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Published on 05/01/2026 – 6:26 GMT+1 •Updated 6:31 US President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that US officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Russian claims Trump initially called “deeply concerning”. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said last week that Kyiv had launched a wave of drones at Putin’s state residence in the northwestern Novgorod region, that Russian air defence systems were able to intercept and thwart. Lavrov also criticised Ukraine for launching the attack at a moment where global efforts…

By&nbspLiam Gilliver&nbsp&&nbspJessica Damiano&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 05/01/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 Christmas is officially over, which means taking down the lights, putting the chocolates away, and getting rid of your shedding tree. According to the Nature Conservancy, some 10 million live Christmas trees end up in landfills every year. There, they are covered with soil, which results in anaerobic (oxygen-deprived) decomposition rather than the aerobic (oxygen-fueled) process by which they would break down in a natural setting, such as on the forest floor. Anaerobic decomposition is not only very slow (a tree can take years to break down) but it also generates…

By&nbspEuronews Published on 05/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Migrant arrivals to the United Kingdom in 2025 hit their highest level since 2022, according to government data. The latest figures show 41,472 people arrived in the country via the English Channel last year, up by around 5,000 on 2024’s figures. The 2025 figures are the second highest on record, behind the 2022 peak of 45,774. The numbers for the UK contrast with those recorded across the European Union for last year. According to the EU’s Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex, irregular entries into the bloc dropped by 25% in the first…

The gender pay gap is a well-observed phenomenon across Europe. In the EU, women earned 12% less than men in 2023, according to Eurostat, meaning women earned only €88 for every €100 earned by men. The gap is even wider when it comes to pensions. Across 27 European countries, including non-EU members, women receive significantly lower pensions than men. On average, women’s pension income is 22% lower than that of men. In some significant economies, the gap exceeds 35% — according to the OECD. In 2024, the gender pension gap ranged from around 6% in Estonia to 37% in the…

It’s true, Yermak was a gift for MAGA’s Ukraine-bashing wing. Whereas Budanov, as a war hero, is less of an easy target, with no links to graft or any obvious self-serving politics. And if he does harbor personal political ambitions, it seems he has put those aside by taking on this new role — at least in the near term. It would be hard for him to run against Zelenskyy in any near-future elections. Plus, if things go wrong in the coming weeks and months, he risks tarnishing his own image and diminishing his electoral appeal.  In fact, there’s some…

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Published on 05/01/2026 – 5:31 GMT+1 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested on Sunday that the US would not govern Venezuela day-to-day, other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” following an operation which saw them oust and capture President Nicolás Maduro. Rubio’s statement seems like an attempt to temper concerns that Saturday’s assertive action to achieve regime change in Venezuela would plunge the country into another prolonged foreign intervention or failed attempt at nation-building. The position is an apparent turn-around from initial remarks made by US President Donald Trump in which he insisted that Washington would be “running” the…

Since launching her campaign, Dati has tried to drum up support with social media clips similar to those that propelled Zohran Mamdani from an unknown assemblyman to mayor of New York. Hers have, unsurprisingly, a right-wing spin. She’s been seen ambushing migrants, illicit drug users and contraband sellers in grittier parts of Paris, racking up millions of views in the process. ACHILLES’ HEEL: Dati is a polarizing figure and tends to make enemies. Despite being a member of the conservative Les Républicains, Dati bagged a cabinet position in early 2024, braving the fury of her allies as she attempted to…

In seminar rooms in Vienna, we learned about the concept of nations as “imagined communities,” a theory developed by Benedict Anderson in the 1980s — a shared identity that allows millions of disparate people to feel connected despite not knowing each other personally. Creating those communities based on shared traditions and national myths — the basis for a nation — became increasingly possible during the Industrial Revolution and the advent of mass media. Political leaders, who saw the value a unified population could have for consolidating power, helped facilitate this process and brought about the proliferation of the modern nation-state.  Nowhere was that creation of a national…