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‘A turning point’: How the EU is reacting to Johnson’s resignation
From a sigh of reduction to uncertainty about future relations, European leaders and lawmakers reacted to the political disaster in the UK amid the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson as chief of his get together.
Relations between the bloc and its former member have been at a low level as Johnson and his authorities try to unilaterally override elements of the Brexit treaty that apply to Northern Eire — referred to as the Northern Eire Protocol.
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin wished Johnson and his household nicely in an announcement, noting nonetheless that he and his British counterpart didn’t “at all times agree, and the connection between our Governments has been strained and challenged in current instances.”
“Our two Governments working in shut partnership is a key underpinning for peace and prosperity on these islands,” he went on, including that “now we have now a chance to return to the true spirit of partnership and mutual respect that’s wanted to underpin the features of the Good Friday Settlement.”
“I’d as soon as once more urge a pulling again from unilateral motion, whether or not that be on coping with the legacy of the previous, human rights, or the Northern Eire Protocol,” he continued, earlier than concluding that he “stay(s) dedicated to working with the British Authorities and Prime Minister in that spirit within the instances forward.”
‘A turning level’
The EU’s govt in Brussels declined to touch upon Johnson’s departure from Downing Avenue however the Fee nonetheless careworn that “from our perspective the political developments don’t change our place on the protocol or the best way on which we work with our British counterparts on Northern Eire.”
“Our place is that we must always endeavour to hunt options close to the implementation of the protocol,” spokesman Daniel Ferrie advised journalists.
In Strasbourg, the place lawmakers have gathered for per week of plenary periods, tongues weren’t fairly as tied.
“No matter occurs subsequent, the EU should insist on the complete implementation of the NI Protocol. There aren’t any Brexit-opportunities, solely Brexit-costs,” tweeted Manfred Weber, the chief of the most important group within the European Parliament, the European Folks’s Occasion.
Iratxe García Pérez, chief of the Socialists and Democrats group, additionally commented, calling for Johnson’s resignation to “mark a turning level”.
“Boris Johnson’s time in workplace has strained EU-UK relations to an all-time low,” she wrote on Twitter, including: “A plea to his successor: please cease burning bridges with us, please begin constructing them.”
Dutch MEP Man Verhofstadt, in the meantime, mentioned that relations between the EU and UK might solely get higher with out Johnson.
“Boris Johnson’s reign ends in shame, similar to his buddy Donald Trump. The top of an period of transatlantic populism? Let’s hope so,” he tweeted.
“EU – UK relations suffered massively with Johnson’s selection of Brexit. Issues can solely get higher!”
French MEP Nathalie Loiseau referred to as it a “day of hope for improved EU-UK relations constructed on belief and on the complete implementation, in good religion and good will, of agreements negotiated, signed and ratified collectively.”
“We’re prepared. Let’s unite as a substitute of being divided. Let’s keep in mind the which means of friendship,” Loiseau mentioned.
Draft invoice vs infringement procedures
Relations between London and Brussels have drastically soured in current weeks after Johnson unveiled a draft invoice that may allow his authorities to unilaterally override elements of the protocol.
The outgoing British chief, who was elected on a pledge to “Get Brexit executed”, negotiated and ratified the Brexit treaty. However he then circled and argued it endangers the Good Friday Settlement it was meant to guard and threatens political stability in Northern Eire.
Unionists, who wish to retain robust hyperlinks with Nice Britain, have to date refused to affix a devolved authorities till their issues concerning the Protocol are addressed.
The Fee retaliated in opposition to the introduction of the draft invoice by relaunching an infringement process in opposition to the UK that it had placed on maintain for almost a yr, tacking on two new procedures.
These are associated to the UK’s determination to unilaterally implement after which lengthen grace durations waving checks on sanitary and phytosanitary merchandise corresponding to agri-foods, the continued lack of infrastructure and staffing to hold out customs checks within the UK, and London’s failure to share buying and selling knowledge as required below the Protocol.
Michel Barnier, the EU’s former Mr Brexit, who led the negotiations for Brussels and clinched the eleventh-hour deal on Christmas eve 2020, mentioned that Johnson’s resignation “opens a brand new web page in relations” with the British authorities.
“Might it’s extra constructive, extra respectful of commitments made, particularly concerning peace and stability in Northern Eire, and extra pleasant with companions within the EU,” he wrote on Twitter.
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The ceasefire between Israel and Iran did not stop Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from firing off a post on X, slamming President Donald Trump.
