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Flights to and from Kuwait are set to resume on Sunday, two months after the outbreak of war following the US-Israel attack on Iran. While the airspace reopened last night (Thursday 24 April), commercial flights will not begin until 26 April as part of a “phased plan to gradually resume air traffic in preparation for the airport’s full operation in the coming period”, the country’s civil aviation authority said in a statement on the Kuwait News Agency website. Kuwait International Airport has been hit several times in recent weeks, with drone attacks on Terminal 1, the under-construction Terminal 2 and…
Russia and Israel have been barred from winning the Venice Biennale’s top prizes after the exhibition’s jury moved to exclude countries whose leaders have been indicted by the International Criminal Court. In a statement released Thursday, the jury said it decided to rule out awarding the Biennale’s Golden and Silver Lions, handed out at the exhibition’s closing in September, to national pavilions belonging to countries whose heads of state are facing ICC charges. The unprecedented decision directly affects Russia and Israel. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been under an ICC arrest warrant since 2023 over war crimes following Moscow’s full-scale…
The instrumentalisation of vetoes undermines the democratic principles of the European Union as it hijacks the interests of 26 in the name of one single holdout, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews in an exclusive interview. Kallas was reflecting on the end of Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in uninterrupted power, during which the Hungarian prime minister frequently frustrated his fellow leaders with his near-constant, overlapping vetoes. “We have to be clear that, actually, the EU treaties do not foresee the veto. The treaties are based on unanimity — that everybody agrees,” Kallas told Euronews in an interview recorded on the…
Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:29 GMT+2 OpenAI has released its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-5.5, pitching it as its “smartest and most intuitive model yet”. The company claims the new model is better at understanding what users want and can carry out multi-step work such as writing and debugging code, analysing data, and creating documents and spreadsheets. Unlike earlier versions, GPT-5.5 is to handle tasks that previously required multiple prompts for step-by-step instructions, plan its approach and keep working until the job is finished, OpenAI said. The company said this makes GPT-5.5 particularly useful for coding, routine office work, and…
There are “ways to be proactive … without taking gratuitous shots at President Trump that don’t actually help,” he said. Be nice to Trump Instead, European leaders should follow the example of NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who has been careful not to anger Trump by backing the war against Iran. “Working with President Trump, being complimentary, being enthusiastic, because … he is doing them a service,” is the approach they should take, Volker said. He also called on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to turn up the charm on Trump. Germany has not restricted the use of its crucial Ramstein air…
The Irish government has asked Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to rethink plans to accelerate permitting procedures, stressing that faster approvals are vital to deliver housing and critical infrastructure. The request comes as the country faces a deepening housing crisis marked by soaring rents, widespread homelessness and chronic supply shortages. Irish Housing Minister James Browne has recently called on housing developers facing financial strain on cost-rental developments to come forward and engage with his department, in a bid to keep projects viable. His remarks follow the recent collapse of a north Dublin cost-rental scheme, which was deemed financially unworkable. Browne said…
Iran’s decision-making elite are “trapped in slogans they have already committed to” and may struggle to free themselves from positions that stand in the way of a nuclear deal with the United States, a former Iranian diplomat has warned. Kourosh Ahmadi, who served in Iran’s diplomatic corps, told Euronews Persian both Tehran and Washington face domestic constraints that could prevent an agreement, even as the countries explore renewed negotiations following their 12-day conflict in June 2025. “Both sides are trapped in slogans they have already committed to,” Ahmadi said. “Whether they can free themselves from this self-made trap is unclear.…
Les pays de l’UE se disputeront peut-être sur les solutions à court terme pour faire face aux prix élevés de l’énergie, mais ils s’accordent à dire que les énergies propres sont la meilleure solution à long terme. Mar 18 7 mins read
Published on 24/04/2026 – 10:38 GMT+2 Elon Musk’s company xAI reportedly held discussions in recent weeks with the French artificial intelligence company Mistral about a partnership to try and rival competitors such as Anthropic and OpenAI. The tie-up would have included the American code-editing startup Cursor, according to Business Insider, which cited people familiar with the matter. The report comes as Elon Musk’s other company, SpaceX, which owns xAI, announced a deal with Cursor this week that gives SpaceX the option to buy the company for $60 billion. Mistral AI is one of Europe’s most highly valued AI firms that…
One of the biggest media deals in history comes closer to completion, as the shareholders who own Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) voted “overwhelmingly” to approve the adoption of the merger agreement with Paramount, according to WBD. The controversial merger encompasses two of Hollywood’s five legacy studios – a deal which has been valued at $111 billion and which will have huge impacts on filmmaking and the future of cinema. Yesterday’s vote was described as “another key milestone toward completing this historic transaction” by WBD – a deal which will “deliver exceptional value to our stockholders”. It will be completed between…