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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
God saved Trump to give Europe last chance to get its act together, says Albanian prime minister
Donald Trump coming to power has given Europe a 'last chance get its act together', the prime minister of Albania has said. Edi Rama, who has just secured his fourth term as prime minister of Albania, warned Europe had been 'sleepwalking' and should use Trump's presidency as an opportunity to 'become a major power' on the world stage. Referencing Trump's comments that God saved his life 'to make America great again', Rama said: 'The other half of the truth is that God saved him to give a last chance to Europe to get its act together. To not simply manage decline, but to change and take the opportunity to become a major power in a space where other powers are emerging. 'Everyone else is making the unthinkable except Europe, who is so far doing more of the same.' Rama spoke at a panel at Wales' Hay Festival on Saturday, alongside British journalist and broadcaster Misha Glenny, Tony Blair's longtime aide Alastair Campbell and award-winning historian and author Anne Applebaum. Discussing the implications of Trump's second term as US president for Europe, Rama said: 'Europe is sleepwalking. It's a big opportunity and its a moment to completely turn the tides and think big.' He added: 'Preaching and talking about the moral high ground and dismissing everything else will not help us to find a way to be reborn out of this situation and to reshape ourselves. [Which we need to do] if we don't want to see Europe shrinking and be rendered an irrelevant force whilst others are emerging.' Hay Festival, which is spread over 11 days, is set in Hay-on-Wye, the idyllic and picturesque 'Town of Books'. The lineup includes Mary Trump, Michael Sheen, Jameela Jamil, and more. The Independent has partnered with the Festival once again to host a series of morning panels titled The News Review, where our journalists will explore current affairs with leading figures from politics, science, the arts and comedy every morning.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
God saved Trump to give Europe last chance to get its act together, says Albanian prime minister
Donald Trump coming to power has given Europe a 'last chance get its act together', the prime minister of Albania has said. Edi Rama, who has just secured his fourth term as prime minister of Albania, warned Europe had been 'sleepwalking' and should use Trump's presidency as an opportunity to 'become a major power' on the world stage. Referencing Trump's comments that God saved his life 'to make America great again', Rama said: 'The other half of the truth is that God saved him to give a last chance to Europe to get its act together. To not simply manage decline, but to change and take the opportunity to become a major power in a space where other powers are emerging. 'Everyone else is making the unthinkable except Europe, who is so far doing more of the same.' Rama spoke at a panel at Wales' Hay Festival on Saturday, alongside British journalist and broadcaster Misha Glenny, Tony Blair's longtime aide Alastair Campbell and award-winning historian and author Anne Applebaum. Discussing the implications of Trump's second term as US president for Europe, Rama said: 'Europe is sleepwalking. It's a big opportunity and its a moment to completely turn the tides and think big.' He added: 'Preaching and talking about the moral high ground and dismissing everything else will not help us to find a way to be reborn out of this situation and to reshape ourselves. [Which we need to do] if we don't want to see Europe shrinking and be rendered an irrelevant force whilst others are emerging.' Hay Festival, which is spread over 11 days, is set in Hay-on-Wye, the idyllic and picturesque 'Town of Books'. The lineup includes Mary Trump, Michael Sheen, Jameela Jamil, and more. The Independent has partnered with the Festival once again to host a series of morning panels titled The News Review, where our journalists will explore current affairs with leading figures from politics, science, the arts and comedy every morning.
