President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. Trump, in a statement, said Zeldin, who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022, would “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will [&h

An Italian court has ruled that seven migrants held in an offshore asylum-processing centre in Albania must be brought to Italy, in another setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s new migration scheme. The men, who originally come from Egypt and Bangladesh, were picked up by an Italian Navy ship last week in the Mediterranean and [&hellip

In light of the intense Russian attacks near Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine, a catastrophe threatens the defenders, the government-affiliated Ukrainian military channel Deep State reported on Monday. The city is reportedly already surrounded on three sides. Meanwhile, Russian units are attempting to cut off and encircle the Ukrainian military station

Passengers of an Italian high-speed train were left stranded last week after it departed almost one hour early — so it could arrive on time, the train operator acknowledged Monday. Rome’s Termini station had been full of travellers last Friday anxious about the effect of a national transport strike which stopped local buses, trams and [

The fight against climate change is “bigger than one election”, US envoy John Podesta has said. Mr Podesta was speaking at the UN COP29 climate talks after his party lost the White House to Republican and climate sceptic Donald Trump. The re-election of Mr Trump, who is expected to again pull the United States out […]