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Budapest has accused Kyiv of deliberately blocking progress on repairing the infrastructure in order to engineer an energy crisis in the Hungary. In response, Hungarian Prime Viktor Orbán has been blocking the release of a €90 billion tranche of EU funding for Ukraine needed to keep the war-torn country financially afloat. On Thursday, the European Commission proposed sending a fact-finding mission to inspect the damage to the Druzhba pipeline in an attempt to resolve the dispute. “If we have decided to restore Russian oil supplies, then I want them to know that I am against it. … But if I…
Published on 15/03/2026 – 14:14 GMT+1•Updated 14:45 Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has called on Europe to reach a deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, in an interview published in the Belgian newspaper L’Echo. De Wever argued that a negotiated settlement is also necessary to restore access to cheap energy. The European Union remains divided on the issue. French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have called for direct talks with Moscow, while Poland and the three Baltic states are firmly opposed. “In private, European leaders agree with…
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump speculated that Russian President Vladimir Putin might be helping Iran “a bit.” “I guess, and he probably thinks we’re helping Ukraine, right?” said Trump, in reference to aid to Kyiv to defend against Moscow’s all-out invasion. Iran and Russia have strengthened ties over the past decade in response to U.S. opposition. Iran has been supplying Russia with its domestically designed Shahed drones, which Moscow uses to wage its war in Ukraine, going so far as to set up factories in Russia. The two countries also threw their support behind the now-defunct regime of Bashar…
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Published on 15/03/2026 – 12:35 GMT+1 Several major international sporting events in the Middle East have been reshuffled as regional tensions linked to the US-Israeli war with Iran continue to impact the global sporting calendar. On Sunday, Formula One confirmed that next month’s races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not take place in April due to safety concerns. “While this was a difficult decision to take, it is unfortunately the right one at this stage considering the current situation in the Middle East,” said Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali. “We cannot wait to be back with them…
Gulf Air has expanded temporary operations from King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, as the closure of Bahraini airspace continues to disrupt flights across the Gulf. Bahrain’s national carrier has introduced a limited programme of special flights from Dammam to major international destinations including London, Mumbai and Bangkok, aimed at helping stranded passengers return home. The temporary operations follow the repositioning of several aircraft from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia and form part of the airline’s emergency plan to maintain connectivity while regular services remain suspended. Qatar Airways resumes limited schedule Qatar Airways has confirmed a limited flight schedule…
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Published on 15/03/2026 – 9:30 GMT+1 A new low-cost rail service connecting London and Scotland will launch this summer with tickets on sale for journeys from 10 July. Operated by budget rail company Lumo, the service between London Euston and Stirling will travel along the West Coast Main Line via the north west of England. The service will operate four daily return trains between the two cities, along with an additional Preston to London return service. Trains will call at Milton Keynes, Nuneaton, Crewe, Preston, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Motherwell, Whifflet, Greenfaulds and Larbert. The operator says the expansion will offer more…
Marseille, France’s second city, is. And the incumbent center-left candidate there faces a serious challenge from the National Rally. Other southern cities such as Nice, Toulon and Nîmes are also far-right targets, so keep an eye on those to get a sense of whether voters are ready to hand Le Pen or Jordan Bardella the keys to the Elysée next year. MARSEILLE LOCAL ELECTION POLL OF POLLS For more polling data from across Europe visit POLITICO Poll of Polls. Le Havre should be on your watch list too, because it’s former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe’s home base. Philippe is the…
Published on 15/03/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to help doctors identify patients who may be at risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), potentially years before victims seek help. Researchers in the United States trained a machine learning model using data collected during regular hospital visits. The study was published in the journal Nature. Intimate partner violence refers to abuse from current or former partners and can lead to severe injuries, chronic pain, and mental health disorders. According to a report from the European Commission, 18 percent of women who had ever had…