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The Budapest court found Maja T. guilty of attempting to inflict life-threatening bodily harm and membership in a criminal organization. The prosecution had sought a 24-year prison sentence, arguing the verdict should serve as a deterrent; the defendant has a right to appeal. German politicians on the left condemned the court’s decision. “The Hungarian government has politicized the proceedings against Maja T. from the very beginning,” Helge Limburg, a Greens lawmaker focused on legal policy, wrote on X. “It’s a bad day for the rule of law.” The case sparked political tensions between Hungary and Germany after Maja T. went…
Published on 04/02/2026 – 16:11 GMT+1 Active wars near EU borders and disinformation have emerged as the greatest concerns for European citizens, according to a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The survey, conducted last autumn, found 72% of respondents expressed high worry about active wars near EU borders, whilst 69% said they were highly concerned about disinformation. Other major security concerns included terrorism (67%), natural disasters worsened by climate change (66%) and cyber-attacks from non-EU countries (66%). “What is striking is to see that it’s across member states,” European Parliament spokesperson Delphine Colard told Euronews. “Maybe…
Bulgarian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation after hundreds of women were secretly filmed during intimate cosmetic procedures at beauty salons, with footage distributed across pornographic websites without their knowledge or consent. Women were filmed by hidden cameras while undergoing laser hair removal and other procedures, often while fully naked. Some recordings date back to 2023 and have since appeared on dozens of pornographic websites and Telegram groups. More than 100 complaints have been filed with police in the Black Sea city of Burgas alone, according to prosecutor Maria Markova. The scandal has involved at least two beauty salons in…
The PM said he wants MPs to see “the full documentation,” and “the extent to which … time and time again Mandelson completely misrepresented the extent of his relationship with Epstein, and lied throughout the process — including in response to the due diligence.” Mandelson will also be stripped of his membership of the Privy Council — a group of senior public figures who traditionally advised the monarch, who can use the title “right honourable,” Starmer said. Earlier Wednesday Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the prime minister will release information into the public domain about how Mandelson was appointed, his…
Once known primarily as a battery manufacturer, BYD has evolved into one of the world’s most influential electric vehicle makers, recently overtaking Tesla in global EV sales. In 2025, BYD sold 2.26 million battery-electric vehicles, comfortably surpassing Tesla’s 1.63 million deliveries. But according to BYD’s executive vice president Stella Li, who last year was voted World Car Person of the Year, the company’s vision has always been clear. “Our dream was always to produce electric cars,” she told Euronews Next at the World Government Summit in Dubai. “While continuing to grow, we had the chance to buy a car company.…
The list of weapons Kyiv will be able to buy outside the bloc includes air and missile defense systems, fighter aircraft ammunition and deep-strike capabilities. If the U.K. wants to take part in procurement deals beyond that, it will have to contribute financially to help cover interest payments on the loan. The text also mentions that the British contribution — to be agreed in upcoming negotiations with the European Commission — should be proportional with the potential gains of its defense firms taking part in the scheme. France led the effort to ensure that EU countries — which are paying…
Published on 04/02/2026 – 6:14 GMT+1 Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he has instructed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States in what is the first clear sign Tehran wants to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington. Tensions between the two spiked after Trump threatened to militarily intervene in Iran amid the government’s brutal crackdown on protesters in major anti-government demonstrations. Thousands have reportedly been killed in the repression. The announcement came as a US Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone approaching a US aircraft carrier in…
On Wednesday the group of 32 lawmakers asked the European Commission, in charge of enforcing the EU’s platform rules on TikTok to open another investigation into the platform to verify if it is “causing a systemic risk” to freedom of expression and civic discourse. “Users have reported issues with uploading videos, reduced reach, and unusually low view counts, for content that mention the words Epstein, ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and Minnesota” and some of the signatories “can personally attest that the same episodes — glitches and frozen videos” also happened in Berlin and Brussels, the MEPs said. A…
The fatal shootings of two Minneapolis residents, Renée Good and Alex Pretti, by agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have sparked outrage far beyond the United States amid criticism that the agents used disproportionate force. That anger intensified when Italian authorities confirmed that ICE personnel would be present in Italy during the Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, set to begin on Friday — prompting many to ask: can ICE even operate on foreign soil? Experts point out that ICE’s main criminal investigative branch, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has long operated overseas and can’t conduct any operation without the…
Published on 04/02/2026 – 6:45 GMT+1 The United States have reached an agreement with Mexico under which Mexico would send a minimum amount of water annually to the US. The deal comes after US President Donald Trump threatened Mexico with 5% tariffs on Mexican imports if it did not deliver more water and follows months of negotiations. Under the new deal, Mexico will send at least 350,000 acre-feet (43,172 hectare-metres) of water to the US each year, during the five-year cycle. An acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre (0.4 hectare) of land at a depth…