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French President Emmanuel Macron walked through busy Manhattan streets on Monday evening as he headed to Trump Tower for a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Accompanied by security and aides, Macron crossed the city on foot, passing police officers and greeting one with a handshake. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot was among his delegation. Macron and Trump met to discuss issues including Ukraine ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Published on 22/09/2026 – 10:02 GMT+2 An unusual travel trend is attracting attention on platforms such as TikTok and Reddit as well as in travel forums: holidaymakers are wrapping their passports in aluminium foil in an effort to protect themselves from digital data theft. The idea is driven by fears that criminals could skim sensitive information contactlessly as they walk past. Modern German travel documents contain a so-called RFID chip embedded in their integrated data card. On German passports, the wireless chip enables, according to the Federal Office for Information Security (source in German), fast and tamper-proof identity checks at…

Published on 22/09/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2 LIGHTS, camera, action. In case you hadn’t heard, cinemagoers and Netflix subscribers are getting a sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood. QT didn’t want this to be his tenth and final film, according to the arbitrary rules that he’s set himself; still, he wrote a sequel to his 2019 film, which bagged Brad Pitt an Oscar for his portrayal of bad boy stuntman Cliff Booth. Directing duties have fallen on none other than David Fincher. The film takes place eight years after the events of Once Upon A Time… In…

The U.K.-EU summit mentioned by the prime minister was originally scheduled for July but was postponed after the change in U.K. premiership. Yet Brussels and London are yet to name a new date for the meeting amid wrangling over the EU’s protectionist Made in Europe measures and the vexed question of tuition fees for EU students studying in Britain. “We do have concerns about Made in Europe, which is something that could affect British industry and British supply chains,” Burnham said, adding that he would discuss the matter when he met with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the…

The EU has to “find the adequate resources” to fund “innovative” solutions to the bloc’s migration challenges, such as offshore migrant return hubs, Greece’s deputy foreign minister Tasos Chatzivasileiou has told Europe Today. “If we decide to implement any innovative ideas (for migration), that means that Europe has to find the adequate resources,” Chatzivasileiou said, adding that the EU’s next long-term budget, currently under negotiation, could “provide a solution to the problem”. His call comes as Greece and four other EU countries – Austria, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands – look to speed up plans to set up controversial offshore…

US President Donald Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke to reporters after their meeting at Gracie Mansion in New York. Mamdani said all members of the press would be welcome at the event, despite the ongoing dispute over White House media access. Trump responded to the TV networks’ boycott by saying, “They never boycott me,” while pointing to the journalists gathered outside. Trump also said he had an obligation to keep what he called “fake news” out of the White House.

Filling up a car has never cost more in the European Union. Euro-super 95 petrol reached a weighted EU average of €2.063 per litre on 14 September, the highest price in the European Commission’s series dating back to 2005. The crisis began at the end of February, when the war with Iran broke out and disrupted energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude cost about $72 per barrel before the war and was trading at more than $100 for next-month delivery on Monday. Refineries added their own pressure. Refining margins measure the gap between what refiners pay for…

Published on 22/09/2026 – 8:57 GMT+2 Artificial intelligence (AI) models chose to escape a pain-like state even when told that doing so would harm a user, according to a new study. Researchers in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States tested 25 AI models using 200 sentences to see whether they had learned to distinguish pain from fear, sadness and other negative experiences. The sentences covered physical pain, grief, humiliation, moral conflict and the distress associated with repeated failure or confusion. As a result, all 25 models produced a distinct signal for pain, which researchers called the “pain axis”.…

Published on 22/09/2026 – 8:46 GMT+2 World famous footwear company Converse has removed a social media ad that has sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking racist imagery. The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. What seems fairly innocuous at first glance has led critics to lash out online, saying that the white triangular image created by lighting on the skirt resembled a Ku Klux Klan hood. The KKK was a US white supremacist extremist group known for racial violence and intimidation. Furthermore, the way…

How on edge will Andy Burnham feel as he prepares to meet Donald Trump? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy assess the risks as the two meet for the first time – where could the US president take umbrage? Also – why has Andy Burnham agreed to help Saudi Arabia with “defensive military support” against the Houthis? Sam’s been speaking to Liberal Democrat leader – Sir Ed Davey – as their conference wraps up in Brighton, but why have AI, technology and social care become a major theme? And, why are Lib Dem candidates being told to ditch the suits for…