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Published on 20/08/2026 – 6:51 GMT+2 Lebanon on Wednesday extradited a former Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad, who will be put on trial to be held to account for crimes committed against the Syrian people during Assad’s 14-year-long civil war, the Interior Ministry said. Major General Adel Issa is the first military officer to be turned over by Lebanon since Assad’s fall in December 2024. Beirut decided on Tuesday to deliver Issa to Syria, after questioning him over crimes he allegedly committed during Assad’s 24-year reign as president. Syria’s Interior Ministry said it had asked authorities in…

Published on 20/08/2026 – 8:19 GMT+2 Oil prices rose on Thursday, holding near their highest levels in weeks, as the deadlocked standoff between the United States and Iran kept supply concerns elevated in the Middle East. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 0.3% to $91.90 a barrel, while US benchmark crude edged up 0.2% to $84.57 a barrel. Prices have climbed steadily since the start of August, when Brent was trading at around $87.38 a barrel, as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz keeps supply concerns elevated even without any single new escalation. Both benchmarks remain well above the…

A group of seven frontline EU countries have called for funding from the bloc’s proposed €2 trillion Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) to support their tourism sectors in regions affected by their proximity to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. In a letter to European Commissioners for Tourism and Cohesion, Apostolos Tzitzikostas and Raffaele Fitto, the tourism and finance ministers of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia outlined how their tourism sectors have been affected by “geopolitical developments and security concerns” linked to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, among other factors. “Tourism flows have declined considerably in most of these regions,”…

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Published on 20/08/2026 – 6:21 GMT+2 The UK’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, according to reports. The couple’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at schools in the UK and will start classes in September, according to a person close to the Sussexes who was not authorised to speak publicly. The family plans to live at a private, non-royal residence outside of London, but plans to…

Not all airlines are equal, and while we all know budget carriers offer cheaper fares, there is quite a difference between national carriers, too. Research from AirAdvisor, a global flight and baggage compensation service, has examined the revenue per average seat kilometre (RASK) data to rank 23 European airlines by how much passenger revenue they generate for each kilometre flown per available seat. This data is an indication of how much passengers are paying to fly with an airline in relation to the distance travelled and seats available. It also includes the cost of extras such as luggage and seat…

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That criticism cuts across party lines. Eric Coquerel, the left-wing head of the finance committee in the French National Assembly, has asked the government to urgently present a revised version of this year’s budget to parliament to address the need for more funds. With state coffers so depleted, Barbut floated in an interview with Libération tapping private savings to help cover costs, as the French rank fairly high among EU countries in terms of savings but, like the rest of Europe, don’t invest much in stocks and bonds. Panonacle, the centrist lawmaker, is one of 50 MPs pushing a proposal to…

Labour MPs want a cap on political donations to stave off Nigel Farage’s big-money backers. Andy Burnham is set to disappoint them. Downing Street will not include a universal domestic cap on political donations in Britain when the elections bill returns on Sept. 2, two officials briefed on government thinking said. But both the officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss policy considerations, did not rule out returning to the issue again in the future. “We’re prioritizing cracking down on foreign interference and crypto billionaires as part of this piece of legislation,” one of the officials said, referencing existing proposals…

Published on 19/08/2026 – 6:52 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was delaying 50% US tariffs on $20 billion (€17.27 billion) worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more negotiations and avoids, for now, another strain in already tense relations between the historic allies and direct neighbours. “I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three-day period, based on the…