

‘Russia could cease fire at any moment, and this would stop the war,’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in sharp criticism of PutinUkraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised Russia’s “utter cynicism” of launching more attacks on Ukraine while also calling for a short ceasefire enabling it to stage its 9 May Victory Parade in Moscow.In a post on X condemning the latest series of attacks, he said:“It is time for Russian leaders to take real steps to end their war, especially since Russia’s defence ministry believes it cannot hold a parade in Moscow without Ukraine’s goodwill.” Continue reading...

Comments at European Political Community summit come as Britain seeks to join EU’s loan scheme for UkraineUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has acknowledged that “tensions” between Donald Trump and Europe are high as he attends a summit of the European Political Community dominated by the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.With European leaders concerned over the US president’s waning interest in the Ukraine war, the prime minister will use the summit in Armenia to begin negotiations to participate in the European Union’s loan scheme for Kyiv. Continue reading...

Canadian PM says Europe is not destined to submit to a more ‘transactional, insular and brutal world’Europe will not submit to a more “brutal world”, and can instead be the base from which a new international order can be rebuilt, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, has said.Carney was speaking as the first non-European leader to attend a meeting of the European Political Community, which opened on Monday amid high tensions in the strait of Hormuz and renewed doubts about the US commitment to Nato. Continue reading...

PM’s attendance at European Political Community meeting in Yerevan signals effort to build new ties after US ruptureCanada is to become the first non-European country to attend a meeting of the European Political Community when the prime minister, Mark Carney, joins Monday’s summit of the 48-plus nation grouping in Yerevan, Armenia.Carney has said he is determined to build a new network of trade and diplomatic alliances after the loss of US markets under Donald Trump. His presence will also represent a show of western support for Armenia in its efforts to distance itself from Russia at a time when the US’s approach to Moscow’s opponents, such as Ukraine, is at best ambiguous. Canadian diplomats have rejected suggestions Ottawa might seek EU membership. Continue reading...

• TechCrunch correspondent Anna Heim identified 21 emerging European AI and tech startups positioned to capture venture investor attention beyond market leaders Mistral AI and Lovable. • The curated list of companies represents underreported opportunities in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies that venture insiders are quietly tracking. • These startups compete in a market where established European firms continue securing massive funding rounds and launching competitive products.

The US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on IranItaly and Spain have joined a growing list of countries that US president Donald Trump is threatening with pulling US troops from as part of a broader review of the US military presence in Europe.Responding to a question from a reporter, Trump said he would “probably” consider such a move, linking it to the two countries’ criticism of the US campaign in Iran.“Look, why shouldn’t I? Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible.” Continue reading...