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As tensions over Israel’s controversial participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest continue to ramp up, a fresh controversy has rocked this year’s 70th edition, with the Director General of Austrian national broadcaster ORF stepping down over sexual harassment allegations.
The bank is demanding the return of $40m, €35m and 9kg of gold seized by Hungarian authorities near Budapest, flatly rejecting Hungarian claims the funds were linked to organised crime or opposition party financing. The personnel on the cash-carrier have been banned from the EU for three years.
As temperatures rise due to climate change, heat above 20°C leads to fewer male births, according to a new study.
The European Union Institute for Security Studies has said the bloc should adopt an “escalate to de-escalate” strategy toward China, recommending faster deployment of the bloc’s so-called "trade bazooka”.
A former co-founder of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) told Euronews Mojtaba Khamenei had been preparing for the succession for years, yet lacks his father's stature. Meanwhile, IRGC military commanders have the upper hand in the power structure.
"Europe can no longer be a custodian for the old world order, for a world that has gone and will not return," Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.
Similar industrial action in 2025 had a major impact on air traffic, with extensive flight cancellations at both Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
Reforms and support programs are gradually improving women’s access to education, internships and business. Women now make up 54% of university students and 61% of research roles, while over 380,000 received loans in 2025. Social norms and gender-based violence still limit progress.
Heatwaves, drought, wildfire risk and El Niño are compounding to create a dangerous cocktail of climate change.
Thousands of demonstrators gather in Paris for International Women’s Day. Among them mass rape victim Gisèle Pelicot and her daughter Caroline Darian, leading the march to defend women’s rights, denounce sexual violence, and protest the rise of conservatism.
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Slovakia’s prime minister said Bratislava could "take the baton from Hungary" and block the EU’s €90 billion loan to Ukraine if oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline are not restored. Fico also condemned what he called "cowboy style" behaviour by international powers in Iran.
Slovakia’s prime minister said Bratislava could "take the baton from Hungary" and block the EU’s €90 billion loan to Ukraine if oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline are not restored. Fico also condemned what he called "cowboy style" behaviour by international powers in Iran.
The tourism industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is looking nervously across the border: in Pobierowo, a "little Dubai" is growing on the Baltic Sea with the Gołębiewski mega hotel. There is great concern that guests and workers are moving away, while the Polish side is investing heavily.
The tourism industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is looking nervously across the border. In Pobierowo, a "little Dubai" is growing on the Baltic Sea with the Gołębiewski mega hotel. There is great concern that guests and workers are moving away.
Australia called it a “common sense” measure that extends real-life protections for children into the digital realm.
Bapco Energies invoked force majeure on Monday after a strike set the Al-Ma'ameer facility ablaze, joining Qatar and Kuwait in suspending shipments as Iran escalates its attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure.
Crowds gathered on the Gold Coast, Australia, as a bus carrying the Iranian women’s national football team passed through the area. Pressure is mounting on Australia to offer the football team asylum after they refused to sing the national anthem before a match during the Asia Cup last week.
The White House has drafted Tom Cruise, Walter White and Sith Lords in a propaganda video which celebrates the Iran strikes. It shows once more to what extent the Trump administration’s trolling reveals a staggering lack of empathy.
New research across the EU’s five largest countries paints a political picture of a continent on the fence.
Motorists in Bangladesh queued for hours at petrol stations as concerns grow that the war involving Iran could disrupt fuel supplies.
Last week, tension reached a breaking point when Hungarian anti-terror police raided a Ukrainian state bank convoy carrying cash and gold. In response, Kyiv accused Budapest of taking its citizens hostage. But hold on, how did we get here?
Leading European stock market indexes started the week with a big sell-off, following a major drop across Asian markets and surging oil prices, as the Middle East crisis escalates further.
A fire at a vape shop near Glasgow Central railway station forced the closure of Scotland’s busiest station, causing travel disruption across several rail routes.
Oman’s flag carrier has operated 80 extra flights in the past week as passengers used Muscat as a gateway to depart the region.
The blast took place at around 4 am in front of the synagogue, damaging the windows of the buildings in its surroundings, a police spokesperson stated.
The blast took place at around 4 am in front of the synagogue, damaging the windows of the buildings in its surroundings, a police spokesperson stated.
The blast took place at around 4 am in front of the synagogue, damaging the windows of the buildings in its surroundings, police spokesperson stated.
Does nobody really care about about "La Traviata" or "The Nutcracker"? Timothée Chalamet's comments about opera and ballet sparked an inevitable storm but some in the sector have rallied in his defence claiming the "real battle" is to make these arts accessible and representative for all.
The 79-year-old repeated his boasts about the destruction of the Iranian navy, air force and missile programme.