The Independent
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
God saved Trump to give Europe last chance to get its act together, says Albanian prime minister
Donald Trump coming to power has given Europe a 'last chance get its act together', the prime minister of Albania has said. Edi Rama, who has just secured his fourth term as prime minister of Albania, warned Europe had been 'sleepwalking' and should use Trump's presidency as an opportunity to 'become a major power' on the world stage. Referencing Trump's comments that God saved his life 'to make America great again ', Rama said: 'The other half of the truth is that God saved him to give a last chance to Europe to get its act together. To not simply manage decline, but to change and take the opportunity to become a major power in a space where other powers are emerging. 'Everyone else is making the unthinkable except Europe, who is so far doing more of the same.' Rama spoke at a panel at Wales' Hay Festival on Saturday, alongside British journalist and broadcaster Misha Glenny, Tony Blair's longtime aide Alastair Campbell and award-winning historian and author Anne Applebaum. Discussing the implications of Trump's second term as US president for Europe, Rama said: 'Europe is sleepwalking. It's a big opportunity and its a moment to completely turn the tides and think big.' He added: 'Preaching and talking about the moral high ground and dismissing everything else will not help us to find a way to be reborn out of this situation and to reshape ourselves. [Which we need to do] if we don't want to see Europe shrinking and be rendered an irrelevant force whilst others are emerging.' Hay Festival, which is spread over 11 days, is set in Hay-on-Wye, the idyllic and picturesque 'Town of Books'. The lineup includes Mary Trump, Michael Sheen, Jameela Jamil, and more.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hay Festival announces return of expert panel series The News Review for 2025
Hay Festival will partner with The Independent once again to reprise The News Review, a series of morning panels with renowned guests. Spread over 11 days, festival-goers will be treated to an overflowing itinerary of over 600 events in Hay-on-Wye between 22 May and 1 June 2025. The star-studded lineup includes Yulia Navalnaya, Michael Sheen, Jameela Jamil, and many more. The Independent will host nine sessions of The News Review each morning, with the publication's journalists exploring current affairs with leading figures from politics, science, the arts and comedy. Joining TheIndependent to dissect the breaking news of the day will be historians David Olusoga and Kehinde Andrews, comedian Sara Pascoe, broadcasters Jon Sopel and Anushka Asthan and world-renowned philosopher AC Grayling. Journalists Lyse Doucet and Misha Glenny will address the shifting nuances of geopolitics while the subject of climate science will be discussed by academic Friederike Otto. Hay Festival president Stephen Fry highlighted the festival's important role in this year's tumultuous social and political climate, stating: 'Besides the fun and joy of gathering to share stories, it is also the antidote to disinformation and division.' Geordie Greig, Editor-In-Chief of The Independent, said: 'Hay Festival remains the world's greatest exchange for the best works of literature and a forum for ideas, philosophy, politics and provocative debate. I am so pleased that The Independent can once again be at the heart of this meeting of minds, bringing together our journalists with luminaries from all walks of life to discuss the pressing matters affecting us all. 'The Independent has more than 20 million readers in the UK alone, many of whom are passionate about culture in all its forms. I'm looking forward to a fascinating, thought-provoking series, discussing and shaping the news of the day.' Meanwhile, Julie Finch, Hay Festival Global CEO, added: 'We're delighted to be working with The Independent on the News Review series, gathering festival guests each morning to discuss and debate the day's headlines. With the news agenda changing so quickly, this opens up a space in our programme to be reactive and keep pace with the world around us.' The full breakdown of this year's News Review line-up can be found below: Saturday 24 May 2025, 10am –Wye Stage Mike Berners-Lee, sustainability researcher and professor in the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University, author of There is No Planet B; Misha Glenny, geopolitics journalist, author of McMafia. Sunday 25 May 2025, 10am – Global Stage Friederike Otto, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London. Monday 26 May 2025, 10am – Meadow Stage David Olusoga, historian and author of Black and British, presenter of Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners; Helen Rebanks, farmer and author of The Farmer's Wife. Tuesday 27 May 2025, 10am – Discovery Stage TBA Wednesday 28 May 2025, 10am – Global Stage Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paralympic athlete and presenter; Sara Pascoe, award-winning comedian, host of BBC2's Great British Sewing Bee, author of Sex Power Money. Thursday 29 May 2025, 10am – Meadow Stage Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, author of The New Age of Empire; Havana Marking, award-winning director of Undercover: Exposing the Far Right. Friday 30 May 2025, 10am – Discovery Stage AC Grayling, philosopher, founder and principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London; Jon Sopel, former BBC North America editor, host of The News Agents, author of Strangeland. Saturday 31 May 2025, 10am – Discovery Stage Anushka Asthana, ITV's deputy political editor, author of Taken As Red: How Labour Won Big and the Tories Crashed the Party; Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent and Senior Presenter. Sunday 1 June 2025, 10am – Wye Stage Sigrid Rausing, publisher of Granta magazine and Granta Books; Philippe Sands KC, Professor of Law at University College London and author of East West Street. Special guests at Hay this year include Good Omens star Michael Sheen, The Good Place actor Jameela Jamil, artist Grayson Perry, comedian Miranda Hart, musician and author Paloma Faith, ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly and activist Katie Piper. They will be joined by British screenwriter and producer Jesse Armstrong, one of the minds behind Succession, Peep Show and Four Lions. As well as its usual literary offerings, the Festival will launch its first cinema section with the MUBI cinema hosting screenings of Bergman Island; How to Have Sex; Fallen Leaves; Queer; First Cow; Alcarràs; Dahomey; Decision to Leave; Aftersun; Priscilla; Perfect Days; Petite Maman; and The Worst Person in the World. They will be followed by discussion and analysis by screenwriters including Hot Milk's Rebecca Lenkiewicz, The Power's Sarah Quintrell, and His Dark Materials producer Jane Tranter. Conclave novelist Robert Harris will also discuss the Oscar-nominated adaptation of his work.
