30 m. ago Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter | Georg Riekeles

Appeasing Trump has only emboldened him. But European leaders are not as helpless as the US president believesGeorg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy CentreEU leaders’ tough rebukes to Donald Trump in Davos must be followed by concrete action when they convene in Brussels on Thursday night. The US president’s attempt to strong-arm Greenland and Denmark, backed by explicit tariff threats against those who refuse to comply, is not bluster or improvisation. It is economic coercion, openly deployed to force political submission and territorial concessions. The danger lies in the demand itself, but also in how Europe responds.The EU has reached a moment of truth. If it cannot defend one of its member states whose most basic interests are under direct threat, then the EU is weakened as a geopolitical actor and emptied of purpose.Georg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy CentreDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you ...

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43 m. ago Mercy review – Chris Pratt takes on AI judge Rebecca Ferguson in ingenious sci

It is the year 2029 and an LA cop finds himself accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to clear his name before robo-justice sends him downIrish writer Marco van Belle delivers an entertaining script for this real time futurist thriller-satire set in LA in 2029, in a world (as they say) where AI is wholly responsible for assessing criminal guilt or innocence. You’ve heard of RoboCop. This is RoboJustice. Veteran Russian-Kazakh film-maker Timur Bekmambetov directs, bringing his usual robust approach to the big action sequences, and Chris Pratt stars as the LAPD cop accused of murder. (Longtime Pratt fans will appreciate a cameo appearance here of Pratt’s fellow cast-member from TV’s Parks and Recreation, Jay Jackson, effectively reprising his performance as sonorous TV newsreader Perd Hapley.)The film’s ostensible target is the insidious power of AI, though the movie partakes of today’s liberal opinion doublethink, in which we all solemnly concur that AI is very worrying wh...

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43 m. ago Meet the Glamorous Cast of Ladies of London: The New Reign (Official Photos & Bios)

Meet the Glamorous Cast of Ladies of London: The New Reign (Official Photos & Bios)  Bravo

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43 m. ago 'Ladies of London' Season 4: Cast, Premiere Date, Trailer, More Updates

'Ladies of London' Season 4: Cast, Premiere Date, Trailer, More Updates  TV Insider

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43 m. ago Ladies of London: The New Reign Trailer Features Rumors of "Madams" and Ruthless Disses

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44 m. ago ‘Ladies Of London: The New Reign’ Cast Photos, Premiere Date & Trailer Set At Bravo

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47 m. ago Family ‘didn’t accept’ man stabbed with scissors died by suicide, court told

Police initially believed that there were no suspicious circumstances when Osaretin Oronsaye, 62, was found dead at his flat in Dartford in July 2025.

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57 m. ago Michelle Keegan reveals baby daughter Palma, 10 months, has reached a major milestone as she shares a sweet photo of her crawling on the beach during family holiday

Michelle Keegan revealed her baby daughter Palma has reached a major milestone as she shared a sweet photo of her crawling on the beach during a family holiday. 

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66 m. ago Gogglebox's Simon Minty shares hospital snap before painful surgery as fans rally round

Simon Minty received support from fans after the Gogglebox star uploaded a photo from hospital

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68 m. ago Rare 'bonkers' bird spotted and photographed in UK after disappearing 600 years ago

The bird was spotted on the border of England and Wales last week

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72 m. ago ‘We played to 8,000 Mexicans who knew every word’: how the Whitest Boy Alive conquered the world

He lit up Europe with bands ranging from Peachfuzz to Kings of Convenience. But it was the Whitest Boy Alive that sent Erlend Øye stratospheric. As they return, the soft-singing, country-hopping sensation looks backIf you were to imagine the recent evolution of music in Europe as a series of scenes from a Where’s Wally?-style puzzle book, one bespectacled, lanky figure would pop up on almost every page. There he is in mid-90s London, handing out flyers for his first band Peachfuzz. Here he is in NME at the dawn of the new millennium, fronting folk duo Kings of Convenience and spearheading the new acoustic movement. There he is strumming his guitar in the vanguard of Norway’s “Bergen wave”. Then he’s off spinning records in Berlin nightclubs during the city’s “poor but sexy” post-millennial years. By the 2010s, he’s driving a renaissance of Italian chamber pop as part of La Comitiva, his bandmates hailing from the southern tip of Sicily.It’s hard to think of a figure more musically c...

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85 m. ago Heartbreaking tributes to 'funny and caring boy', 19, who died in tragic collision

William Thomas Sullivan was pronounced dead after the two-car smash in Lancashire

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86 m. ago Jason Statham says he no longer gets 'nervous' before action films as he reveals surprising London ‘shelter’ between roles

The British actor, 58, spoke with The Standard at the UK premiere for his new film, Shelter, where he was joined by long-time partner Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

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87 m. ago Mother, 24, weeps in court after boyfriend 'shook her baby to death in fit of rage' after arguing with ex

A mother wept in court as she blamed her boyfriend for the death of her five-month-old baby, who he allegedly shook to death after rowing with an ex-girlfriend.

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92 m. ago Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean says he knew something was wrong with 'tortured soul' Liam Payne before he died

Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean says Liam Payne was a "tortured soul" but an "incredible human being" - And reveals how he knew something was up with the late singer before he passed away in 2024

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1 hour ago Danny Rohl clears up Rangers Champions League confusion as boss reveals he's 'knocking on the door' for transfers

The clash with Ludogorets could have big implications on next season's Champions League campaign

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1 hour ago Woman in her 80s dies after falling in pothole and breaking her hip

A woman in her 80s has died after falling in a pothole and breaking her hip - as her MP warns the Prime Minister it is time for action.

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1 hour ago Gabby Logan admits fears over TV return after devastating call during Match of the Day

Gabby Logan had to leave midway through Match of the Day earlier this month after rushing to a family emergency as her father passed away - but she was back in action on Tuesday

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