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Published on 5 November 2026 – 7:13 GMT+1 James Barnor is no stranger to big moments. When Ghana declared independence in 1957, he was there with his camera. In 1960s London, he challenged stereotypes of Black models and artists with photographs for Drum magazine. In 1970, he established Ghana’s first colour-processing laboratory. Now aged 97, he is receiving one of photography’s top honours. The World Photography Organisation has revealed that Barnor will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Photography award at the 2027 Sony World Photography Awards. “When I opened my studio in Accra, I never imagined that my work would…
Die blaue Welle lässt Donald Trump politisch stark geschwächt aus den Midterms hervorgehen. Während bei den Republikanern die Loyalitätsfront bröckelt, stehen die siegreichen Demokraten vor weiteren Diskussionen um ihre künftige Ausrichtung. Die Vize-Chefredakteurin von POLITICO Deutschland, Annett Meiritz, analysiert im Gespräch mit Maximilian Stascheit, warum der Richtungsstreit ein Kulturkampf ist und wie Trump seinen Fokus nun noch stärker auf die Geopolitik richten wird. Außerdem im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Rixa Fürsen trifft Florian Hahn (CSU) auf der Berlin Security Conference. Im Gespräch ordnet er ein, was die deutsche Außenpolitik nach den US-Wahlen nun erwartet. Der Weg zum Führerschein kostet mittlerweile ein kleines Vermögen.…
Following a turbulent year, Arab airlines are projected to suffer a multi-billion dollar loss, according to a report issued by the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO). Meeting this week in Doha for its annual general meeting (AGM), AACO is an association of 39 Arab airlines based in the Middle East and North Africa, including carriers such as Qatar Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways and Gulf Air. It provides a joint framework for cooperation among member airlines in areas like aeropolitical affairs, digital transformation and sustainable aviation fuel. In its 2026 annual report, AACO highlighted that operational pressures related to “geopolitical uncertainties”…
Anyone who walked into a supermarket in Naples or anywhere else in southern Italy in late October may have found the fruit aisle half empty. For about two weeks, lorry drivers, angry about the cost of diesel, blocked roads and ports across southern Italy. Warehouses stopped loading, and shelves of meat, fresh milk, fruit and bottled water in Campania, Puglia and Calabria emptied, in some small shops within a day. In October, unprocessed food in Italy cost 7.5% more than a year earlier, up from 5.5% in September, according to preliminary figures from the national statistics office Istat. Prices for…
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping Europe’s job market. The Commission is hoping to do something about that. Today on the show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Sarah Wheaton discuss the unveiling of Commissioner Roxana Mînzatu’s Education and Skills Package. In it, the EU executive sets out plans to boost vocational education and training for jobs that require physical presence and manual expertise — jobs that AI won’t be as likely to snap up in the future. Next, the culprit behind this week’s cyberattack on supermarket freezers across Europe remains a mystery. But we explain why…
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Published on 4 November 2026 – 7:29 GMT+1•Updated 7:52 The US midterm vote on Tuesday ushered in a wave of historic leadership firsts across the country, electoral milestones on a night that saw voters issue a sharp rejection of President Donald Trump’s second term. The first Black female governor, the first openly gay male senator and the first female Native American governor all won groundbreaking elections in the vote that racked up resounding wins for Democrats. Bill Shiebler, chief strategy officer at the non-profit State Voices, a network of advocates for civic engagement and equity, told the AFP news agency…
A dispute over what to call the EU’s future relationship with Canada is deepening a split between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, four diplomats told POLITICO. Berlin and Brussels are at loggerheads over von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada an “associate member” of the EU, with tensions worsening after the Commission president touted the phrase at a summit in Montreal — just hours after a German-led push removed the wording from a joint statement approved by 27 EU capitals. Merz previously floated “associate member” as a status for Ukraine, as it works toward…
Published on 4 November 2026 – 8:02 GMT+1•Updated 8:28 On today’s show: Boyd Wagner, elections expert and former Euronews head of polling, gives the latest from Philadelphia after a night following the US midterm results. Penny Naas, Senior Vice President and Brussels Office Director of the German Marshall Fund, discusses whether this is the end of Trumpism, and what it means for 2028. Vera Jourová, former EU Justice Commissioner, assesses Poland’s constitutional crisis and whether judicial independence can be restored without another confrontation. Shona Murray, Euronews NATO correspondent, previews this week’s talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff, EU countries, the…