WARSAW — Poland’s nationalist President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle — Poland’s highest honor — […]
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The POLITICO Poll: Even Andy Burnham will struggle to save Labour
LONDON — Andy Burnham is the only Labour leadership contender with a plausible chance of slowing the march of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and — in […]
Astell and Woolf review – feminist writers unite and share a sherry in the afterlife
Live theatre, NewcastleIn Shelagh Stephenson’s spiky comedy, Virginia Woolf and Mary Astell become celestial companions, discussing religion, science and independence Mary Astell is not known […]
Hungary’s Orbán-appointed president vows to resist Magyar’s attempt to remove him
BUDAPEST — Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok — increasingly synonymous with the remnants of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s fallen regime — is vowing to resist […]
Germany’s far right wants to DOGE its foreign aid agency
BERLIN — The German far right wants to abolish the ministry responsible for foreign aid, and it’s seizing on a fraud scandal at the country’s […]
Are lasers the key to GPS like navigation on the Moon?
Permanently shadowed craters have long interested scientists. Could a new laser system help future spacecraft navigate the Moon more safely?
Zelenskyy Warns Belarus To Remove Signaling Equipment Used By Russia For Attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned neighboring Belarus — a close ally of Russia – to remove signaling equipment used by the Kremlin to target Ukraine […]
No Cancellation, Only Delay: US-Iran Talks Face Early Test In Switzerland
What was supposed to be the first face-to-face technical engagement between the US and Iran after their surprise memorandum of understanding (MOU) has instead become […]
US Announces New Lebanese-Israeli Talks In Washington Next Week
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
Meloni and Sánchez clash over EU migration crackdown
BRUSSELS — Italy’s Giorgia Meloni clashed with Spain’s Pedro Sánchez over Madrid’s decision to legalize around 500,000 asylum-seekers, according to three EU diplomats and one […]
Italy’s Meloni fires back after Trump says she ‘begged’ him for a photo
The spat between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni escalated dramatically Friday, after the U.S. president said the Italian prime minister “begged” him for a photo […]
Rare Protest Hits Turkmenistan Amid Power Outages
Hundreds of people in Turkmenistan staged a protest over power outages in the energy-rich Central Asian country, which is grappling with a deepening economic crisis.
Britain’s Keir Starmer mulls a bleak future
LONDON — Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is sounding out his future with his Cabinet after Andy Burnham’s win in the Makerfield by-election put the […]
Miliband eyes a top job in Team Burnham. Just don’t mention the North Sea.
Britain may — very likely — soon have a new government under Andy Burnham. Amid the swirl of senior Labour figures vying for a place at the […]
Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
California first lady’s Miss Representation: Rise Up studies the backlash against women in the era of algorithms and deepfakes Life moves pretty fast. It is […]
From evidence to action: STRIDE resources to help education stakeholders navigate learning inequalities
Educational inequalities remain a key challenge across Europe, shaping learning outcomes and opportunities from an early age, tending to widen over time if unaddressed. By […]
Orbán-appointed Hungarian president bans Orbán from returning to power
BUDAPEST — Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok, an appointee of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on Friday approved a constitutional amendment barring the same Orbán from […]
Trump backs down on plans to slash ocean science funding
BRUSSELS — The Trump administration is no longer planning to cut a major research program contributing to global ocean science after U.S. lawmakers passed a […]
Commercial Traffic Through Hormuz Strait Surges After US-Iran Deal
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
UK’s top data regulator resigns, citing ‘poor judgement’
LONDON — John Edwards has resigned from his role running the U.K.’s data protection watchdog, citing “poor judgement” in interactions with colleagues. Edwards, who had […]