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By Euronews Published on 05/02/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1 Bill Gates said he regrets “every minute” he spent with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, denying allegations contained in draft emails released by US authorities last week. “Every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologise,” Gates told 9News Australia in an interview broadcast Wednesday. After the US Justice Department released nearly 3 million new pages of Epstein-related documents last week, unsent draft emails surfaced making claims about Gates. “Apparently, Jeffrey wrote an email to himself. That email was never sent. The email is false,” Gates said. “I…
“It’s no more combatting Russian trolls trying to hack the system. If pointed at the EU and Greenland, the disinformation campaigns on U.S. platforms become the system,” he said. Ripe for exploitation The relationship between Denmark and Greenland is particularly ripe for exploitation, said Signe Ravn-Højgaard, co-founder and CEO of Denmark-based Digital Infrastructure Think Tank, who conducted an analysis on the misinformation landscape in Greenland. With a population the size of a Brussels municipality, news travels fast in Greenland and there are few media outlets that can debunk information. Most people rely on Facebook, said Ravn-Højgaard. With only a few shares, a fake news story can reach the entire population. Organized…
In Tallinn, starting a company can take minutes. Registration, taxation and contracts are handled online, often without a single interaction with a civil servant. For entrepreneurs, the state is designed to stay out of the way. This efficiency has made Estonia, with a population of 1.3 million, one of the EU’s most business-friendly countries. It also raises a difficult question for Brussels: if one small country can make business so easy, why does the EU still struggle to function as a single market or to initiate its EU-INC plan? A small ecosystem with significant impact Estonia’s startup sector punches above…
The IOC hosted a fashion showcase at Clubhouse26 in Milan, where Olympians walked a runway wearing team kits, opening ceremony looks and a new Olympic outerwear collection. Italian style was front and centre, with Salomon also presenting uniforms for volunteers and staff, designed for both city streets and mountain venues. Team USA revealed classic Ralph Lauren coats in navy and scarlet, while technical fabrics met clean lines across collections from 90 national teams. With nearly 2,900 athletes expected, the event offered a first glimpse of how performance wear and tradition will meet when the Games open on 6 February.
Published on 05/02/2026 – 10:31 GMT+1 Digital change is “critical,” and artificial intelligence (AI) will be key to this for Germany’s future, the country’s minister for digital transformation and government modernisation, Karsten Wildberger, told Euronews Next. World leaders and technology experts are meeting in Dubai for the World Governments Summit, where discussions on technology are placing artificial intelligence and digitalisation at the centre of the agenda. Karsten said Germany is pushing ahead with efforts to modernise government services while expanding AI use. “We are embracing it at full speed,” said Wildberger. “I would say AI is actually the next technology…
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News As the political drama over Peter Mandelson spills into the Commons – with another climbdown and a damaging revelation – it raises the bigger question: How secure is the Sir Keir Starmer premiership? With some MPs calling for Sir Keir to go – along with his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney – pressure is mounting over the stark confession that the prime minister knew about Mandelson’s continuing relationship with Jeffrey Epstein before he was appointed the UK’s ambassador to the US. Elsewhere, has Andy Burnham actually improved his leadership chances by…
As Arctic ice retreats and geopolitical tensions harden, NATO’s northern flank is emerging as one of the alliance’s most consequential and neglected theatres, and Europe is now confronting a hard truth: it is strategically underprepared to play a role in a region that is set to become a key military and economic corridor. Most European allies might have disagreed with United States President Donald Trump’s aggressive Arctic policy, but most seem to agree with the substance of his message: the Arctic needs special attention, and it needs it fast. Their problem: they’re missing both the doctrines and the military capabilities…
Floods brought by Storm Leonardo battered the Iberian peninsula on Wednesday, forcing thousands of evacuation, shutting schools and cancelling trains. In Portugal, a man in his 60s was killed after being swept away by the current while attempting to drive across an area flooded by Storm Leonardo in southeastern Portugal, the national civil protection authority reported. “A vehicle was found with one occupant, so there is one death,” the spokesman said, adding that the death took place near a dam in the municipality of Serpa. In Spain, weather agency AEMET placed parts of the southern region of Andalusia under the…
By Angela Symons with AP Published on 05/02/2026 – 7:55 GMT+1 Malaysia has announced an immediate and full ban on the importation of electronic waste, as the government vowed the country would not be a “dumping ground” for the world. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said in a statement late Wednesday (4 February) that all electronic waste, commonly known as e-waste, would be reclassified under the “absolute prohibition” category effective immediately. This removes the discretionary power previously given to the Department of Environment to grant exemptions for importation of certain e-waste. “E-waste is no longer permitted,” MACC chief Azam Baki said in the statement,…
Their concerns are understandable: Energized by new leadership, the Greens are siphoning some progressive voters, while Reform UK is eroding Labour’s traditional working-class base. Meanwhile, the Conservatives have stabilized enough under Kemi Badenoch’s leadership to reduce the likelihood of another revolt — a development that leaves Starmer more exposed. So, if a contest is triggered, he’s unlikely to survive it. Party members — roughly 250,000-strong — tend to favor the soft left. And that dynamic would advantage Rayner, should she stand. Last week’s events in Greater Manchester only further crystallized this perception of Starmer’s weakness. His decision to block Mayor…