Adding insult to injury, instead of approving the deal as negotiated, the European Parliament is now trying to rewrite it by tacking on four new amendments. These changes would include sunrise and sunset clauses, suspension mechanisms and safeguards that were never part of the original Turnberry deal. In plain English, Brussels is trying to move […]
Continue ReadingThings can’t only get better It wasn’t always like this. The last Labour prime minister to win big before Starmer was Tony Blair. When he came to power in 1997, the U.K. had a bigger economy than China’s, was a leading member of the growing European Union trade bloc, and was approaching peak oil and gas production in the North Sea. Blair led […]
Continue ReadingThe air is getting thin for the most popular contemporary artist. Can he maintain his market value despite being exposed? May 18, 2026, 3:45 a.mMay 18, 2026, 3:45 a.m follow me The most expensive dissident in the global art world is putting the market back into a state of emergency. Banksy does what he does […]
Continue ReadingPeople News He is a veteran of German music: political and yet dreamy. Udo Lindenberg moves with the times but has always remained the same. May 18, 2026, 3:28 amMay 18, 2026, 3:28 am follow me Udo Lindenberg has been a German superstar for decades – and yet some people probably find it difficult to […]
Continue ReadingFour crew members are in stable condition after two fighter jets collided mid-air during a US air show, officials say. All the aircrew safely ejected from US Navy EA18-G jets that were performing an aerial demonstration when they crashed. The dramatic incident happened on Sunday, during the second and final day of the Gunfighter Skies […]
Continue ReadingThe hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius was due to dock in Rotterdam for disinfection on Monday morning, as Dutch authorities prepared quarantine arrangements for remaining crew and medical staff following a multi-country outbreak that has killed three people and triggered global monitoring.
Continue ReadingThe crew members are in a stable condition after the jets crashed mid-air during a demonstration.
Continue ReadingThe number of executions recorded worldwide increased massively last year, particularly due to the executions in Iran. May 18, 2026, 02:01May 18, 2026, 3:48 am The human rights organization Amnesty recorded at least 2,707 executions in 17 countries in 2025 – more than in 44 years. The organization estimates the number of unreported cases to […]
Continue Reading“At a time when it is confronting multiple internal and external crises, it is attempting, through intensified repression and an increase in executions, to stage a display of power and project the message: ‘I am still here, and I still control the situation,’” he says.
Continue ReadingMachines are increasingly replacing humans on the front line, but troops are still vital for defending territory.
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