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By Alima Assylbek Published on 25/02/2026 – 7:18 GMT+1 Across Kazakhstan, tattoo studios are seeing a noticeable rise in requests for traditional Kazakh ornaments. These motifs, originally meant to protect households and ward off evil spirits, have found new lease of life across fashion, branding, architecture, and urban design. National patterns have become part of corporate identities and contemporary visual culture, reflecting a broader revival of cultural heritage. To these traditional spheres of use, another has now been added – tattooing. And if once ornaments were woven into fabric, carved into wood, or engraved in metal, they are now increasingly becoming…
Europe marked four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion with a high-profile show of solidarity in Kyiv on Tuesday. Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa stood alongside Volodymyr Zelenskyy — but the absence of some key leaders raised quiet questions in Ukraine about who showed up, and who didn’t. Zoya Sheftalovich was on the ground in Kyiv for the anniversary events. She joins Ian Wishart to describe the mood in the city, what was said behind closed doors, and how European leaders are discussing ways to deal with attempts by Hungary and Slovakia to block a vital EU loan for…
Was steckt in Donald Trumps erster richtiger Rede zur Lage der Nation zu Iran, zu den Zöllen und Europa? Eine Einschätzung von Gordon Repinski und von Julius Brinkmann von POLITICO in Washington. Parallel dazu blickt die Bundesregierung nach Peking. Kanzler Friedrich Merz zwischen Partnerschaft, Wettbewerb und Systemrivalität. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt CDU-Staatssekretärin und Mittelstandsbeauftragte Gitta Connemann, warum Deutschland auf Dialog setzt, aber mehr Schutz vor Investitionsverboten, Joint-Venture-Auflagen und erzwungenem Technologietransfer fordert. Vizekanzler Lars Klingbeil hat währenddessen die Leitung der Kabinettssitzung. Eine seltene Gelegenheit. Mit einem Konzept gegen organisierte Kriminalität, inklusive früherer Vermögensbeschlagnahmung bei Geldwäscheverdacht, setzt er ein Signal in der Innen-…
US President Donald Trump boasted about “winning so much” as he defended his administration’s increasingly unpopular policies during the longest-ever State of the Union address to Congress. Trump began by painting an optimistic picture, declaring America was “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.” “Tonight, after just one year, I can say with dignity and pride that we have achieved a transformation like no one has ever seen before, and a turnaround for the ages,” Trump said. Trump hopes the primetime speech, broadcast across all major networks, will help him to sell that message to voters after a deeply…
Trump appears willing to harm America’s allies in ways that once seemed inconceivable, and threats — as we’ve learned — are his way, with many of them are directed at allies. The threat against Canada, for example, came just days after Trump reminded luminaries at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he was very serious about annexing Greenland. And that was after he’d threatened new U.S. tariffs against European nations voicing support for Denmark. Tariffs for European friends are, of course, already a reality. In late January, the U.S. president told an interviewer he imposed 39 percent tariffs on…
The party’s other national leader, Tino Chrupalla, said party politicians had done nothing to violate German law, but nevertheless acknowledged the practice of employing relatives left a “bad taste” in voters’ mouths. A few days later, however, he admitted in a post on X that he employs the wife of an AfD state parliamentarian. ‘Fake news’ One of the most prominent AfD politicians implicated in the nepotism accusations is Ulrich Siegmund, the party’s lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, where it is polling in first place at around 40 percent. “We are reviewing everything that comes to our attention, and we are…
Scientists say multiple critical Earth systems appear closer to destabilisation than previously believed. This is putting the planet in increased danger of following a “hothouse” path driven by feedback loops that can amplify the consequences of global warming. The findings from the international collaboration led by Oregon State University’s William Ripple were published today in the journal One Earth. ‘We could be entering a period of unprecedented climate change’ ‘The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory’ report brings together scientific findings on climate feedback loops and 16 tipping elements – Earth subsystems that may become unstable if critical temperature thresholds…
The UK’s “sense of urgency” on achieving net zero and supporting climate policies has taken a drastic tumble, according to a new survey. In 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming. The ambitious target legally binds the nation to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, compared with its previous target of at least an 80 per cent reduction from 1990 levels. Under Conservative Theresa May’s leadership, the net zero target aimed to bolster the number of ‘green collar jobs’ to two million…
Ambitious plans to transform the North Sea into the world’s “largest green energy reservoir” have sparked concern among security experts. Last month, almost a dozen European countries joined forces to get off the “fossil fuel rollercoaster”, committing to deliver 100GW of joint offshore wind projects across shared waters by 2050. This would generate enough electricity to power more than 140 million homes. Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK signed the Hamburg Declaration on 26 January, pledging €9.5 billion in the hopes of mobilising €1 trillion of capital in Europe, creating 90,000 jobs and…
By Toby Gregory Published on 13/02/2026 – 15:13 GMT+1•Updated 15:16 At the World Governments Summit, Ben Lamm, Founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences, told Euronews that bringing back extinct species and protecting biodiversity are now key to tackling the world’s growing extinction crisis. Asked about the biggest development in this sector in recent years, Lamm highlighted recent progress in de-extinction and species preservation. “I think the most exciting thing in 2026 is bringing back extinct species and also protecting them through bio vaults, which we’re launching here at the World Governments Summit.” He said most people are not aware of how…