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Woldbye stressed that the fire took place “outside the airport, and we had to deal with the consequences.” “I don’t know an airport that has back-up supply that can switch on in minutes to the magnitude of what we experienced yesterday. The same would happen in other airports,” he said. Europe’s busiest airport was forced to a standstill on Friday following a fire that broke out the evening prior at a nearby electric station, causing a power outage at Heathrow. The airport was returning to normal operation on Saturday, but passengers continued to face delays and cancellations, according to media…

Using AI tools can significantly cut down on travel planning time and effort, but there are some drawbacks. Could your next holiday be planned by artificial intelligence (AI)? More and more people are choosing to use tools like ChatGPT, Vacay and GuideGeek to cut down booking time and cost when deciding the details of their next trip.  AI trip planners can be quick, convenient and easy to use with itineraries often generated in seconds. These can then be customised as much as you like, depending on what details you feed into the planner. Omio’s 2024 NowNext travel report highlighted that 44 per…

The opposition protests have spread despite the government banning gatherings for four days. Much of the opposition activity has centered around universities, and many of those connected to the demonstrations are now finding their X accounts suspended, observers report. The majority of the suspended accounts were “university-associated activist accounts, basically sharing protest information, locations for students to go,” Yusuf Can, coordinator and analyst at the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program, told POLITICO. Many of these accounts are “grassroots activists” with their followings in the low tens of thousands, said Can. Some accounts appear to be suspended only in Turkey and…

“Therefore, we call upon the Commission to develop, propose and implement future-proof EU legislation to reduce the attractiveness of e-cigarettes and other emerging nicotine products (like nicotine pouches), especially to young people,” the letter, seen by POLITICO, reads. These regulations should include “comprehensive restrictions” on flavors, maximum nicotine levels and plain packaging. The ministers also raise concerns about national measures being undermined by cross-border sales, and say social media platforms should take greater responsibility for the marketing of the products. Vincent Karremans, Minister for Youth, Prevention and Sport of the Netherlands, said in a statement: “Vaping can lead to serious…

The teenager is now the 16th fatality in the tragic collapse of a concrete awning at a train station in northern Serbia. A 19-year-old died on Friday in a hospital in Serbia, becoming the 16th fatality in the collapse of a concrete awning at a train station in November. The tragedy triggered months of anti-corruption protests rattling Serbia’s government.Vukašin Crnčević died more than four months after tons of concrete crashed down on 1 November without warning, on him and other people outside the central train station in the northern city of Novi Sad.Thousands of people on Friday evening marched through…

Koalitionsverhandlungen, Grundgesetzänderung, Personalfragen – und viel Unruhe in der Berliner Politik hinter den Kulissen: In dieser Extra-Ausgabe analysieren Melanie Amann, Vize-Chefredakteurin des SPIEGEL, und Gordon Repinski die zentralen politischen Konflikte der Woche. Im Fokus: CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz – gelingt es ihm, die Union zu einen, oder droht ein erneutes Scheitern wie am Ende der Ära Merkel? Melanie Amann sieht Parallelen – und bleibt kritisch. Zudem im Podcast: Machtpoker in der SPD. Warum Saskia Esken trotz Wahlniederlage auf ein Ministeramt hofft – und welche Strategie Lars Klingbeil verfolgt.Der Fall Annalena Baerbock. Hat sich die Außenministerin den UN-Posten in New York politisch…

Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Slovakia to participate in regular demonstrations against incumbent Prime Minister Robert Fico and his pro-Russian policies. Large crowds again took to the streets across Slovakia on Friday to voice their opposition to populist Prime Minister Robert Fico and his pro-Russian policies.Over the last three months, tens of thousands of people have rallied every fortnight in Bratislava and beyond, demanding Fico’s resignation.The protests began in late December after Fico’s trip to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a rare visit to the Kremlin by a European Union leader since Moscow’s all-out…

“During war, the president is not just a politician, but the supreme commander of the army and civilians under martial law. The classic suit would be perceived as a detachment from the reality of the front,” Gasanova said. “And his clothes help him to keep the world’s attention on the war in Ukraine.” A suit is a symbol of normality, of stable diplomacy and ordinary negotiations, while Ukraine’s situation is extraordinary. “The president shows that the war is still going on, that the country is still in a struggle,” Gasanova said. Yet she admitted that by refusing to go along…

Europe holds a much larger amount of around €200 billion in immobilized Russian assets, most of which are held by Belgian’s Euroclear. There have been mounting calls to seize the funds to support Ukraine. Earlier this month, a group of cross-party British MPs called on the government to use the frozen assets to help Kyiv in its fight against Russia. While in Kyiv on March 15, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters that he had discussed asset seizure with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but that it was “a complicated question.” In Europe, similar conversations are taking place, with the French parliament…

A Downing Street spokesperson said this week’s gathering “had further reinforced to him the importance of ensuring the coalition had the necessary plans in place for any eventuality.” The British PM shared details of new sub-planning groups covering land, sea, air, regeneration and reconstruction, which would meet again across three days next week. He reiterated to partners his belief that Russia’s Vladimir Putin is seeking to obstruct and delay ceasefire proposals.  The U.K., alongside France, has been at the forefront of efforts to secure peacekeeping guarantees in the event of any truce in Ukraine, even as the U.S. refuses to…