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Published on 06/08/2025 – 14:39 GMT+2 The Dutch data protection authority has called upon the government of the Netherlands to condemn new Israeli privacy requirements for aid organisations wanting to work in Palestinian territories, claiming they breach the EU’s data protection rules. In a statement published on Wednesday, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) said that as of September the Israeli government demands that all organisations providing aid must complete a comprehensive registration which includes providing personal data about employees, their parents and children. The AP was asked to look into the issue by an unnamed aid group. “The aid organisations must also provide…
Published on 06/08/2025 – 15:21 GMT+2 Kate, Princess of Wales, has launched a series of animated films through her foundation to support the development of youngsters. The project is aimed at helping those working with families and carers explain the vital importance of social and emotional development, with the member of the British royal family addressing the importance of raising children better equipped to “face the future”. Developed by the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood and released today on YouTube, the main film and six accompanying explainer pieces are designed for use by charities, early years education professionals, and…
Poland’s president has a national mandate and can propose and veto legislation (which Tusk’s coalition doesn’t have the votes to override), but the country’s domestic and foreign policies are largely under the control of the government run by the prime minister. PiS legislators clapped and chanted Nawrocki’s name during the speech, while Tusk and members of his Cabinet looked on solemnly. “I want to speak to all Poles for whom today is a sad and disappointing day. I know very well how you feel. I understand you,” Tusk said in a video published just minutes before Nawrocki’s inauguration. “We all believed that…
By Euronews with AP Published on 06/08/2025 – 14:37 GMT+2 At least one person has been killed in their home and several others are injured in a massive wildfire that continues to burn in France’s southern department of Aude, near the border with Spain. The fire, which began on Tuesday, has so far burned through more than 130 square kilometres of land, an area larger than Paris, the interior ministry said. This makes it the largest wildfire in France so far this summer. The local administration stated that weather conditions are unfavourable and the fire remains “very active.” Around 2,000 firefighters and several…
Published on 06/08/2025 – 14:56 GMT+2 Imagine being able to corral your local politician and grill them about their views, anytime you fancy – no appointments, no red tape. That’s exactly what one British Member of Parliament has set out to achieve. Mark Sewards, a Labour Party politician who represents Leeds South West and Morley, has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) clone of himself that is designed to answer questions and assist with constituents’ queries around the clock. “I’m very keen to explore how new technologies, such as AI, can help strengthen the connection between an MP’s office and the…
Published on 06/08/2025 – 13:29 GMT+2 Following reports that Francis Ford Coppola had been admitted on Tuesday to the Policlinico Tor Vergata, a public hospital in Rome, the acclaimed American director has released an update on his health. The director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now and his representative have released a statement revealing that Coppola underwent a non-emergency cardiac procedure in the Italian capital. “Mr. Coppola went in for a scheduled update procedure” – performed by renowned Italian-born cardiologist Dr. Andrea Natale – and is “resting nicely.” “There was not an emergency. He went to the hospital in a…
The Italian government is also touting the bridge as strategically significant, aiming for it to be including in new NATO defense spending targets. However, the effort to classify the bridge as a military object is leading to blowback both within Italy and among NATO countries. In Brussels, a senior EU official said the bridge is not currently considered a priority for military mobility. Efforts to build the bridge have stalled repeatedly. Former PM Silvio Berlusconi tried to revive the project in 2005, but it was canceled a year later under Prime Minister Romano Prodi. The scheme was again scuttled by…
“We look forward to the renewal of the Bureau’s work, the strengthening of the institution, and the achievement of a significant level of trust between the Bureau and Ukrainian entrepreneurs,” Svyrydenko wrote on social media. The EU’s ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, reacted positively, saying: “I welcome appointment of Oleksandr Tsyvinskyy as Director of ESBU — a key reform for [EU] accession and IMF benchmark.” The bureau investigates economic crimes and is especially important during wartime, Tsyvinskyi previously told POLITICO, when it must monitor Western aid and safeguard scarce public funds by cracking down on economic crime. The government previously…
The protestors called for the abolition of nuclear weapons and an end to war, holding signs and chanting while official commemorations took place across the Peace Memorial Park. Police urged the group to disperse, but many remained in place. Local media reported that one man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a security guard during the protest. The demonstration comes as international support for nuclear deterrence continues to grow, including within Japan. Some survivors criticised the Japanese government’s muted response to US President Donald Trump’s recent comparison of the 1945 bombings to Washington’s strike on Iran.
Published on 06/08/2025 – 11:10 GMT+2 The UK’s advertising regulator Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two “socially irresponsible” Zara adverts for depicting models considered “unhealthily thin”. The fash fashion retailer’s ads, released in May, featured one model wearing an oversized white shirt with her “protruding collarbone” emphasised by the shirt’s design and another model in a short white dress whose “gaunt” appearance was accentuated by the design. The ASA ruled that these images were irresponsible and ordered Zara not to use them again. According to the watchdog, a shadow effect was used to make one of the model’s legs appear…