Playa de Muro in Mallorca will also be a popular travel destination this summer.Image: Shutterstock Spring break is underway in many places, the nice weather is coming and of course this increases the anticipation of even more holidays. But this is clouded by the current geopolitical problems. Is the situation affecting the Swiss desire to […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 20:03 GMT+2 German police carried out mass raids on Tuesday targeting a trafficking ring accused of fraudulently using Syrian refugees’ residency documents to enable compatriots to come to Germany. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Around 1,000 officers were deployed to search more than 50 residential and business premises in and around the eastern city […]
Continue ReadingA mass trial of 486 suspected MS-13 gang members has begun in El Salvador, the country’s attorney general’s office has said. Footage released by the attorney general’s office shows large groups of men in prison attending the trial via video link. The group are collectively accused of committing more than 47,000 crimes – including murder, […]
Continue ReadingOliver Farry is pleased to welcome Dr. Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu, Director of the Israel–Europe Relations Program at Mitvim. She says the relationship between Israel and Europe is becoming increasingly complex. While the US remains Israel’s primary strategic ally, Europe continues to play a decisive role economically, diplomatically, and symbolically. She highlights shifting European political and public sentiment: As […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 19:17 GMT+2 EU foreign ministers rejected calls to end preferential trade with Israel in connection with allegations of war crimes, highlighting persistent divisions within the bloc over the Middle East. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING However, the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said further discussions would take place, including consideration of a proposal […]
Continue Reading“We should also revisit long-blocked decisions including opening negotiations with Ukraine,” the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas told a news conference, also citing sanctions and blocked funding for Ukraine under the EU’s Peace Facility, its mechanism for funding military assistance for Kyiv. One of the EU diplomats present for closed-door discussions between foreign ministers said: […]
Continue ReadingA powerful new AI model developed by Anthropic called Mythos — feared to outperform humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities — has experts worried that, once widely available, it could give malicious actors an unprecedented ability to punch through critical IT infrastructure. Its developers are currently restricting access to a limited group of technology […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/21/2026 – 19:04 GMT+2•Updated 04/22/2026 – 19:41 GMT+2 Six hotel staff and pest control workers went on trial in Turkey on Tuesday, charged with causing the deaths of a family of four from Germany poisoned by insecticide while on holiday in Istanbul, media reported. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Turkish-German Böcek family were staying at […]
Continue ReadingApril 21, 2026, 6:50 p.mApril 21, 2026, 6:50 p.m EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas and the Dutch Foreign Minister on Tuesday in Luxembourg.Image: keystone A new push for sanctions against Israel in the EU has failed. EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas said after a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg that there were not the […]
Continue ReadingAnyone planning a vacation in Italy this summer will probably notice something like this: just a few months before the start of the bathing season, there is a lot of noise on Italy’s beaches. The typical pre-season atmosphere prevails on Italy’s beaches shortly after Easter: only a few guests have arrived so far, mainly pensioners […]
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