Europe Weighs Pivot to China Amid Fraying Transatlantic Ties

Last weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) unleashed a geopolitical earthquake that may realign Europe’s relationship with the U.S. and China. U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance delivered a conference speech that The Guardian described as a “blistering …

Europe, rearming is cheaper than war

Europe urgently needs to rearm. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the broader threat that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime poses to Europe, requires nothing less. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has also now made clear that neither …

In Europe’s crisis Starmer and Badenoch should learn from Sunak

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris creates dramatic fireball over Europe, crashes in Poland

A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early Wednesday (Feb. 19), blazing a trail of fire through European skies. Across the English region of Lincolnshire, the fireball was visible over homes, with locals posting images on social media, the BBC reported. …

Manchester joins Northern cities at South by Southwest in Texas to showcase thriving digital, creative and music firms

Cities across the North of England are joining forces to promote the region’s tech and creative businesses at the world-famous South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Texas. Greater Manchester is sending a delegation of city and business leaders to the music …

TotalEnergies, Air Liquide to decarbonize its refineries in Northern Europe with green hydrogen

EXA Infrastructure Partners with IOEMA to Strengthen Northern Europe’s Connectivity

London, 18th February 2025 – EXA Infrastructure, the critical digital infrastructure platform provider, has been chosen by IOEMA as the landing partner for its new submarine cable in Leiston, UK. From the cable landing station EXA will also provide …

Vandals destroy experimental 'AET' vines in northern Italy

Vandals have uprooted 10 small Chardonnay plants, including five experimental vines and five ‘control’ vines, in San Floriano di Valpolicella, northern Italy. Unknown perpetrators attacked the experimental vineyard being used by the Department of …

Cayman Islands firm opens office in Northern Ireland

And a man from Co Londonderry, who’s a director at Paget-Brown Financial Services, said he had driven the company to set up here. The financial, regulatory and governance services firm was founded in the Cayman Islands in 1981. It employs 40 staff and has …

TotalEnergies, Air Liquide to decarbonize its refineries in Northern Europe with green hydrogen

In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonize the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands, for the production and delivery of some 45,000 tons a year of green …