内容摘要：At this key moment in geopolitics, leadership in the EU is sorely missing. The bloc is beginning to feel rudderless, with the rise of more autocratic, Russia-sympathising leaders in Hungary, Slovakia and Romania - and French and German focus weakened and distracted.

At this key moment in geopolitics, leadership in the EU is sorely missing. The bloc is beginning to feel rudderless, with the rise of more autocratic, Russia-sympathising leaders in Hungary, Slovakia and Romania - and French and German focus weakened and distracted.

"I leave with memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life and a deeper understanding of myself and what I am capable of," she wrote."It has been a lesson in patience, determination and self-belief.

"I am a firm-believer in 'what's for me, won't miss me' and this was for me, what a joy! I'm excited for what is next in this new chapter."University staff are to be balloted over strike action amid attempts to plug a £35m shortfall.More than 1,000 people could take industrial action after Newcastle University introduced a promotion freeze, travel restrictions and a voluntary redundancy scheme, the University and College Union (UCU) said.

A previous consultative ballot, with a turnout of 44%, found 74.6% of members were in favour of industrial action.The university said it was "not immune to the challenges currently affecting the UK higher education sector".

The ballot will open on Monday.

found through internal university emails the institution was facing the deficit due to a decline in international students.Flights to the Middle Eastern nation's capital were suspended at the start of the pandemic, but he said he was "actively encouraging" the airline to restart services as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Wizz Air ended its flights from Cardiff in 2023, and the only direct flight to Paris stopped in March 2024.But Mr Birns said the reintroduction of cargo services was "fantastic news".

The flights will be operated by European Cargo, a British carrier which has an existing base in Bournemouth.Its second UK base in Cardiff has opened with three flights a week using dedicated Airbus aircraft, with the option of increasing to four flights in future.