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Ireland Proposes €141 Billion Cut to Next EU Budget as Germany-Led Bloc Presses for More

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Ireland Proposes €141 Billion Cut to Next EU Budget as Germany-Led Bloc Presses for More

Ireland has proposed EU budget cuts worth €141 billion in the bloc's next seven-year spending plan. The draft falls short of what Germany and its allies have demanded. At least one of them has already criticised it. Ireland currently holds the EU's rotating presidency. Its draft compromise, known as the negotiating box, was circulated on 10 October. It sets spending for 2028–2034 at €1,622 billion in 2025 prices. That is 8% below the European Commission's proposal and still 30% above the current budget. In current prices, the total is about €1,825 billion. Where the cuts fall Most of the reduction lands on competitiveness and overseas cooperation. Funding for competitiveness, research and defence would fall 13% to €456 billion. The Global Europe programme, which finances cooperati...

Hurricane Isaias Heads for Gulf Coast as Evacuations Widen in Florida and Alabama

Hurricane Isaias Gulf Coast evacuations widened on Friday as officials in Florida and Alabama sent visitors away from beaches, closed schools and airports, and prepared shelters ahead of a landfall expected this weekend. The storm is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. It strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday and was moving toward the northern Gulf Coast. CNN reported early Friday that Isaias was expected to become a major hurricane soon, meaning Category 3 or stronger. The Red Cross expects landfall late Friday or early Saturday. Forecasters have warned of life-threatening storm surge, tornadoes and flooding. Hurricane Isaias Gulf Coast evacuations: where orders are in force In Florida, mandatory evacuations took effect at noon local time on Thursday for co...

Debris Found Off Nantucket as Search Continues for Six Aboard Canadian Air Ambulance Jet

The Gulfstream G100 lost contact early Saturday on a flight from Bermuda to Boston; the cause has not been established. NANTUCKET, Mass. — The Nantucket air ambulance search entered its second day on Sunday, with U.S. Coast Guard crews still looking for six people after finding debris from a Canadian medical jet in the Atlantic. The Coast Guard has confirmed the debris is linked to the aircraft, which disappeared early Saturday, October 3, 2026, while flying from Bermuda to Boston. Four Canadians and two Bermudian nationals were on board, and their families have been informed. Officials had not announced that anyone had been found as of the latest reporting on October 4. What we know about the Nantucket air ambulance The Federal Aviation Administration said it issued a Search and ...