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Israel has barred the leader of Britain’s Green Party Zack Polanski from entering the country after the party’s members voted to define Zionism as racism. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar took the decision on Sunday evening, hours after the vote at the left-wing party’s annual conference, Israel’s foreign ministry said. It called the resolution “a clear antisemitic text” and described the ban on Polanski as a “first step”. “The Greens have adopted not only the green of Hamas, but also its ideology: the elimination of the State of Israel through armed struggle,” the ministry said. Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, called the…
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Despite attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil exports from the Middle East Gulf region, excluding Iran, returned to pre-war levels in September, according to maritime tracking firm Kpler. The recovery followed changes to the region’s export routes. “At least 16.5 mbd (million barrels a day) left the region between 1 and 28 September, matching the pre-war average excluding Iran. That is 10.5 mbd above March’s monthly average,” said the firm. However, 40% of those exports now bypass the Strait of Hormuz, compared with 17% before the war, with pipelines in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…
By Pascale Davies with AFP Published on 05/10/2026 – 11:27 GMT+2 Denmark has suffered a major data breach after hackers broke into the country’s national population registry and accessed the personal information of millions of people. The country’s digital affairs minister announced the data breach on Monday, calling it “an extremely serious incident” that affected 8.8 million people. “Unauthorised individuals obtained illegal access” to the names, addresses and CPR, including those who have died or emigrated, the ministry said in a press release, referring to Denmark’s social security numbers. “This is an extremely serious incident,” Christina Egelund, digital affairs minister, was quoted as…
Published on 05/10/2026 – 9:08 GMT+2 General admission tickets to Glastonbury, the UK’s biggest music festival, have sold out in 42 minutes, leaving the lucky few now wondering: Who will be playing? Following its traditional fallow year, the event – which will take place between 23 to 27 June 2027 – is a cause of both joy and frustration – the latter especially for fans who spend hours in the virtual queue and who still fail to secure a spot at Worthy Farm. Tickets went on sale yesterday at 10am CET. At 10:42am, See Tickets confirmed that the entire allocation…
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A Bolsonaro victory could push Brazil further from the European Union, according to former MEP and vice-chair of the EU-Brazil delegation João Albuquerque. Speaking on Euronews’ flagship live morning show Europe Today, he said Lula helped bring the two sides closer on trade, climate and democratic values, including progress on the Mercosur deal. A shift to the right could now put those ties at risk and bring Brazil closer to Donald Trump’s agenda.
Published on 05/10/2026 – 11:16 GMT+2 The FBI arrested a woman at Los Angeles International Airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwan president’s family for China. Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president’s son and his family for the Chinese government while she was in the United States, according to the FBI. Zhang, 34, was arrested on charges of working for China as an unregistered agent, Assistant US State Attorney Bill Essayli announced on social media. Zhang took photos and videos of her targets and sent license plate information…
The euro fell to a 17-month low against the US dollar at the start of the week, as fiscal and political risks in Paris and Madrid revived memories of the eurozone debt crisis. The euro touched $1.1161 during Asian trading, after four consecutive weekly losses, and stood at around $1.12 at the European open, recovering slightly. Analysts at Dutch bank ING warned in a note on Friday that the market could “easily add another 2% in risk premium to the euro” if the bond sell-off extended. The spread between French and German 10-year bond yields stands at roughly 146 basis…
Is it too early to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions? Well, if more travel in 2027 has been on your mind, perhaps a luxury trip should make that list, too. Offering inspiration for high-end tourism, Virtuoso’s 2027 Luxe Report draws on insights from more than 3,100 travel advisors across more than 50 countries to reveal what will shape luxury travel in the coming year. According to those surveyed by the global network of agencies, 59% of advisors predict spending on trips will increase modestly and 13% forecast a significant increase, while a further 23% expect spending to remain at…