Month: April 2026

The European Union should focus on regulating large social media platforms instead of imposing bans for minors to use them, Estonia’s Education Minister Kristina Kallas said on Friday. European countries like France, Denmark and Greece are ploughing ahead with measures to keep teens away from using social media, citing mental health harms to minors. A…

Antisemitic offences in Germany have risen significantly in recent years, reaching a new peak in 2024. Authorities recorded 6,236 cases, including 173 violent incidents, according to available data.

The fragile US-Iran ceasefire is already faltering, with Tehran still blocking the Strait of Hormuz navigation in protest against Israel’s attacks in Lebanon. A leading Iran expert indicates Tehran’s Hormuz strategy could be part of a well-established strategy.

Medián, currently considered among the most accurate pollsters in Hungary, predicts a two-thirds majority in parliament for opposition party Tisza. Most other pollsters estimate a smaller lead for them, while few have the ruling Fidesz party narrowly ahead.

Ukraine’s president said the Druzhba pipeline, whose operational status remains tied to EU funding for Kyiv, will be fixed later this spring, with repair work under way.

Pentagon and Vatican envoys have both denied reports that US officials gave the Holy See’s ambassador to the US a “bitter lecture,” demanding the Church align with the Trump administration over Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of the Iran war.

LONDON — Police investigating former U.K. ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson over his association with Jeffrey Epstein are gearing up to interview high-profile figures in British politics. The Metropolitan Police is ready to start expanding its investigation and officers could begin questioning senior and former officials as witnesses within weeks, one person with…

Gaza was mourning Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Wishah on Thursday after he was killed in an Israeli drone strike that hit his car west of Gaza City a day earlier.

The issue of uranium enrichment has been central to Western relations with Iran for more than two decades, with the US and its allies accusing Tehran of seeking atomic weapons.