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Published on 26/02/2026 – 13:22 GMT+1•Updated 18:48 The head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) stepped down on Thursday after the organisation opened an internal probe into his past contacts with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Børge Brende, the WEF’s president and chief executive, announced he was stepping down after more than eight years in the role, saying the decision followed “careful consideration”. “I am grateful for the incredible collaboration with my colleagues, partners, and constituents, and I believe now is the right moment for the Forum to continue its important work without distractions,” Brende said in…
“We can confirm that we are currently looking into the matter. We cannot comment further at this stage,” OLAF said in a statement to POLITICO. “The fact that OLAF is examining the matter does not mean that OLAF has opened an investigation. As a general rule, OLAF analyses all incoming information of potential investigative interest according to standard procedures. “It is only after such an initial assessment that OLAF decides whether or not to open an investigation. “OLAF fully respects the presumption of innocence and the rights of defence of the persons/entities concerned.” Mandelson’s lawyers did not immediately respond to…
Several prominent techno DJs were pulled from festival lineups and had concert dates cancelled after a series of screenshots and text messages released last week accused them of sexual misconduct, Flemish public broadcaster VRT reported. The accusations concern several artists, including French DJs Shlømo and Basswell, the US-French DJ Fantasm, the Belgian techno DJ Odymel and German DJ CARV, most of whom are tied to Paris-based management and booking agency STEER. “When allegations multiply and concern artists on our roster, inaction is not an option,” the agency wrote in a statement, announcing it would suspend its collaboration with the artists…
The South Carolina senator began the meeting by repeatedly cursing, according to a Congressional aide briefed on the matter, who recounted how he told Frederiksen: “Who gives a fuck who owns Greenland?” Graham then reportedly branded the Danish premier a “little lady.” The exchange was enough to prompt Slotkin to walk out of the meeting within the first 10 minutes, said the Congressional aide, who was granted anonymity to speak freely. It was “appalling” and “wildly inappropriate,” the aide added. Details of the meeting were first reported by Puck. In response to the letter, Graham doubled down, telling POLITICO: “I’ll…
Afghan military forces have attacked Pakistan at the border between the two countries on Thursday, the country’s Taliban government has said. The “large-scale offensive operations” were in response to deadly air strikes on Afganistan earlier this week, military and government officials said. A military spokesperson said that “heavy attacks on Pakistani outposts” were underway, with “no casualties on Afghan side”. A separate Taliban government spokesperson said that 15 Pakistani army outposts were captured in the operations. The Pakistani government did not provide an immediate reaction to the Afghan claim. Deadly air strikes earlier in the week The military operation follows…
Almost as soon as the final medals were awarded, attention turned to a possible Summer Games in Rome in 2036 or 2040, despite a broader trend of countries declining to bid for the Olympics amid astronomical costs. Hosting the Summer Games is “a dream that we are all silently harboring,” Sports Minister Andrea Abodi admitted to reporters in Cortina. In 2016, Rome withdrew from the race to host the 2024 Summer Olympics due to concerns over debt and cost overruns. But Giovanni Malagò, head of the Milan-Cortina 2026 organizing committee, said the success of the Winter Games could “certainly” reopen…
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“When safe pathways are out of reach, people are forced into dangerous journeys and into the hands of smugglers and traffickers,” IOM Director General Amy Pope said in a statement, adding migrant deaths are “not inevitable” and are “a global failure we cannot accept as normal.” The EU has been taking steps to reduce migration to the continent, including plans to remove failed asylum seekers faster and measures that allow countries to cut deals to set up migration processing hubs in other nations, regardless of whether the people being moved there have a connection with those countries. The EU’s priority…
Published on 26/02/2026 – 15:11 GMT+1•Updated 15:39 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Thursday that the country will hold a parliamentary election on 24 March, giving citizens a chance to vote several months early after a tense standoff with Washington over Greenland. Voters will determine who sits in the Danish parliament, Folketing, and elect its 179 lawmakers. Most of the seats in the chamber — 175 — are reserved for MPs representing Danish constituencies, with the remaining four being split between lawmakers from the Kingdom of Denmark’s two autonomous territories, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. “It is now up…
Economic expansion across the regions covered by the EBRD is projected to gather pace over the next two years, defying earlier fears of a severe slowdown linked to international trade disputes. According to the bank’s latest report, released on Thursday, aggregate growth is forecast to rise from an estimated 3.4% in 2025 to 3.6% in 2026, culminating at 3.7% in 2027. This represents a 0.2% upward revision for the current year compared to projections published last September. Their most recent report outlines how geopolitical fragmentation has proven less damaging to global commerce than financial markets initially priced in. “Economies across…