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Emergency crews responded in Kramotorsk on Tuesday after an airstrike struck the eastern Ukrainian city, killing at least five people and injuring 12 others, according to local authorities. Video showed cars engulfed in flames, firefighters working to extinguish burning vehicles and emergency teams operating at the scene. Blood could be seen on the pavement, while a body lay covered nearby. Officials said the strike involved powerful glide bombs and warned the death toll could rise. Rescue and medical teams remained on site assisting victims following the attack.

Published on 06/05/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 The Greek government is moving to introduce legislation to strengthen consumer protection in the retail banking market by capping the total repayment amount on consumer loans of up to €100,000. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented the plan as part of his weekly review of the government’s work, stressing the need to curb abusive practices and “fine print” in lending contracts. Under the proposal, the total amount a borrower will be required to repay, including interest and fees, will be capped at a level 30% to 50% above the capital the lender borrowed, “as…

Published on 06/05/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 Teachers in schools across the Netherlands are struggling with a surge of disinformation relating to the Holocaust that they believe students are seeing on social media, according to a new survey. Over 190 teachers from secondary schools in the Netherlands responded to a poll from NOS Stories, a branch of the Dutch public broadcaster. The students “no longer know what is real and what is fake because of AI and TikTok,” history teacher Maarten Post told NOS. Post said he preferred students who reach out to him and ask about the issue rather than…

But Mélenchon has suffered a “noticeable decline” in support among moderates, Lestrohan said. “The question is whether he can win them back despite his deteriorated image,” he added. Mélenchon was criticized for campaigning the 2024 European election almost entirely on a platform devoted to the Palestinian cause, and more recently he faced widespread furor over his continued affiliation and defense of an antifascist organization whose members were accused of killing of an activist with ties to far-right groups. French lawyer, politician and media personality Raquel Garrido participates in a meeting in Liffré, France on April 25, 2026. | Lou Benoist/AFP…

The financial world is currently witnessing a striking paradox: higher prices on “Wall Street”, meaning equity markets, even as growth forecasts are revised downwards on “Main Street”, meaning the real economy. While the war in Iran continues, heavily disrupting global energy markets and shipping routes and consequently damaging the world economy, stock indices in the United States, Japan and South Korea have all reached new all-time highs. At the start of the week, the S&P 500 hit a new record high of 7,273, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ-100 also climbed to an all-time high, just above 28,000 on Tuesday. In Asia,…

Ein Jahr Regierung Merz. Statt Feierstimmung herrscht massiver Zeitdruck. Bis zur Sommerpause müssen Mammutprojekte wie die Steuerreform, das Rentenpaket und der Haushalt 2027 erledigt werden. Gordon Repinski analysiert mit Rasmus Buchsteiner, ob die schwarz-rote Koalition die Kraft für einen „großen Wurf“ hat oder ob die fundamentalen Unterschiede zwischen Unions-Erwirtschaftung und SPD-Umverteilung im Stillstand enden. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview zieht der Erste Parlamentarische Geschäftsführer der Unionsfraktion, Steffen Bilger, ein Resümee der ersten zwölf Monate. Er spricht über die schwierige Partnerschaft mit der SPD, erreichte Erfolge wie die Migrationswende und erklärt, warum der Reformhunger der Union aus seiner Sicht nicht gestillt ist. Während in…

The European Commission is unveiling its new anti-poverty strategy today. The only problem is … it doesn’t include any new cash. On the pod, Zoya and Ryan discuss how the EU executive is justifying the lack of new funding in this plan. They also look at how likely the bloc is to reach its target of eradicating poverty by 2050 (spoiler alert: not very likely). That’s not the only strategy on the agenda today. The Commission will also present its guidelines on addressing homelessness. To better understand the housing crisis, Zoya speaks with the President of the Committee of the Regions, Kata Tüttő, who is in Brussels…

“And I think this was the wrong start. In which country would we accept that? Someone creating really a brutal pressure on a court? We would say, no, you need to discuss this at the political level. My goal was to bring this back to Strasbourg and to address this at the political level.” Not our role Berset also warned that reforming the convention would not solve countries’ own internal debates on migration. “Is this able to bring an answer to the concerns and challenges that the U.K. is facing in the migration discussions? I think yes, partly. When we…

He’s had to scale back his ambitions accordingly. Immediately after the election, however, he and his coalition partners pressured the outgoing Bundestag to amend the constitution to allow record borrowing for spending on defense, infrastructure and the fight against climate change. The hope was to lay the groundwork for a turning point in the country’s trajectory. Instead, the perception is that — aside from promises on military spending — Germany’s course has remained largely unchanged. Olaf Scholz and Merz receive flowers during a handover ceremony at the Chancellery following Merz’s election at a special session of the Bundestag in Berlin…

The DMA wants to make Europe’s digital markets fairer and more accessible by limiting the power of major online platforms, the so-called ‘gatekeepers”. On 28 April, the Commission concluded its first review of the DMA since its formal entry into force in 2022. Assessing the act’s implementation and enforcement, the Commission found that it “remains relevant and well-adapted to the evolving digital environment”. “I broadly agree with the European Commission’s assessment […] [but] digital markets evolve rapidly, and the framework should not be seen as static, in particular with regards to AI and cloud”, said Andreas Schwab, Member of the…