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Published on 25/08/2026 – 7:33 GMT+2 The Washington Post has been ordered to reinstate columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired over social media posts she wrote in the aftermath of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Kirk was shot dead in September on a Utah college campus, sparking a wave of grief among conservatives and threats of a clampdown on the “radical left” from President Donald Trump. Attiah wrote on social media afterward that she would not display sadness for Kirk’s killing and shared the activist’s past racist comments about Black women. She was later fired, with the Post accusing her…

Spain has a housing problem that has been getting worse for years and has already changed the way its young people think about their future. Buying a flat in Madrid, Barcelona or Málaga is, for most people under 40, a mission impossible. Renting on your own is no more viable: those who move out alone devote on average 98.7% of their salary to housing. The result is a generation that feels trapped: only 14.5% of young people aged 16 to 29 have managed to move out, and the average age for leaving the parental home has risen to 30, compared…

Nach der Sommerpause trifft sich die Bundesregierung zur ersten Klausur nach dem Kabinettsumbau im brandenburgischen Schloss Neuhardenberg. Der Kanzler fordert Disziplin, aber die Konflikte belasten die Koalition weiterhin merklich. Rasmus Buchsteiner liefert dazu die ersten Einschätzungen direkt aus Neuhardenberg. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview stellt sich der SPD-Fraktionschef Matthias Miersch den Fragen zum politischen Herbst. Er zeigt sich überzeugt, dass Friedrich Merz trotz aktuell schlechter Umfragen bis zum Ende der Amtszeit Kanzler bleibt. Außerdem ordnet er die Rentenpläne und die Umfragewerte der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt ein. Nachdem ein pauschales Social-Media-Verbot für Jugendliche in Frankreich gescheitert ist, sortiert Larissa Kögl von POLITICO PRO „Technologie…

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A question of sovereignty The key theme looming over the Icelandic referendum is sovereignty. But it’s an issue that cuts two ways, and polls suggest the referendum is on a knife-edge. A Gallup poll in mid-August gave the “Yes” camp a wafer-thin advantage, with 51.5 percent support. While “Yes” campaigners like Eggertsson stress the regional implications of threats to Greenland’s sovereignty, the “No” camp argues the EU could impinge on Icelandic sovereignty, particularly within the politically crucial spheres of fisheries and farming policy. Indeed, it was fisheries quotas that were key to scuppering Iceland’s previous bid to join the EU,…

A statue of Homer, the Greek epic poet who is credited with the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey,” circa 850 B.C. | Hulton Archive/Getty Images The initial signs are that Greece is indeed enjoying an Odyssey surge. Data from easyJet holidays in early August revealed a spike, with overall bookings to the Greek mainland and island breaks rising 18 percent week-on-week. Unforgettable Greece, a tour operator, told Travel Weekly that bookings to Greece increased 76 percent year-on-year. The company launched 22 new thematic itineraries linking Athens, Corfu and Ithaca. The film has also sparked renewed interest in Homer’s classics, with a…

Published on 24/08/2026 – 22:42 GMT+2 Saudi Arabia will invest €6 billion into building three theme parks close to Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday. Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sealed the deal for the project during an official visit to the French capital, where they also discussed “major economic and strategic issues” as well as key regional matters, per the Élysée. In a post on X, Macron hailed the “extraordinary announcement,” saying the parks would become a “new global destination” and would create 22,000 jobs. The parks are set to be constructed in Cergy-Pontoise…

Speaking in front of St. Sofia Cathedral in Kyiv to mark the 35th anniversary of the nation’s independence, Burnham said: “This is the moment to keep up the pressure on Russia, the moment to squeeze their ability to fund this illegal war.” He vowed that “despite Russia’s outrageous threats to my country we will continue our support for Ukraine.”   Turning up the temperature Germany’s Merz is facing fresh criticism of his stance from within his own parliamentary group, from his coalition partner, and from the opposition. “It’s a clear sign that both countries are no longer waiting for Germany…

Is Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s gamble paying off? Eight months before France’s presidential election, the La France Insoumise leader appears increasingly well placed to play a leading role. According to the latest Toluna-Harris Interactive poll for M6 and RTL, Mélenchon would qualify for the second-round run-off in three of the five scenarios tested. France elects its president in two rounds, with the top two candidates in the first round going head-to-head in a run-off. However, in a scenario in which former president François Hollande stands, the poll predicts Mélenchon would finish two percentage points behind Édouard Philippe. The LFI candidate is currently…

PARIS — Saudi Arabia will spend €6 billion to build a massive entertainment complex boasting three theme parks near Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed an agreement formalizing the deal to build what the French leader called “a new global destination” at the Elysée Palace on Monday. It is expected to create 22,000 jobs, Macron said. The massive project, which Macron said will also include hotels, catering facilities and housing for young workers and students, is being built on the former site of Mirapolis, a massive theme park that has been…