Spain joins a growing chorus of European countries hardening their approach to restricting kids online. Denmark announced plans for a ban on under-15s last fall, and the French government is pushing to have a similar ban in place as soon as September. In Portugal, the governing center-right Social Democratic Party on Monday submitted draft legislation […]
Continue ReadingFeb 3, 2026, 1:01 p.m02/03/2026, 1:02 p.m US journalist Don Lemon has criticized his arrest on the orders of the Justice Department in connection with a protest against the US immigration authorities ICE as intimidation. Former CNN presenter Don Lemon has since been arrested.Image: keystone “They want to expose you. They want to intimidate you. […]
Continue ReadingFeb 3, 2026, 12:56 p.mFeb 3, 2026, 2:17 p.m 25 Swiss lawyers are denouncing Swiss complicity in the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza at the International Criminal Court. Addressed to the prosecution of the International Criminal Court, Switzerland is accused of complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Destroyed buildings in the […]
Continue ReadingFeb 3, 2026, 12:56 p.mFeb 3, 2026, 12:56 p.m 25 Swiss lawyers are denouncing Swiss complicity in the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza at the International Criminal Court. Addressed to the prosecution of the International Criminal Court, Switzerland is accused of complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Destroyed buildings in the […]
Continue ReadingThe attack, especially on power plants and heating plants in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro, left hundreds of thousands of families without heat when the temperature outside was −25 degress Celsius, Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said. “Putin waited for the temperatures to drop and stockpiled drones and missiles to continue his genocidal attacks against the […]
Continue ReadingThe attack – which reportedly consisted of more than 70 missiles and 450 drones – comes after a so-called “energy truce” expired at the weekend.
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Spain plans to ban access to social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Tuesday. He said the government would begin the process of passing […]
Continue ReadingThe Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X’s offices.
Continue ReadingA restored painting of an angel in a church in Rome that appears to resemble Italian leader Giorgia Meloni has left some giggling and others up in arms. The row began when an Italian newspaper pointed out that a reconstructed artwork on the wall of the San Lorenzo Lucina chapel looked like the prime minister. […]
Continue ReadingPRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, February 3: The British and Norwegian papers examine the fallout from the latest release of the Epstein files, which are incriminating Labour peer Peter Mandelson and the crown princess of Norway. In Italy, anarchist protesters’ clashes with police make front-page news. A new social media platform is raising eyebrows because it’s […]
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