News in brief
Belgian lawmakers from the PTB and Ecolo parties are urging the country’s public broadcasters to pull out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in protest at the European Broadcasting Union’s decision to allow Israel to compete despite the ongoing conflict in Gaza. PTB parliamentarian Nabil......
Air traffic at Brussels Airport was temporarily suspended on Friday morning after a drone was detected flying close to the airfield, Belgian newspaper La Libre reported. Operations were halted at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0900 GMT) for roughly 15 minutes as a precautionary measure, airspace......
Germany has strongly rejected the latest US National Security Strategy, which accuses European countries of restricting free speech and limiting political opposition. The document, issued by the Trump administration, portrays Europe as facing deep structural challenges, including what it describes as......
Nearly 400,000 Syrian refugees and migrants have returned from Lebanon to Syria in 2025 following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The announcement was made on Thursday via the agency’s X account. UNHCR highlighted......
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to deepen their long-standing strategic partnership on Friday as they meet in New Delhi for the 23rd annual Russia-India Summit. The high-level talks come during Putin’s state visit, a moment shaped by U.S. pressure......
Turkey has summoned both the Ukrainian ambassador and Russia’s acting chargé d’affaires to express concern over a recent rise in attacks on vessels linked to Russia within Turkey’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Black Sea. The move reflects Ankara’s growing alarm......
Several European broadcasters, including those from Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia, have announced they will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest following the European Broadcasting Union’s decision to allow Israel to compete. The boycott comes after months of debate......
US President Donald Trump has selected a new architectural firm to guide the construction of a major ballroom addition to the White House, following reports of internal disagreements over the scale of the project. Shalom Baranes Associates will assume primary responsibility for the design, while the......
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated a controversial Texas congressional map designed to strengthen Republican prospects in the 2026 midterm elections. The decision, issued Thursday by the court’s conservative majority, reverses a lower court ruling that found the map likely violated constitutional......
Belgian authorities are pursuing 19 active criminal investigations into suspected Syrian war criminals living in the country, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last year, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office confirmed Thursday, according to Belga News Agency. The......
Police in New Zealand have arrested a man accused of stealing a diamond-studded Fabergé pendant and attempting to destroy the evidence by swallowing it. Authorities confirmed Wednesday that the unusual theft took place last week in a jewelry shop in Auckland, the country’s largest city. The......
The Trump administration announced on Thursday a significant reduction in the maximum validity of work permits for several categories of immigrants, broadening a series of measures introduced after last week’s fatal attack in Washington, which authorities attribute to an Afghan national. According......
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook communities in north-west England late Wednesday, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS). The tremor occurred shortly after 11:23 p.m. local time and was felt across Lancashire and the southern Lake District, including the towns of Kendal and Ulverston, all......
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