April 2026 – Page 26

Polish influencer’s nine-day charity livestream shatters records to raise over £50 million for children with cancer

April 27, 2026admin

On 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 A marathon nine-day charity livestream, broadcast from a small flat in Warsaw, has shattered fundraising records, collecting an astonishing £52 million (250 million zlotys) for children battling cancer. Local […]

French prison guards strike over overcrowding as jails near 90,000 inmates

April 27, 2026admin

ByMatthieu DurandwithAFP Published on 04/27/2026 – 13:11 GMT+2•Updated 13:34 French prison guards blocked facilities across the country on Monday, with 14 of 17 prisons in the Hauts-de-France region shut down in protest at chronic overcrowding and staff shortages, in a strike called by the UFAP-UNSA union. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Guards also demonstrated at prisons in Bois-d’Arcy […]

Pre-dawn Russian drone strike hits Ukraine’s Odesa, wounding 14

April 27, 2026admin

A Russian drone attack before dawn on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa wounded 14 people, including two children, authorities said on Monday. It is the latest barrage of civilian areas that have been a hallmark of Moscow’s full-scale invasion, now in its fifth year. A rescue worker walks inside apartments destroyed by a Russian strike […]

Amsterdam becomes world's first capital to ban fossil fuel ads

April 27, 2026admin

Cities around the globe are clearing their billboards of adverts for flights, cruise ships and petrol cars in a bid to reduce global warming. Amsterdam is the latest city to join the movement, becoming the first capital in the world to approve a legal ban on fossil fuel advertisements. Following the historic win, Dutch activists […]

2027 EU budget: press conference with lead MEP on Tuesday at 16.30 | News

April 27, 2026admin

When: Tuesday 28 April, 16.30 CET Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room (WEISS N -1/201), European Parliament in Strasbourg, and via the Interactio platfrom. Who: General rapporteur for the 2027 budget, Nils Ušakovs (S&D, LV). Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Germany, Spanish and Latvian. The press conference will also be live streamed. […]

2027 EU budget: press conference with lead MEP on Tuesday at 13.30 | News

April 27, 2026admin

When: Tuesday 28 April, 13.30 CET Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room (WEISS N -1/201), European Parliament in Strasbourg, and via the Interactio platfrom. Who: General rapporteur for the 2027 budget, Nils Ušakovs (S&D, LV). Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Germany, Spanish and Latvian. The press conference will also be live streamed. […]

Competitors flock to sixth Seagull Screeching Championship as Europe’s strangest contest returns

April 27, 2026admin

On 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 The Belgian coastal town of De Panne recently became the unlikely stage for the annual European seagull screeching championship, where more than 70 contestants gathered to perfect their imitation […]

Press briefing on this week’s plenary session | News

April 27, 2026admin

When: Monday 27 April at 16.30 Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia press room and via Interactio Key topics this week include: Debate and vote on MEPs’ position on the 2028-2034 EU budget (multiannual financial framework – MFF) Debate on the ongoing Middle East crisis and its implications for energy prices and fertiliser availability Debate and vote […]

Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record

April 27, 2026admin

The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.

Germany sees surge in conscientious objectors amid new prescription law

April 27, 2026admin

Published on 04/27/2026 – 11:42 GMT+2 Germany recorded 2,656 conscientious objector applications in the first three months of 2026, more than two-thirds of the total registered throughout the whole of 2025, according to the Federal Office of Family Affairs and Civil Society Functions (BAFzA). ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The figures, reported by the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, compare […]