The Independent
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Hay Festival announces return of expert panel series The News Review for 2025
Hay Festival will partner with The Independent once again to reprise The News Review, a series of morning panels with renowned guests. Spread over 11 days, the festival will feature an overflowing itinerary of over 600 events in Hay-on-Wye between 22 May and 1 June 2025. The star-studded lineup includes Yulia Navalnaya, Michael Sheen, Jameela Jamil and many more. The Independent will host nine sessions of The News Review each morning, with the publication's journalists exploring current affairs with leading figures from politics, science, the arts and comedy. Joining The Independent to dissect the breaking news of the day will be historians David Olusoga and Kehinde Andrews, comedian Sara Pascoe, broadcasters Jon Sopel and Anushka Asthan and world-renowned philosopher AC Grayling. Journalists Lyse Doucet and Misha Glenny will address the shifting nuances of geopolitics while the subject of climate science will be discussed by academic Friederike Otto. Hay Festival president Stephen Fry highlighted the festival's important role in this year's tumultuous social and political climate, stating: 'Besides the fun and joy of gathering to share stories, it is also the antidote to disinformation and division.' Geordie Greig, Editor-In-Chief of The Independent, said: 'Hay Festival remains the world's greatest exchange for the best works of literature and a forum for ideas, philosophy, politics and provocative debate. I am so pleased that The Independent can once again be at the heart of this meeting of minds, bringing together our journalists with luminaries from all walks of life to discuss the pressing matters affecting us all. ' The Independent has more than 20 million readers in the UK alone, many of whom are passionate about culture in all its forms. I'm looking forward to a fascinating, thought-provoking series, discussing and shaping the news of the day.' Meanwhile, Julie Finch, Hay Festival Global CEO, added: 'We're delighted to be working with The Independent on the News Review series, gathering festival guests each morning to discuss and debate the day's headlines. With the news agenda changing so quickly, this opens up a space in our programme to be reactive and keep pace with the world around us.' The full breakdown of this year's News Review line-up can be found below: Saturday 24 May 2025, 10am –Wye Stage Mike Berners-Lee, sustainability researcher and professor in the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University, author of There is No Planet B; Misha Glenny, geopolitics journalist, author of McMafia. Sunday 25 May 2025, 10am – Global Stage Friederike Otto, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London. Monday 26 May 2025, 10am – Meadow Stage David Olusoga, historian and author of Black and British, presenter of Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners; Helen Rebanks, farmer and author of The Farmer's Wife. Tuesday 27 May 2025, 10am – Discovery Stage TBA Wednesday 28 May 2025, 10am – Global Stage Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paralympic athlete and presenter; Sara Pascoe, award-winning comedian, host of BBC2's Great British Sewing Bee, author of Sex Power Money. Thursday 29 May 2025, 10am – Meadow Stage Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, author of The New Age of Empire; Havana Marking, award-winning director of Undercover: Exposing the Far Right. Friday 30 May 2025, 10am – Discovery Stage AC Grayling, philosopher, founder and principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London; Jon Sopel, former BBC North America editor, host of The News Agents, author of Strangeland. Saturday 31 May 2025, 10am – Discovery Stage Anushka Asthana, ITV's deputy political editor, author of Taken As Red: How Labour Won Big and the Tories Crashed the Party; Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent and Senior Presenter. Sunday 1 June 2025, 10am – Wye Stage Sigrid Rausing, publisher of Granta magazine and Granta Books; Philippe Sands KC, Professor of Law at University College London and author of East West Street. Special guests at Hay this year include Good Omens star Michael Sheen, The Good Place actor Jameela Jamil, artist Grayson Perry, comedian Miranda Hart, musician and author Paloma Faith, ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly and activist Katie Piper. They will be joined by British screenwriter and producer Jesse Armstrong, one of the minds behind Succession, Peep Show and Four Lions. As well as its usual literary offerings, the Festival will launch its first cinema section with the MUBI cinema hosting screenings of Bergman Island; How to Have Sex; Fallen Leaves; Queer; First Cow; Alcarràs; Dahomey; Decision to Leave; Aftersun; Priscilla; Perfect Days; Petite Maman; and The Worst Person in the World. They will be followed by discussion and analysis by screenwriters including Hot Milk' s Rebecca Lenkiewicz, The Power 's Sarah Quintrell, and His Dark Materials producer Jane Tranter. Conclave novelist Robert Harris will also discuss the Oscar-nominated adaptation of his work.