“The U.S. president stated, ‘Iran must surrender.’ Needless to say, this statement is too big to come out of the U.S. president’s mouth,” Khamenei wrote.
On June 17, a few days before the U.S. carried out the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Trump took to Truth Social to demand an “unconditional surrender” from Tehran. In a separate message on the same day, Trump said the U.S. had “complete and total control of the skies over Iran.”
Trump also took a swipe at Khamenei himself, saying that the U.S. knew where the Iranian leader was hiding.
“We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” Trump wrote. “He is an easy target, but is safe there — we are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, Jun. 26, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters)
THE MISSING MULLAH: IRAN’S ‘SUPREME LEADER’ A NO-SHOW FOR NEGOTIATIONS, THEN HID AS US POUNDED NUKE SITES
“Under President Trump’s leadership, Operation Midnight Hammer was executed perfectly — obliterating Iran’s nuclear capabilities and bringing them to the table for a ceasefire. This historic outcome was only possible because of America’s military might and the strength of our Commander in Chief,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital.
Khamenei’s remarks appeared aimed more at projecting strength than reflecting reality.
Following Iran’s attack on Al-Udeid, the American airbase in Qatar, Khamenei bragged that Iran “delivered a heavy slap to the U.S.’s face.” However, Trump called it a “very weak response” before revealing that Iran gave the U.S. “early notice” of its planned retaliation.
“Iran has officially responded to our obliteration of their nuclear facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered. There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction. I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done,” Trump wrote. “I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured.”
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and President Donald Trump consider direct military engagement. Apr. 1, 2025 (Khamenei: West Asia News Agency, Reuters; Trump: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
FRONTRUNNERS EMERGE AS IRANIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO KHAMENEI: REPORT
Since Israel launched its operation against Iran, Khamenei has been in hiding and, according to Reuters, his family is being guarded by the Vali-ye Amr special forces unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. Some believed — and even hoped — that the end of the nuclear program would also mean the end of the Islamic Republic’s rule; however, reports of an internal security crackdown have made the possibility of regime change seem less likely.
President Donald Trump is shown in the Situation Room next to an image of the damage done to Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility on Jun. 21, 2025. (The White House; Maxar Technologies via Reuters)
The regime is reportedly carrying out mass arrests and executions. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said Monday that 705 individuals had been arrested in Iran on “political or security-related charges.” Many of the charges involve allegations of espionage on behalf of Israel.
Three people have reportedly already been executed for allegedly spying on behalf of the Mossad, Israel’s equivalent of the CIA, NBC News reported, citing Tasnim, which is affiliated with the IRGC.
The most peaceful area in the entire hospital was a small patio at its centre, where patients rested on benches beneath a wooden pagoda. Nearby, a small, colourful obstacle course helped survivors regain their mobility after surgery and other intensive treatments.
That’s where we met four-year-old Alexandro and his mother, Youseline Philisma.
Alexandro was just one month old when an armed group set fire to the displaced persons camp where they were living. He was plucked from the flames, alive but severely burned.
Since then, Youseline had been taking him to Tabarre’s burn unit — the only one left in the country.
“When I come to the hospital, it’s another world. Everybody understands my little one. Everyone gives us a lot of love,” she told us.
Alexandro will need the burn unit’s care for the rest of his life. Surgeon Donald Jacques Severe is among the doctors treating him.
Severe could leave the country. His wife and children have already done so, departing four years ago for the United States. Armed fighters had overrun their home. Severe himself has a visa to live in Canada. But so far, he has not left.
His fellow surgeon, Xavier Kernizan, tried to explain the sense of duty he and Severe share.
“We know that if we’re not here, someone will struggle,” Kernizan said.
“Personally, we are close to burnout. Sometimes we are close to depression. But there is also this satisfying feeling of having helped to improve someone’s daily life, of offering a little hope to someone in their darkest moments.”
But if the security situation continues to deteriorate, it is impossible to know whether Tabarre Hospital will survive.
On April 11, my documentary team and I drove out of the hospital gates for the first time in a week. We were heading to Petion-Ville, one of the few places in Port-au-Prince still under government control.
There, we walked across a football pitch near the Karibe Hotel, where a helicopter from the World Food Programme picks up passengers. It’s the only way out of the capital right now.
We clambered into the helicopter, its rotors began their churn, and the Haitian capital began to grow smaller as we rose into the air, sailing above the bubble of violence below. I remember feeling relief.
The staff at the hospital stayed behind. They have no intention of leaving.
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