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Brussels faces a narrowing window to strike a deal on its next long-term budget. EU leaders gather in Cyprus this week for a potential clash over the bloc’s €1.8 trillion plan — already dividing north and south, farmers and reformers, capitals and Brussels. Council President Antonio Costa wants momentum. But with proposed new EU taxes, debt repayments and looming elections on the table, compromise looks distant. On today’s episode, Ian Wishart and Ryan Heath break down what’s at stake — and why this battle is only just beginning. They also dig into the Commission’s new emergency energy package, as fears…

US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran will be extended indefinitely to allow more time for diplomacy, as a second round of peace talks was on hold. The announcement came via a post by Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social, a day before the existing truce was set to expire, in what he says was after a request from Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir. “Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister…

Different industries share frustration at the lack of guidance. They are asking to stop the clock so  a targeted revision for the legislation can be created. For operators, regardless of size, the implementation of compliant and scalable systems will require significant investments, reorganization of operations and training of staff in addition to substantial preparation time. via Serving Europe Reusable packaging systems will require structural changes to existing operations, each of which come with their own environmental considerations depending on the design and management of the system. By contrast, BYO packaging raises a different set of challenges regarding food safety and consumer health,…

Magyar beat Orbán partly on a promise to reset Hungary’s relations with the EU, but he envisions doing so within an emboldened bloc of Central European nations led by like-minded right-wing leaders whom he believes share a cultural outlook, economic interests and conservative views on everything from migration to energy policy. With the important exception of Poland, these countries — positioned between Western Europe and Russia — have also traditionally shown a greater willingness to maintain business links with Moscow. The incoming Hungarian leader has already publicly outlined how he might achieve his vision for a Central European bloc. At…

Kallas raised the possibility of adopting “measures that require a qualified majority of votes,” among them targeted sanctions or partial measures focused on trade. Italy’s Tajani explicitly backed that approach. “I believe it is better to sanction individually those responsible, I am thinking of violent settlers,” he said, while expressing skepticism about broader trade measures that he said could hurt ordinary Israelis. While a common EU position toward Israel remains elusive, the critical tone at the meeting of foreign ministers reflects a significant shift in attitudes within the bloc. “There is very negative momentum toward the Israeli government,” Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu…

The NCSC said the scope of spyware targets has “expanded” in recent years, with bankers and wealthy executives increasingly under attack. U.K. cyber officials and government ministers will also use the CYBERUK conference to highlight a doubling in the number of nationally significant cyberattacks on Britain in a single year, pointing out the majority of incidents are now linked to attackers from nation states, rather than criminal gangs. Richard Horne, the agency’s chief executive, will say companies that don’t see cybersecurity as a priority are “no longer just naïve,” but are “failing to grasp the reality of today’s world,” according…

Trump on Monday said he has no plans to lift the blockade until the two sides reach an agreement. That’s led to the current impasse — with both Tehran and Washington, as of Tuesday, refusing to blink.But Trump did give some ground on Tuesday afternoon. After saying he was disinclined to extend the ceasefire for a second time, the president did just that. Trump said it was a favor to the Pakistanis, implying it was not a U.S. concession but it also underscored how fluid the efforts to reach a broader agreement remain. The two sides have for days traded…

The airline said the first 120 flights were canceled on Monday. “The medium-term route planning for the coming months is being revised considering the capacity reduction and will be published in late April or early May,” Lufthansa said, adding that affected passengers have been notified. The 20,000 cancellations, which include flights previously operated by CityLine, will impact hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Brussels and Rome and “reduce the number of unprofitable short-haul flights.” The airline said these “flight schedule optimizations” will continue. Despite the announcement, the carrier said the “group’s jet fuel supply [is] secured for the coming weeks.”…

A powerful new AI model developed by Anthropic called Mythos — feared to outperform humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities — has experts worried that, once widely available, it could give malicious actors an unprecedented ability to punch through critical IT infrastructure. Its developers are currently restricting access to a limited group of technology firms and unnamed organizations while they assess the security risks. AI allows hackers to strike faster and at greater scale than traditional methods — compressing what once took hours of manual work into seconds, and enabling more simultaneous attacks across more targets. Generative AI also…

Uthmeier, a Republican appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis, earlier this month signaled Florida would investigate OpenAI and ChatGPT over public safety and national security concerns. The attorney general elaborated on the probe Tuesday, explaining that Florida now is pursuing criminal and civil investigations into OpenAI surrounding the FSU shooting, child sex abuse material and the encouragement of suicide and self-harm.New revelations from the FSU shooting, though, are expected to a play a central role in Florida’s criminal investigation into OpenAI.The suspected FSU gunman — Phoenix Ikner, who was a 20-year-old student during the April 2025 shooting — allegedly communicated frequently…