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Updated: 24/05/2026 – 8:18 GMT+2 The Pentagon released another batch of previously classified UFO files, including military videos of unidentified aerial phenomena, saying the material is intended to provide “unprecedented transparency” despite offering no evidence of alien life. … More
For many frequent flyers, racking up airline miles isn’t enough – they need something tangible to show off their status. Enter: The airline collectible. From amenity kits to trading cards, there are plenty of ways to show your love of the aviation industry. Here are some of our favourites. KLM’s Delft Blue miniature houses Having first been introduced in the 1950s, KLM’s Delft Blue miniature houses may very well be the collectibles that kicked off the trend. Gifted to passengers flying business class on an international route, the tiny homes are filled with local gin. Each year on 7 October,…
US President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a draft framework for an agreement with Iran, which would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” and is “subject to finalisation”. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the final aspects and details of the deal are being discussed and will be announced “shortly”. “In addition to many other elements of the agreement, the Strait of Hormuz will be opened,” the US president announced. Trump said he had a “very good call” with leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt,…
An open parliamentary seat in Dublin Central should be Sinn Féin’s for the taking. But the capital’s most famous mobster is on the ticket, too — and could determine the winner in Ireland’s complex voting system. May 20 5 mins read
The U.K.’s embattled leader recently vowed to put his country “at the heart of Europe,” as part of efforts to shore up support and shrug off calls for his resignation, following dismal local election results. London’s new single market proposal was presented by Michael Ellam, Starmer’s post-Brexit negotiator, during recent visits to Brussels, according to reports by the Guardian and other British media outlets. The reports also said that EU officials rejected the idea. Attention is instead shifting to hashing out the details of existing negotiations between the EU and the U.K., according to a BBC report, that cites industry figures…
US President Donald Trump said that the United States and Iran are “getting a lot closer” to an agreement to end the war in the Middle East. Talking to CBS in a phone interview on Saturday, the US president also warned that if the US and Iran do not come to an agreement, there will be “a situation where no country will ever be hit as hard as they’re about to be hit.” Earlier, on Saturday, two regional officials and a diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, also confirmed that an agreement on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending…
Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson warned against inserting a “European preference” into EU defense procurement rules. “My responsibility, first and foremost, is to get weapons in the hands of these warfighters,” Jonson said on Saturday. “Sometimes that can be from Europeans, sometimes it can be from the Americans or somewhere it can be from Asia.” Jonson’s warning landed weeks after Thomas DiNanno, the U.S. under secretary of state for arms control, traveled to Poland, Romania and Estonia. The State Department said his Warsaw meetings with U.S. industry representatives included discussions on “EU defense protectionism” and the “America First Arms Transfer…
The activists have since said they have been mistreated at the hands of Israeli soldiers, describing beatings, tasers and attack dogs. Israel has denied mistreatment, calling the allegations “false and entirely without factual basis.” With his statement, Barrot joined a growing chorus of European leaders who are calling for EU sanctions against Ben-Gvir. “Like my Italian colleague, I call on the European Union to also impose sanctions on Itamar Ben-Gvir,” Barrot said in the social media post. But Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka on Wednesday vowed to block sanctions on Israeli government ministers, which require unanimity among the EU’s 27 member states.…
By Sertac Aktan with AFP Published on 23/05/2026 – 16:45 GMT+2 President Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted that Ukraine deserves full EU membership, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pitched making Kyiv an “associate member” without voting rights. According to a letter to the bloc’s leadership, Merz suggested this status for the duration of the lengthy negotiations before a complete accession. Zelensky pointed out that his country was defending Europe by repelling the Russian invasion and stressed the importance of its full EU membership. In his daily address, Zelenskyy said that “without Ukraine, there can be no fully-fledged European project, and Ukraine’s presence in…
At the start of a hot bank holiday weekend, lengthy queues had formed at Dover port in what its authorities described as a challenging situation. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech