PRESS 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 […]
Continue ReadingOn January 1, Bulgaria officially joined the eurozone, becoming the 21st country to use the European single currency. Sofia’s adoption of the euro brings hope of major economic benefits, but it also comes at a moment of deep political polarisation and mass anti-corruption protests, which culminated in the resignation of both the country’s government and president.
Continue ReadingMore than 1,100 buildings were left without power in Kyiv on Tuesday after Russia resumed its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure after a brief period where Moscow stopped targeting energy facilities. A second round of trilateral peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US will take place in Abu Dhabi this week.
Continue ReadingIn the name of sustainability, organisers of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics are using a host of existing venues stretching between the Alpine ski resort of Cortina to the fashion capital of Milan in northern Lombardy. The Games open this Friday with a ceremony in Milan’s San Siro stadium.
Continue ReadingNorway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit is facing mounting scrutiny after her name appeared more than a thousand times in the latest batch of released documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The revelations come as the princess’ son, Marius Borg Hoiby, faces 38 criminal charges, including rape, in a trial that is due to start […]
Continue ReadingRussian forces have increased their attacks on Ukraine’s train and transport infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. The Ukrainian president added that Russia appeared not to have launched targeted strikes on energy infrastructure since agreeing to a short-term energy truce last week.
Continue ReadingGavin Lee welcomes international lawyer, mediator, and negotiator Nomi Bar‑Yaacov who offers a cautious, critical assessment of Trump’s Board of Peace. Ms. Bar‑Yaacov argues the structure masks a deeper political intent: to bypass multilateral institutions like the UN and consolidate power within a closed circle of transactional, and often autocratic, actors. Rather than a genuine […]
Continue ReadingA Russian drone attack on a bus carrying miners in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday killed 15 employees returning from their shift, the company that owned the bus said. Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal called it a “cynical and targeted attack” on the country’s energy sector as the country copes with one of the harshest […]
Continue ReadingFifteen people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, energy firm DTEK and government officials said on Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, regional officials said at least nine had been wounded in Russian strikes on a maternity hospital and a residential building in the […]
Continue ReadingElon Musk said on Sunday that moves by his SpaceX company to stop the ‘unauthorized’ use by Russia of its internet system Starlink seemed to have worked, while Kyiv’s defence chief said officials were working on ways to prevent any future use by Moscow. Kyiv’s military relies on tens of thousands of satellite-based Starlink internet […]
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