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Published on 30/04/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Let’s be honest, flying is not as fun as it used to be. Thanks to the airport queues, departure delays and ticket prices, travelling by aircraft brings more stress than excitement ahead of a well-deserved trip. While the short-term future of flying is up in the air right now, due to ongoing jet fuel and border control issues, in the long-term passengers can look forward to new in-flight concepts that are set to improve the overall experience. From wraparound entertainment screens to work pods and economy beds, Euronews Travel looks at some of the…

That cut short Robbins’ mission to deliver a radical program of departmental reform by 2030 — and now insiders complain this has left the department, once a prized part of the British government machine, rudderless and fearful for what comes next. This additional pressure comes at an unusually busy time in foreign affairs, when Starmer is keen to project confidence on the world stage. Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA trade union representing civil servants, said the ministry had “lost a really visible leader” and now there was “turmoil, because someone’s now got to try and pick up that…

With just 10.5 million residents and an economy much smaller than those of France or Germany, the Czech Republic seems an unlikely leader in Europe’s nuclear revival. Yet, in Brussels and the Visegrád region, Prague is influential, quietly assembling an ambitious nuclear expansion program. Nuclear energy already supplies around 40 percent of the country’s electricity, generated by six reactors at two plants: Dukovany and Temelín. The government wants to go much further. Under its updated National Energy and Climate Plan, Czechia has set a target of 68 percent nuclear electricity by 2040, a share that would rival France proportionally, and…

Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday faced withering questioning from House lawmakers over the costly conflict. Wednesday’s hearing stretched nearly six hours as Democrats and some Republicans questioned Hegseth over the war and his ouster of several top military leaders. In one tense exchange, Hegseth told Democratic Rep. Adam Smith that Iran’s nuclear facilities were obliterated in 2025 strikes by the US prompting Smith to question the Trump administration’s reasoning for starting the Iran war less than a year later. “We had to start…

The European Central Bank will meet today and make a decision that depends heavily on events happening thousands of kilometers away.  That’s because the war in Iran has pushed up energy prices and inflation. ECB President Christine Lagarde and her fellow rate-setters will be in a tricky spot when deciding whether to raise borrowing costs. Zoya and Ian explain the dilemma. The conflict in the Middle East has also brought about a jet fuel shortage that has airlines warning about disruptions and governments telling people to fly less. On the show, we discuss how it’s not just a supply crisis that’s the problem, but also a shortage of information. And finally, politicians walk into classrooms…

Morgen ist der 1. Mai, und für Bärbel Bas ist es das wichtigste Heimspiel des Jahres. In Duisburg spricht sie als Arbeitsministerin und vor dem DGB. Die Harmonie in der schwarz-roten Koalition ist fast am Nullpunkt. Bas geht auf maximalen Distanzkurs zu Kanzler Friedrich Merz, der die Rente zur bloßen „Basisabsicherung“ herabstufen will. Gordon Repinski analysiert: Ist Bas die Retterin des Sozialstaats oder blockiert sie den notwendigen Umbau des Standorts Deutschland? Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Steffen Krach, SPD-Spitzenkandidat für die Berlin-Wahl. Sein Thema: Bürokratieabbau als sozialer Wachstumsbeschleuniger und warum Arbeitnehmerrechte und Wirtschaftswachstum zusammengehören. König Charles III. überrascht mit einer politisch sehr…

Speaking to POLITICO from his office in Kyiv, Oleksiy Perevezentsev, president of the Ukrainian Curling Federation, said that, “what also disturbs is that actually nothing has changed. We just have absolutely unfair conditions for Ukrainian athletes,” while pointing to the ongoing destruction of his country’s sports facilities at Putin’s hands. “We have more than 500 sites of sports infrastructure, which are partially or totally destroyed,” Perevezentsev said, moments after an air raid siren delayed the start of the interview. “The latest was last week in Sumy. It’s a quite large Olympic infrastructural center which was totally destroyed by Russian missiles…

Warsh got additional news today: Powell in his post-meeting press conference said he plans to stay on as a governor after his chairmanship ends, which will at least temporarily prevent Trump from having another opening to fill on the central bank’s board. Powell made clear that his decision was tied to the Justice Department’s moves to open a criminal investigation into the Fed’s headquarters renovations and that he is otherwise ready to retire.The DOJ said on Friday that it would defer to the Fed’s inspector general on an investigation. That opened the way for Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to end…

But that figure falls far behind many outside estimates, given the torrid pace of air and sea operations and the costs to restock expensive air defenses. It is also dwarfed by reports that the administration could seek hundreds of billions of dollars to cover the Middle East campaign.Hurst told attendees at a March defense summit in Washington that the first week of the Iran war cost roughly $11 billion. The $25 billion price tag comes as administration officials discuss a supplemental request of up to $200 billion to pay for the conflict and weapons replenishment. Officials, though, have stressed publicly…

The stone has become a point of contention between England and India, which was under colonial rule for two centuries until the end of World War II. However, other countries including Iran and Pakistan have also laid claim to the stone.A spokesperson for the royal family declined to comment on Mamdani’s remarks.Charles and Queen Camilla are set to attend the 9/11 ceremony Wednesday afternoon as part of their four-day trip to the U.S. that has included a private meeting between Charles and President Donald Trump, an innuendo-laden address to Congress and a sumptuous White House dinner.As POLITICO reported Wednesday, however,…