50 h. ago Ryder Cup Europe chief opens up on Bethpage Black and Luke Donald position for 2027

Guy Kinnings hails ‘astonishing’ achievement by European players and wants to ‘move on’ from unruly Bethpage Black

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3 d. ago Ukraine faces ‘forever war’ unless Europe steps up pressure on Russia, says ex

Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls for air shield on Nato territory and deployment of European protection force for UkraineUkraine is facing a “forever war” and a slow erosion of territory unless Europe dramatically increases pressure on Russia, including by deploying troops and establishing a missile and drone shield on Nato territory to protect Ukraine from Russian attacks on its infrastructure, a former Nato secretary general has said.Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who held the Nato post from 2009 to 2014 and was the prime minister of Denmark from 2001 to 2009, said in an interview with the Guardian that if countries such as Poland agreed to host such air defences, Russia would understand that an attack on Ukraine would be an attack on the whole of the Nato alliance. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago EU could admit new members by 2030, says its foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas tells reporters more countries could join 27-country bloc, including Montenegro, Albania and UkraineThe European Union could admit new members by 2030, its foreign policy chief has said, as officials praised reform efforts by frontrunners Montenegro and Albania, while criticising backsliding in Serbia and an even steeper democratic decline in Georgia.The verdicts came as the European Commission published its annual report cards on 10 countries that aspire to join the EU, after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 injected new momentum into a process that had long been moribund. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Putin 'is more determined than ever' to continue Ukraine war and secure more territory to justify huge human and financial toll on Russia, US intel says

The findings, shared with members of Congress earlier this month, suggest that Russia has shown no sign of being ready to compromise as Donald Trump attempts to broker peace talks.

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2 w. ago US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in Ukraine

Trump administration hardens stance against the Kremlin day after cancelling a planned summit with Russian leaderThe US has sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine.The sanctions were the first against Russia since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, and were targeted to cut key revenues from oil sales that finance the Russian war machine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Apollo Global chief says Europe ‘at war with itself’ over finance regulation

Marc Rowan tells FT that regulators have yet to catch up with political drive to boost competitiveness

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3 w. ago Apollo’s Marc Rowan says Europe ‘at war with itself’ over finance regulation

Private capital group chief tells FT regulators have yet to catch up with political drive to boost competitiveness

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3 w. ago US treasury secretary accuses Beijing of trying to damage global economy; silver hits record high – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsWhy has US-China trade war restarted and how have markets reacted?A flurry of takeover talk speculation has pushed up shares in budget airline EasyJet this morning.EasyJet’s shares are up over 7%, leading the risers on the FTSE 100 share index.“[The group] does not believe the redress methodology proposed by the FCA appropriately reflects actual customer loss or achieves a proportionate outcome.“...the FCA’s proposed approach to assessing unfairness does not align with the legal clarity provided by the supreme court judgement in respect of the “Johnson” case, which confirmed that the test for unfairness is highly fact specific and must take into account a broad range of factors. The group will continue to engage with the FCA in respect of these points.“Many motor finance lenders did not comply with the law or the rules. It’s time their customers get fair compensation. Recent court judgments show that liabilities exist no matt...

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3 w. ago Famed billionaire who predicted 2008 financial crisis reveals signs America is heading for pseudo 'civil war'

Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, warns the US is entering a 'civil war of some sort' amid debt and polarization. He likens the moment to the late 1930s.

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4 w. ago Uefa president confirms European Championship could face shock overhaul to make it ‘more interesting’

UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin admits he is thinking about jazzing up European Championship qualifying. England breezed into last year's Euros after an unbeaten qualifying campaign which included routine home and away wins against Malta. Fans also sat through mismatches like Portugal vs Liechtenstein and France against Gibraltar, who failed to score and conceded 41 goals...

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