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There is something both disconcerting and fascinating about the road trip to Budva in the height of summer. On one side lies the Adriatic, surprisingly calm, blue and bright. On the other, almost clinging to the shoreline, rise Montenegro’s mountains. Between them runs a road that in July and August seems unable to cope with the sheer number of cars, buses and tourists heading to one of the destinations that is most rapidly gaining prominence in this part of Europe. Budva is one of the clearest examples of that transformation. The city combines a walled medieval old town with beaches,…

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Panic in Moncloa: There is a sense of growing chaos at the heart of the government in Madrid this morning after a leaked police report suggested the Ceuta border crisis, which saw over 80,000 migrants cross into the Spanish enclave, was planned and steered by Moroccan authorities and designed to violate the Spanish border under the guise of a migratory wave. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has repeatedly exonerated Morocco of responsibility and placed the blame on smuggler networks, alleging also that Russia and Israel have been spreading disinformation about the incident. Conflicting narratives: The Director-General of the Spanish National Police…

The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race, a significant escalation in the White House’s campaign to eradicate diversity programs directed at Black, Hispanic and other minority students. The US Treasury Department proposed the change on Thursday in a new regulation that, if made final, would kick in after May 2027 with the conclusion of the academic year. The rule is broadly aimed at ending any policies or programmes that help students because of their race, and it…

Vor der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt steht ein historisches Szenario im Raum: Bekommt Deutschland seinen ersten AfD-Ministerpräsidenten? Spitzenkandidat Ulrich Siegmund plant für den Fall einer absoluten Mehrheit einen politischen Umbau des Landes. Die Folge analysiert, welche Versprechen er sofort umsetzen könnte und wo die Pläne an der Verfassung scheitern. Wie realistisch dieses Szenario wirklich ist, ordnet Pauline von Pezold ein. Sie berichtet, wie es am Sonntag auf jeden Prozentpunkt ankommt und weshalb die AfD ohne absolute Mehrheit trotz eines Wahlsiegs definitiv in der Opposition landen wird. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview bezieht Sepp Müller, Unionsfraktionsvize und Landesgruppenchef der CDU, klar Stellung. Er schließt eine…

Russia will shutter German cultural centres across the country, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday after Berlin blamed Moscow for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport and announced the closure of both the Russian Consulate in Bonn and the Russian House cultural centre in the German capital. Lavrov said that cultural centres belonging to Germany’s Goethe-Institut would be closed in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, adding that any other response would show a lack of “self-respect” on Russia’s part. Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Lavrov said that Germany “could not have failed to understand” that the…

Published on 04/09/2026 – 5:42 GMT+2 Iran said it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it accused Washington of carrying out as US Vice President JD Vance said the strike was being investigated. The new clashes, which began with US raids on Sunday, have deepened the impasse in the six-month war, as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz and Washington presses its counter-blockade of Iranian ports. Kuwait’s army said on Thursday it intercepted a missile and drone attack from Tehran, with the Iranian army reporting…

In July this year, the Commission put the issue back on the political agenda. The recently adopted EU Livestock Strategy sets out a legislative proposal that includes a ban on cages and on culling male chicks. We welcome this step. However, experience in recent years has shown that announcements by the Commission do not always bring about change. As a result of this broken promise, hundreds of millions of animals continue to suffer in cages. On 16 September you will deliver your State of the Union address. We urge you to stand up for animals and confirm before the European…

Published on 03/09/2026 – 11:41 GMT+2 The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday that Russia’s autocratic regime is not, on its own, enough to justify freezing the assets of a company indirectly linked to someone under EU sanctions, as any such measure must be backed by objective and solid evidence. Brussels has currently blacklisted around 3,000 entities and individuals considered to be part of the Russian industrial-military complex that is participating in the invasion of Ukraine, pending extension on 15 September. The judgment sets clear limits on how far national authorities can go when freezing…

Ukraine already has experience organizing a major tournament with Poland, Bidnyi added, pointing to the men’s Euro 2012 football championship. “It would be very logical to repeat this successful case,” he said, noting that such a bid could also “invite investors’ attention.” Any proposal would unfold in a dramatically different context from Euro 2012. Russia’s assault has left Ukraine with reconstruction and recovery needs estimated at nearly $588 billion over the next decade — almost three times the country’s projected nominal GDP for 2025 — according to an assessment by the Ukrainian government, the World Bank Group, the European Commission…