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On Ukraine, he hasn’t framed Kyiv as an enemy — but has studiously avoided any positive appraisals, knowing they would play badly at the ballot box. That’s because anti-Ukrainian sentiment is deeply rooted in Hungary. According to an autumn 2025 poll by the Policy Solutions think tank, half of Hungarians consider Ukraine dangerous for Hungary, while 64 percent oppose Ukraine’s EU accession and 74 percent believe the Hungarian government shouldn’t send financial aid to Kyiv. Notably, Zelenskyy is one of the most hated politicians in the country, level with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Péter Magyar really doesn’t have big room…
The amount of untaxed wealth hidden in offshore tax havens by the world’s richest 0.1% exceeds the collective assets of the poorest 4.1 billion people on Earth, an analysis by Oxfam shows. The report released on Thursday highlights that a decade after the Panama Papers leak, the global elite continue to utilise a complex international financial system to move immense fortunes beyond the reach of public scrutiny and taxation. Speaking to Euronews, Christian Hallum, the tax lead at Oxfam, stated that the ultra-rich are still sequestering “oceans of wealth” and warned that this is not merely a matter of clever…
For the first time in more than half a century, humans are venturing back towards the Moon. The Artemis II mission sent four brave astronauts on a journey around the Moon on a 10-day journey on Wednesday, before returning to Earth’s atmosphere at a record speed of approximately 25,000 miles per hour (40,000 km/h). The mission was initially scheduled for February this year, but was delayed until March after engineers detected a new issue with the rocket’s helium system. A few weeks later, agency officials said the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage was interrupted, pushing the mission…
“Even though the Socialists didn’t lose the municipal elections, we would be wrong to believe that we won them,” he told Le Parisien. Family feud Faure and Vallaud represent the two dueling visions of the Socialists’ future, and their divergent beliefs on how to choose a candidate for 2027 reflect that. Faure wants to look left. He is gunning for a broad primary, save for France Unbowed, to select a single candidate for the 2027 presidential race among the Socialists, the Greens, the Communists and other left-wing parties. Supporters argue such a primary would maximize the chances of a left-wing…
Fighting is one of the oldest things humans do. But according to a new exhibition, there is a deep cultural and philosophical meaning behind different fighting techniques in martial arts. At Antwerp’s Museum aan de Stroom (MAS), “Martial Arts” opens on 3 April, looking at everything around its disciplines, movements, identity and role in the community in the Dutch port city and around the world. The exhibition will also gather objects, stories and people to exploring martial arts’ history and heritage to ask visitors a simple question: why do people practise martial arts? To answer the question, the exhibition is…
Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying ministers, much work is going on behind closed doors in Whitehall to strike a closer relationship with Brussels. Nearly a decade after Britain voted to leave the EU, Keir Starmer has tasked his ministers with negotiating a post-Brexit reset that aims for closer alignment with the bloc in a bid to bring down prices and cut regulations on businesses. In this interview episode of Westminster Insider, host Anne McElvoy talks to one of the Prime Minister’s closest allies, Nick Thomas-Symonds. The Cabinet Office Minister has been notching up the…
A SpaceX IPO promises to be one of the biggest Wall Street events of the year, with several investment banks lining up to help raise tens of billions to fund Musk’s ambitions to establish a base on the Moon, place data centres the size of several football pitches into orbit, and possibly one day send a human to Mars. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the confidential registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission publicly. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Exactly how much SpaceX plans to raise…
For decades, Las Vegas has been known for a simple mantra: “What happens here, stays here.” The slogan captured the spirit of a city that has had a reputation for being a playground of late nights and high stakes. But while the neon-lit Strip still delivers on that promise, the destination’s identity is shifting. Today, Las Vegas’s tourism offering is evolving beyond its casinos and party reputation, and emerging as a global hub for major league sport, live music and events. This repositioning comes at a pivotal moment for “Sin City”, as it responds to changing travel patterns and mounting…
Bulgaria is heading towards another tight parliamentary election this month — and it wants the EU to help counter malign foreign interference. Haunted by memories of coordinated social media campaigns targeting other countries in the region, the government is concerned that Russian misinformation could sway public opinion ahead of the vote. Host Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart, senior EU politics editor, discuss what tools Brussels has to counter foreign interference efforts. Also on the show, a Signal group chat with European Commission officials has been shut down over security concerns. But this isn’t an isolated case, it’s part of a series of cyberattacks targeting the EU executive branch. Finally: We take a look at the Italian football fiasco that’s sparking a political row. Want to send us a…
In der Nacht zu Donnerstag unserer Zeit hat Donald Trump eine Rede zur Nation gehalten. In der erwähnt er die NATO mit keinem Wort und doch baut er weiter Druck in Richtung der Verbündeten auf. Während er den Verlauf und die Erfolge des Iran-Kriegs lobt, schiebt er die Verantwortung für die Straße von Hormus von sich weg. Rixa Fürsen analysiert, wie Trump erst die Weltordnung und die globale Wirtschaft mit dem Vorschlaghammer zertrümmert und sich jetzt auf die Zuschauerbank zurückziehen will. Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius (SPD) hatte große Pläne für die Bundeswehr bis Ostern versprochen. Geliefert wurde bisher nichts. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview…