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Nawrocki argued that while the bill’s stated aim of protecting citizens — particularly minors — was legitimate, the Polish bill would grant excessive power to government officials over online content, resulting in “administrative censorship.”  “I want this to be stated clearly: a situation in which what is allowed on the internet is decided by an official subordinate to the government resembles the construction of the Ministry of Truth from George Orwell’s novel 1984,” Nawrocki said in a statement — echoing the U.S.’s stance on the law. Nawrocki also warned that allowing authorities to decide what constitutes truth or disinformation would erode…

It was not immediately possible to find public and verifiable information confirming the real identity of the person behind the account. The video includes footage of former Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis and the director of the president’s office, Charalambos Charalambous. In the recordings, Lakkotrypis is presented as a point of contact for people seeking access to Christodoulides. He appears to walk his interlocutor through the process on payments above the €1 million campaign limit. In a written statement, Lakkotrypis said it is “self-evident” from the video that remarks attributed to him were edited in order to distort the context of…

But international law needs Trump. His approach poses an existential threat not just to global agreements such as the Paris climate accord but to the European Union, the world’s biggest factory for international legislation. Every year the EU produces more than 2,000 directives, acts, regulations and other legal documents guiding the economic and societal lives of its 27 member countries.  In an American-dominated world where the rule of law doesn’t matter, the EU’s legislative machine could quickly become a quaint anachronism. The first week of 2026 has once again exposed the paralysis and powerlessness of Europe’s leadership to respond to…

With2026 barely under way, the streets of Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and dozens of other cities in Iran are witnessing a wave of protests that ignited on 28 December in the Tehran Bazaar, sparked by a historic collapse of the rial. While reports focussed on the removal of currency subsidies and the skyrocketing cost of essentials, the frontlines were not occupied solely by the underprivileged. There is a widespread, defiant presence of a “Middle Class pushed below the poverty line” and a “Generation Z deprived of any future.” According to many analysts, this is not a classic 20th century revolution for…

The flood of nonconsensual images on X, created using the platform’s generative AI chatbot feature Grok, attracted the attention of the U.K.’s media regulator Ofcom, which said it made “urgent contact” with X on Monday to determine whether an investigation under the U.K.’s Online Safety Act is warranted. On Friday an Ofcom spokesperson said: “We urgently made contact on Monday and set a firm deadline of today to explain themselves, to which we have received a response. We’re now undertaking an expedited assessment as a matter of urgency and will provide further updates shortly.” The U.S. administration has previously criticized…

Published on 09/01/2026 – 18:12 GMT+1 Berlin’s ruling mayor Kai Wegner faces mounting pressure to resign after playing tennis during a major power blackout caused by left-wing extremists, with opposition parties and former mayors demanding his removal. Wegner told reporters Sunday he had “been on the phone all day” during Saturday’s terrorist attack that left more than 40,000 Berlin households without power. However, the Senate Chancellery confirmed to state public broadcaster rbb that he played tennis with his partner, Education Senator Katharina Günther-Wünsch, between 1 pm and 2 pm on Saturday. Günther-Wünsch is also facing criticism. As education senator, she…

A new report has revealed which of the world’s airlines and airports had the fewest delays in 2025. The review by Cirium found that Aeromexico was the most reliable carrier, while Santiago Airport in Chile had the highest on-time departure rate. Which is the world’s most reliable airline? For the second consecutive year, Aeromexico has claimed the top spot in Cirium’s global ranking of on-time performance, which compares the top 10 per cent of passenger airlines by capacity. The airline had 90.02 per cent of its nearly 189,000 flights depart or arrive within 15 minutes of schedule, with each month…

Meloni warned that Europe needs a coordinated approach or “risks doing Putin a favor.” Since the beginning of negotiations over a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, “many voices have been speaking out, and that’s why I’ve always been in favor of appointing a European special envoy on the Ukrainian issue,” Meloni said. Peace talks aimed at ending the all-out conflict, which Russia launched in February 2022, have accelerated with U.S. President Donald Trump back in the White House, but Moscow has not indicated that it is willing to make concessions. The U.S. in November proposed that Russia be readmitted to the Group…

As Bulgaria begins the new year by bidding farewell to the Lev, a new Eurobarometer study found that almost 80% of respondents across the euro area believe the euro is a good thing for the EU. Support for the currency is the highest in Finland (91%), Lithuania (85%), Slovenia (85%) and Slovakia (85%). On the other hand, only 38% in Croatia claim the euro is good for their country, a figure that has dropped six percentage points since 2024. Support has also decreased significantly in Estonia and Belgium, a fall of 6 and 5 percentage points, respectively. Most respondents in…

Social media platform TikTok has reportedly removed six videos from the far-right Polish leader Grzegorz Braun, including one related to an attack on a Jewish celebration. Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita reported that one of the six removed videos shows a lit seven-branched candlestick that was doused with a stream of water from a fire extinguisher by someone who resembled Braun’s figure. The video also had the slogan, “if you’re afraid, you’re already a slave.” Another video removed from the platform showed Braun denying the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz, one of the largest German concentration camps during World War II,…