Dot Cotton actress June Brown asked her former EastEnders co-star Michael Cashman to help her get an assisted death, the peer has said. Speaking during the debate on assisted dying in the UK’s House of Lords, as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill looks set to fall on Friday afternoon, Cashman said Brown […]
Continue ReadingThe investigation into Jerome Powell has been closed.Image: keystone US District Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced on X that the investigation against Jerome Powell would be closed. That could pave the way for Kevin Warsh to succeed him. April 24, 2026, 5:03 p.mApril 24, 2026, 5:18 p.m Powell’s term only lasts until May. But he has […]
Continue Reading“We need to tariff the goods from Russia to pay off the damages,” he said. “This has been the talk in different kinds of corridors [and] different meetings, that different kinds of tariffs on Russian goods could fund the reconstruction of Ukraine.” Seven countries, including Estonia, called for tariffs on Russian products such as steel […]
Continue ReadingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer in his first public acknowledgment of the diagnosis. He said that roughly a year and a half ago he had prostate surgery. Then two and a half months ago, his doctors discovered and treated a small tumour at Jerusalem’s […]
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer will still be British Prime Minister beyond the current Parliament, Downing Street has insisted. The Labour leader has faced calls to resign amid the fallout from the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, and Cabinet divisions are said to have emerged over his handling of the process, including his decision to sack Foreign Office chief […]
Continue Reading“The current law is no longer adapted to the expectations of consumers and retailers, nor to the development of e-commerce, which is much more flexible than physical stores, causing distortions of competition,” Eléonore Simonet, Belgium’s minister for small businesses, the self-employed and SMEs, said in a statement in July 2025. “More flexibility should ensure that […]
Continue ReadingFormer European Council President Charles Michel has urged caution over any move to scrap unanimity in EU decision-making, warning the bloc should “think carefully” before watering down national veto powers. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Michel, who led the European Council from 2019 to 2024, said the “European dream” depends on collective agreement among all 27 member states. […]
Continue ReadingUpdated: 04/24/2026 – 16:35 GMT+2 Former European Council President Charles Michel has told Euronews that some EU leaders “were hiding behind” Viktor Orbán, urging them to “fight against the abuse of veto rights”. …More
Continue ReadingPoland announced Friday it will file a legal challenge against the EU-Mercosur trade deal at the EU’s top court, in a largely symbolic gesture. The reversal comes just weeks before the May 26 deadline for annulment actions under EU law, and barely a month after Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the government had no such […]
Continue ReadingThe advance detachment is already there: four Swiss diplomats are preparing to reopen the embassy in Tehran. But there is a change at the top of the embassy. April 24, 2026, 3:58 p.mApril 24, 2026, 3:58 p.m Stefan Bühler / ch media “As of this week, a small team from the Swiss Embassy has been […]
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