The political situation in Italy
Meloni's balancing act could tear her government apart
The balancing act between Trump's US and a Europe in full rearmament risks tearing apart Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's coalition government, writes Politico.
This includes the far-right Lega party, whose leader Matteo Salvini admires Trump and Putin and is happy to play on Italian voters' reluctance to join peacekeeping operations in Ukraine.
The coalition also includes the center-right Forza Italia party, whose leader Antonio Tajani is strongly pro-European and has advocated a European army, which has led to open arguments with Salvini.
Meloni herself would rather not choose between the US and Europe, and she is skeptical of the Paris- and Berlin-led rearmament project.
- How can you act as a mediator when Trump has acted as he has in recent months? (Meloni) risks making enemies of both sides, says Giovanni Orsina, a professor of modern history at the Luiss University in Rome.
Elon Musk's X
Report: EU prepares multi-billion dollar fine against X
The EU is preparing a fine of over 10 billion kronor against Elon Musk's X, sources tell the New York Times. The reason is said to be that the social media company is not doing enough to combat illegal content and disinformation under the new Digital Services Regulation (DSA).
In addition to the fine, the EU plans to demand that X take steps to change the product, the newspaper learns. A source says the fine could exceed $1 billion. At the same time, the Union is said to be considering the risk of angering Donald Trump because Musk is a close associate of the president.
Trump's USA Ministers' war chat
Pentagon to investigate ministers' war chat
The US Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the chat app Signal to plan attacks against the Houthis in Yemen, several media outlets report.
The investigation will focus on the extent to which Hegseth and other staff followed the agency's rules regarding official communications via commercial messaging services, according to the head of the regulator, Steven Stebbins.
"We will also investigate whether the requirements regarding security classification and document retention were followed," he continues.
The scandal was revealed by The Atlantic after security advisor Mike Waltz accidentally invited the newspaper's editor-in-chief to the chat.
Meloni's balancing act could tear her government apart
The balancing act between Trump's US and a Europe in full rearmament risks tearing apart Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's coalition government, writes Politico.
This includes the far-right Lega party, whose leader Matteo Salvini admires Trump and Putin and is happy to play on Italian voters' reluctance to join peacekeeping operations in Ukraine.
The coalition also includes the center-right Forza Italia party, whose leader Antonio Tajani is strongly pro-European and has advocated a European army, which has led to open arguments with Salvini.
Meloni herself would rather not choose between the US and Europe, and she is skeptical of the Paris- and Berlin-led rearmament project.
- How can you act as a mediator when Trump has acted as he has in recent months? (Meloni) risks making enemies of both sides, says Giovanni Orsina, a professor of modern history at the Luiss University in Rome.
Elon Musk's X
Report: EU prepares multi-billion dollar fine against X
The EU is preparing a fine of over 10 billion kronor against Elon Musk's X, sources tell the New York Times. The reason is said to be that the social media company is not doing enough to combat illegal content and disinformation under the new Digital Services Regulation (DSA).
In addition to the fine, the EU plans to demand that X take steps to change the product, the newspaper learns. A source says the fine could exceed $1 billion. At the same time, the Union is said to be considering the risk of angering Donald Trump because Musk is a close associate of the president.
Trump's USA Ministers' war chat
Pentagon to investigate ministers' war chat
The US Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the chat app Signal to plan attacks against the Houthis in Yemen, several media outlets report.
The investigation will focus on the extent to which Hegseth and other staff followed the agency's rules regarding official communications via commercial messaging services, according to the head of the regulator, Steven Stebbins.
"We will also investigate whether the requirements regarding security classification and document retention were followed," he continues.
The scandal was revealed by The Atlantic after security advisor Mike Waltz accidentally invited the newspaper's editor-in-chief to the chat.
The climate threat Global challenges
Heat records in Australia: "The same shit every year"
The last 12-month period was the warmest on record in Australia. The country also recorded its warmest March on record, 2.4 degrees above average, the meteorological agency said according to The Guardian.
- It's the same shit every year. I think everyone is getting tired of these records being broken all the time, it's starting to become predictable, says climate professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick at the Australian National University.
Although weather conditions also play a role, researchers see that temperatures are constantly rising gradually as a result of climate change, she continues.
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