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By Euronews Published on 02/02/2026 – 14:43 GMT+1 Police in Oslo detained the stepson of Norway’s crown prince on Sunday, accusing him of assaulting a woman, threatening her with a knife and breaching a restraining order just two days before he faces trial on multiple rape charges. Marius Borg Høiby, 29, will appear in Oslo district court on Tuesday charged with 38 offences including four alleged rapes and attacks on former partners. Prosecutors are seeking to hold him in custody for four weeks, citing concerns he may reoffend. “Oslo Police District can confirm that Marius Borg Høiby was arrested by police…
Trump, in turn, blasted Noah on his social media platform Truth Social as a “poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C.” who had “better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast.” “Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!!” Trump wrote. “I can’t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media.” The president added he would “be sending my lawyers to sue”…
Nearly identical AI-generated characters have appeared across corners of X and Facebook all around Europe, promoting anti-immigration and anti-government messages. Versions of the same character have been shared online, such as Dutch-speaking “Emma”, the German “Maria”, and the Irish “Amelia”. Each character has her own national symbols and political references. In Germany, Maria wears a traditional Bavarian dirndl and expresses her love for a “cold beer in our village pub”. She claims her government is no longer protecting her and calls on “brave knights” to defend her homeland from Muslim immigrants. In the Netherlands, an AI creation of Emma insists…
More than 6,000 seafarers were abandoned on 410 ships in 2025, marking the worst year on record for crew abandonment in international shipping, according to figures from the International Transport Workers’ Federation. The 2025 total represents a 32% increase in abandoned seafarers and a 31% rise in ship abandonments compared to 2024, revealing a deepening crisis that labour groups say is being fuelled by the expansion of shadow fleets operating outside international regulations. Abandoned seafarers were owed $25.8 million in unpaid wages, of which the ITF recovered $16.5 million. “It’s not just about statistics. It’s about workers who keep the…
China has been flooding Latin American markets with low-priced exports, especially cars and e-commerce goods, as its exporters adjust to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and geopolitical moves. The world’s second-largest economy has become a major trading partner for many Latin American nations, seeking access to their abundant natural resources and growing markets while expanding its influence in a region Trump views as America’s backyard. Chinese businesses are facing sluggish demand at home and need new markets for their products as the country ramps up production in many industries. Exports to Latin America, a market of more than 600 million…
By Sharifah Fadhilah Alshahab Published on 02/02/2026 – 12:01 GMT+1 Launched last year, social media platform UpScrolled has already amassed millions of global downloads. Today, the app sits at the top of several app store rankings in multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Speaking at the opening night of Web Summit Qatar, UpScrolled founder Issam Hijazi pointed to a new age of social media, where he outlined his vision for building a platform that Big Tech won’t. “Big Tech over the last couple of years has proven they’re not really in it for ethics. They prioritise…
The full rollout of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) has been delayed amid growing concerns over summer travel chaos, the European Commission confirmed on Friday. The new border controls launched in October 2025 and are gradually being implemented at the bloc’s airports and ports. The scale-up of the biometric technology has already experienced teething problems, causing significant delays for air, ferry and Eurotunnel passengers. The system was due to become fully operational across the EU’s borders in April 2026, but this has now been pushed back to September 2026. Lisbon Airport suspends EES after excessive delays At airports where…
Central to the investigation is a trading company in the northern German city of Lübeck owned by a suspect identified by the court as Nikita S. “Since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, he and the other defendants have used the company to conspiratorially procure goods for Russian industry and export them to Russia on numerous occasions,” said prosecutors. “To conceal their activities, the defendants used at least one other shell company in Lübeck, fictitious buyers inside and outside the European Union, and a Russian company as the recipient, for which Nikita S. also…
Published on 02/02/2026 – 12:34 GMT+1 The United States and China lead the global start-up scene. Together, they make up about 70% of the world’s high-value venture capital deals. Europe, on the other hand, falls behind and has trouble turning strong research and talent into global companies. One big reason is fragmentation. With 27 different company law systems, it is difficult for startups to grow and expand across borders. Bureaucracy and tax delays also slow down scale-ups, discourage investment, and make it hard to attract and keep talent. The EU-INC plans to change this situation. It would offer a single…
A first group of Palestinians reached the Rafah crossing on Monday as Gaza’s border with Egypt partially reopened, with state television showing ambulances and microbuses advancing from the Egyptian side as the gates swung open. Officials from Egypt and Israel said the opening is part of the ceasefire process, with around 50 people expected to cross in each direction during the first days. The move follows a pilot phase focused on logistics rather than travel. Rafah is Gaza’s only exit that does not lead to Israel and remains a lifeline for civilians, especially the wounded. Hospitals in Egypt have prepared…