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“This is a complicated, difficult task, but it is a feasible one because we now have the necessary legal framework in place,” he said, saying the framework approved by the Parliament had put the initiative “on solid legal ground.” EU lawmakers on Thursday agreed to start negotiations on new migration measures aimed at speeding up returns and penalizing rejected asylum seekers who refuse to leave. “There is a new consensus in Europe,” said Charlie Weimers, the Swedish negotiator for the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists group. “The era of deportations has begun.” Human rights groups warn the plans could expose…
Published on 26/03/2026 – 21:39 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump said he is extending the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 10 days, reportedly in response to a request from the government in Tehran. “Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well,” he wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. On Sunday, Trump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the key waterway or the US would destroy all of the country’s energy infrastructure. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting earlier on…
The visitor numbers for UK tourist attractions in 2025 are out now, with a record-breaking 7.1 million people flocking to the number one spot. London’s Natural History Museum, located in South Kensington, claimed the title of most-visited attraction in 2025, beating the British Museum which came in second place. This is the first time more than seven million people have visited the NHM, and it is an all-time record for any UK museum or gallery. In 2025, the museum opened Our Story with David Attenborough, an immersive experience covering the evolution of life on earth narrated by the legendary British…
The official complaint alleges the reporter engaged with foreign intelligence services and shared sensitive information about Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó. The country’s Justice Minister Bence Tuzson said his government described this as “an extraordinary situation” and a “serious criminal offense.” According to the minister’s statement, the allegations are based on “publicly known information.” Panyi had previously published a transcript of a 2020 conversation between Szijjártó and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussing elections in Slovakia. But Panyi denied accusations of wrongdoing and slammed the Hungarian government for acting like “an ally of the Kremlin” in a Facebook post.…
Sports tourism as we know it is evolving. While mega fans have always travelled for the biggest matches and tournaments, more and more casual viewers (or even non-followers) are now adding games to their travel itineraries. Nearly 40% of people have taken a trip to attend a sporting event, with 23% of those polled planning to do so in the next 12 months, according to YouGov’s latest report, Sport tourism: Measuring fan appetite. Yet when asked why they had travelled, just 37% of people said it was “for the love of the sport”. The biggest reason to travel? For 45%…
Un procès inédit sur la dépendance aux réseaux sociaux s’est tenu mercredi en Californie et a conclu à la négligence de Meta et YouTube pour avoir conçu des plateformes addictives qui ont nui à un enfant, les condamnant à verser 3 millions de dollars de dommages et intérêts. Dans le cadre de son enquête sur Snapchat, l’UE pourrait infliger à Snap, la société mère, une amende pouvant aller jusqu’à 6% de son chiffre d’affaires annuel mondial s’il s’avère qu’elle a enfreint les règles européennes en matière de numérique. Un porte-parole de Snapchat a déclaré dans un communiqué que “la sécurité…
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro cut a relaxed figure as he returned to a federal court in New York on Thursday for his second appearance since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid. During the one-hour hearing, the judge indicated he would not dismiss the case over Maduro and his wife’s apparent inability to afford their legal bill without aid from the Venezuelan government. The former leader, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost three months since American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas in early January.…
By Dianne Apen-Sadler Published on 23/03/2026 – 9:10 GMT+1•Updated 24/03/2026 – 11:01 GMT+1 Air Passenger Duty (APD) is set to increase on flights departing from the UK from 1 April. While APD is a tax on airlines and aircraft operators, costs are usually passed onto travellers at the time of booking. Rates differ depending on how far you are flying, with bands for domestic travel as well as distances between 0 and 2,000 miles, 2,001 and 5,500 miles, and more than 5,500 miles. The charge also depends on the class of travel, with the lowest rates for economy class passengers. The…
While the ban only applies in the Netherlands, the groups that brought the case said it could have wider repercussions since Grok can’t determine where a user is resident. X didn’t respond to a request for comment. The platform took steps to restrict features in January after Grok was found to be generating pictures of real people in bikinis or nude. Estimates have said that around 3 million pictures were generated in 11 days. At the time, X said: “We remain committed to making X a safe platform for everyone and continue to have zero tolerance for any forms of child sexual exploitation,…
Published on 26/03/2026 – 9:22 GMT+1 Not so long ago, Poland and Hungary used to be the ultimate power couple of central Europe. Under Poland’s previous Law and Justice or PiS government, Warsaw and Budapest were inseparable, shielding each other from the EU’s penalties. But Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 caused a massive crack. Poland became Kyiv’s biggest champion, while Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán refused to sever ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The rift grew so deep that even Polish conservative leader Jarosław Kaczyński told Orbán to get his eyes checked over Russian atrocities. Fast forward…