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Travel associations are warning that new regulations for visitors planning a trip to the US would be a “barrier to travel”. A proposal from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), published in December in the federal register, would make it mandatory for would-be travellers to make their social-media history from the past five years public when applying for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). The permit is required for short stays by citizens of 41 visa-waiver countries. Providing social media information is currently optional. What does the new proposal include? The draft rule outlines a significantly expanded list of…
The Berlinale opens on Thursday, turning the German capital into a genuine paradise for film lovers. Widely considered one of the most political film festivals in the world, competition this year again reflects the major issues of our time. Between intimate character studies and global conflicts, directors from different parts of the world will present films that grapple with power, identity, memory and social change. Women and the roles they play in very different societies occupy an especially prominent place this year. Mental health and addiction are also brought to the fore. The selected entries combine personal stories with a…
But in practice, “the threat hasn’t changed since the Cold War,” said Friis, the professor. The U.S. can easily upgrade its early-warning missile radar system in Greenland, he argued, while melting ice will only boost the very marginal commercial shipping route in the Northern Sea Route near Russia — nowhere near Greenland. Icebreakers have few military uses and and are easy to track, Friis added. Chinese and Russian collaboration in the Arctic, meanwhile, will remain “largely symbolic,” said Marc Lanteigne, a political science professor and China expert at the Arctic University of Norway, as Moscow is “nervous” of Beijing’s long-term…
Published on 12/02/2026 – 7:44 GMT+1•Updated 8:03 On today’s show: EU editor Maria Tadeo fills us in on what to expect from the EU leader’s retreat happening today. Jakub Janas explains who is Mario Draghi…or Super Mario. We interview the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. Our Sasha Vakulina reports on the likeliness of a general election in Ukraine. Sandor Zsiros fills us on the sex tape involving Péter Magyar, Hungary’s opposition leader. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon and our EU editor Maria Tadeo live on TV and Euronews’…
EU leaders gather at Alden Biesen castle to debate how to revive Europe’s economy — and whether “strategic autonomy” can survive internal divisions. POLITICO’s Chief EU Correspondent Zoya Sheftalovich is joined by policy editor Sarah Wheaton to unpack the competitiveness retreat. Plus: The Hungary funds case nears a turning point in Luxembourg, as the Court of Justice of the European Union issues a key opinion in the Parliament’s lawsuit against the Commission — with political stakes ahead of Hungary’s April parliamentary election. And finally: Why are EU leaders so fond of castles?Zoya and Sarah also share listeners’ karaoke picks sent…
By Jorge Liboreiro & Peggy Corlin & Eleonora Vasques, Marta Pacheco, Vincenzo Genovese, Alice Tidey, Sandor Zsiros, Maïa de La Baume Published on 12/02/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 The 27 leaders of the European Union are set to gather in eastern Belgium on Thursday for an all-day summit dedicated to finding new ways to revive the bloc’s stagnant economy, abolish regulatory barriers, attract investment and stimulate innovation. The mission has acquired a renewed sense of urgency as the EU confronts punitive tariffs from the Trump administration and a flood of low-cost imports from China. Europe’s global power depends “greatly” on its economic strength, Ursula von der…
Chile has presented Latam-GPT, a project aimed at providing Latin America with its own artificial intelligence (AI) model in a sector dominated by American companies and with the objective of limiting the biases observed in current systems. The initiative has been promoted by Chile’s National Centre for Artificial Intelligence (Cenia), a private corporation with public funding. It has also been supported by universities, foundations, libraries, governmental entities and civil society organisations in countries such as Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. During the presentation of the project on Television Nacional this week, the Chilean President, Gabriel Boric,…
Die AfD ist zurück bei der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz. Diesmal offiziell. Drei Abgeordnete sind akkreditiert. Ausgerechnet Markus Frohnmaier, außenpolitischer Sprecher und Vertrauter von Alice Weidel, ist nicht eingeladen. Er reist aber dennoch an. Im Podcast analysieren Gordon Repinski und Pauline von Petzold, warum Frohnmaier die MSC als PR-Bühne im Wahlkampf nutzt, welche Rolle seine Kontakte in die USA spielen und weshalb die AfD mit deutlich größeren Erwartungen nach München gekommen ist. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht der CDU-Außenpolitiker Norbert Röttgen über die Erwartungen an München, die Rolle von US-Außenminister Marco Rubio und die strategische Lage Europas. Ein weiteres zentrales Thema: das Future Combat…
By Lucy Davalou with AP Published on 12/02/2026 – 6:07 GMT+1 A few hours after Canada’s worst school mass shooting in recent history, which left eight people dead and more than 25 injured in British Columbia, police identified the suspect as 18‑year‑old Jesse Van Rootselaar, known to police services due to a past with mental health issues, according to authorities. The 18‑year‑old was found dead from an apparent self‑inflicted injury after the attack on the school, in which six people — including five students and one teacher — were killed, as well as two people in a home who were later identified as…
Allies believe the public will have some sympathy for Rayner over the circumstances of her resignation, as her ambition had been to keep her son out of the public eye. A second MP allied to Rayner said her team “don’t seem at all fazed or panicked” by what HMRC will uncover. “The mood is that they need HMRC to expedite this so that she can pay what she owes and put it behind her,” they said. But trying to move before HMRC makes a decision would be nightmarish. One government official said: “Angela would get 80 MPs [needed for a…