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EU plans to ban the use of words such as ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for plant-based foods were opposed by which famous musician?Paul McCartneyTaylor SwiftDavid GuettaThe Brussels region’s caretaker government asked EU institutions to cough up extra money to cover the ballooning costs of which project?Metro line 3Kanal art museumSchuman roundabout EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner was declared “persona non grata” and ordered to leave which country?Martin Selmayr, the civil servant known as the “Monster of the Berlaymont”, was rumored to be returning to Brussels. It didn’t happen, but which institution was he supposed to be coming to work for?European CommissionEuropean…
Politische Ernsthaftigkeit mit satirischem Ausklang:In dieser Sonderausgabe spricht Gordon Repinski mit dem Kabarettisten und Autor Florian Schroeder, der vor Kurzem sein neues Buch „Happy End” veröffentlicht hat. Gemeinsam blicken sie zurück auf 2025. Ein Jahr, in dem Friedrich Merz zwar nicht im ersten Wahlgang, aber immerhin schneller gewählt wurde, als der Papst und in dem Donald Trump ins Weiße Haus zurückkehrte.Schroeder analysiert Merz‘ „bedingungslosen Willen zur Macht“, seine emotionale Dünnhäutigkeit und das Fernduell mit Angela Merkel, die plötzlich ihr Schweigen bricht. Der Blick geht auch nach vorn auf 2026: Warum man sich um den gestressten Lars Klingbeil sorgen muss, wieso…
A protester, wearing a flak jacket and carrying a shield snatched from a policeman, shouts outside the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government, during a protest in Kathmandu against corruption and a ban on social media. | Niranjan Shrestha, File/AP A protester, wearing a flak jacket and carrying a shield snatched from a policeman, shouts outside the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government, during a protest in Kathmandu against corruption and a ban on social media. Top: People hold up signs during a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Next: Riot police use pepper spray against a protester…
By euronews Published on 24/12/2025 – 22:00 GMT+1 •Updated 22:02 Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won’t show up if they’re not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline wonder if St. Nick will be able to find them. Adults who also remain devoted to the jolly figure said to deliver presents around the world are checking up on his journey. For 70-years, that’s been the tradition at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) — a joint United States and Canadian operation charged with monitoring the skies for threats since the Cold War. More than 1,000…
The question of whether Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has authorised the development of nuclear weapons has taken on urgency following the devastating 12-day conflict with Israel in June. Israeli and US strikes severely damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities during the conflict that killed more than 1,000 Iranians and 29 Israelis, prompting intense speculation about Tehran’s next move. As of August, US intelligence continued to assess that Khamenei has not authorised a nuclear weapons programme. “The intelligence community continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorised the nuclear weapons program he…
Updated: 24/12/2025 – 18:00 GMT+1 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 24th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More
European Union officials have defended landmark digital rules on Wednesday, after the Trump administration went after what it described as a machine created to fuel censorship and imposed sanctions — including a visa ban — on a former EU Commissioner. The European Commission said in a statement it “strongly condemns” the US decision, stressing that freedom of expression is “a fundamental right in Europe and a shared core value with the United States across the democratic world”. Brussels insisted that the EU has a sovereign right to regulate its digital market in line with its values, adding that its rules…
By Esmira Aliyeva and Euronews Published on 24/12/2025 – 16:24 GMT+1 As the Azerbaijan Airlines crash that killed 38 nears its one-year anniversary, survivors and families of victims continue to seek justice while the investigation remains ongoing. On 25 December 2024, 38 people died and 29 others were injured when Flight 8432 crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan while en route from Baku to the Russian city of Grozny. After it emerged that a Russian air defence missile over Grozny caused the crash, the Kremlin initially denied involvement. However, Baku and President Ilham Aliyev maintained Moscow’s responsibility based on the results of…
By Euronews Published on 24/12/2025 – 16:10 GMT+1 Pro-Russian hacking group Noname057(16) claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disrupted France’s national postal service during the Christmas rush, French prosecutors said Wednesday. French intelligence agency DGSI took over the investigation after the group’s claim, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. La Poste’s central computer systems were knocked offline Monday in a distributed denial of service attack that remained unresolved by Wednesday morning. Postal workers could not track package deliveries, and online payments at the company’s banking arm La Banque Postale were disrupted. The attack hit during the busiest season for La Poste, which…
From the return of public Christmas celebrations in villages across Idlib to the quieter, security-heavy streets of Damascus, Syria marks its second Christmas since the fall of the Assad regime, shaped by new freedoms alongside the enduring scars of war. Christmas lights illuminate Damascus’s Old City, where a visible security presence accompanies subdued celebrations among the city’s Christian community. Syria’s Christian community is believed to have shrunk from one million in 2011, when the war began, to around 300,000 today, with many seeking refuge abroad.