Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack
Officials say a rebel leader known as “Marlon” ordered the attack in which 20 people were killed.
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Caught between the UK and EU: What’s next for young Scots?
So much of Scotland’s history has been forged by its relationship to England and by one central question: union or independence? Brexit has given the independence movement new momentum, and with Scottish elections coming up in May, the question is back at the centre of the debating table. In this new episode of “Growing up […]
Continue ReadingRomanian socialists and far right unveil joint plan to topple PM – POLITICO
According to recent polls, PSD and AUR could secure a parliamentary majority if they joined forces at an upcoming general election. Bolojan, head of the center-right National Liberal Party (PNL), is currently leading a minority coalition government after the PSD decided to join the opposition last week. Ciprian Ciucu, mayor of Bucharest and a senior […]
Continue ReadingPolish influencer’s nine-day charity livestream shatters records to raise over £50 million for children with cancer
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 […]
Continue ReadingFrench prison guards strike over overcrowding as jails near 90,000 inmates
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 […]
Continue ReadingPre-dawn Russian drone strike hits Ukraine’s Odesa, wounding 14
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 […]
Continue ReadingAmsterdam becomes world's first capital to ban fossil fuel ads
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 […]
Continue ReadingCompetitors flock to sixth Seagull Screeching Championship as Europe’s strangest contest returns
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 […]
Continue ReadingMichael Jackson biopic smashes box office record
The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.
Continue ReadingGermany sees surge in conscientious objectors amid new prescription law
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 […]
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