The European Commission has launched a new formal investigation against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA). In parallel, the Commission extended its ongoing investigation launched in December 2023 into X's compliance with its recommender systems risk management obligations.
Also in this newsletter: Zelenskyy sets 2027 deadline for Ukraine's EU accession, and how France is emerging as the main holdout in push to blackslist Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
The UK government's recent budget announcement introduced a High Value Council Tax Surcharge on properties worth over £2 million, effective from April 2025. This move reflects a broader pattern across developed economies as governments seek new revenue streams following years
On 27 January, in parliaments and international institutions across the world, those in positions of power will once again rise to their feet and solemnly declare 'never again' — two words spoken with great ceremony, but uttered only on this day, writes Rabbi Menachem Margolin.
The AI Act positions Brussels as a global rule-maker, but adoption and investment in AI remain low. Can Europe close the gap with the US and China persist? Watch the video.
The African Energy Chamber welcomes Libya’s accelerating energy sector recovery, highlighting the country’s role in tackling energy poverty, driving industrialization and strengthening Africa’s position in global energy markets. The African Energy Chamber (AEC)
Russia launched a barrage of overnight drones at Ukraine, killing at least 12 people across the country. Zelenskyy called the attack on a passenger train 'an act of terrorism'.
Smoking is widely recognized as one of the fastest ways to age the body, impact key elements of health and lead to fatal consequences further down the line. However, longevity expert and author Ralph Montague from The Longevity Clinic says that while smoking does of course age
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Travellers can select the month of travel and the new tool will show the best-value destinations by average flight price as well as the ideal day to fly to snag a bargain.
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 28th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Scientists say Greenland’s sinking sea levels will have a ripple effect on coastal communities, shipping routes, fishing and infrastructure.
Two confirmed cases of the Nipah virus in India have triggered international alert.
The hotel could house up to four guests. Initial testing on the Moon is pencilled in for 2031, a year before the first stays could take place.
Whether it be France's cheese boards or Italy's pasta dishes, Europe offers its tourists an array of world-renowned food. Hotel and restaurant prices vary across the continent, but where will your money go the furthest?
It is no exaggeration to say that anyone with even a passing interest in politics now opens the news with a sense of dread. The events unfolding at Davos alone are enough to send the mind into overdrive. January, usually the slowest month of the year, has instead accelerated at
Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence, 18 months of which are to be served behind bars.
Drones targeted a packed train in north-eastern Ukraine, officials say.
The Israeli foreign minister discussed cooperation in energy, defence and tourism. Israel supports Iranian protesters, while Baku monitors its ethnic Azeri population in Iran.
The resettlement agreement faced a string of legal challenges, culminating in a November 2023 ruling by the UK Supreme Court that it was illegal under international law.
The incident comes after angry protests erupted in Minneapolis after the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday.
Costa has held a series on informal meetings bringing together the 27 leaders to brainstorm without the formalities of a European summit.
The bridge has suffered two further major attacks in 2023 and 2025, both carried out by Ukrainian forces as they push back against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Presiding Judge René Melaard called the case “exceptionally serious” because of both the nature and scope of the crimes.
MEPs from the European People's Party argued that fusion energy is a reality that needs to be explored and urged the EU executive to lay down a clear regulatory framework to attract investors.
The measure will affect those living in Spain for at least five months and who applied for international protection before 31 December 2025.
According to an EU official speaking on condition of anonymity, Brussels is also floating the idea of 'gradual membership' to accelerate Ukraine's accession.
A diplomatic push by the US to end the war has made some progress but has delivered no breakthrough on the key issue of what happens to Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory that Moscow is demanding.
France is championing a preference European-made space assets related to defence, which some member states will probably be wary of given the need to rapidly ramp up the bloc's space capacity.
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 27th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed across the world on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of the Nazi death camps.
The process will be available to foreign nationals without a criminal record who can prove they lived in Spain for five months prior to 31 December 2025.
Former senator Joël Guerriau, 68, has admitted serving lawmaker Sandrine Josso a drink spiked with MDMA but says it was an accident.
Storm Chandra caused severe flooding across Ireland, with Dublin emergency services rescuing motorists from floodwaters. 30,000 people are without power.
The Doomsday Clock moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest ever, due to rising threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and disinformation.
In a wide-ranging interview with Euronews, Henna Virkkunen, the EU Commissioner for Tech Sovereignty, speaks about the possibilities and pitfalls of AI, the investigation into X’s Grok chatbot and a possible social media ban for kids.
Despite reports of mass casualties in Iran’s crackdown on recent protests, France remains wary of adding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the bloc’s terror list, saying the step would achieve little given existing sanctions.
It comes after residents expressed frustration over traffic and tourists clogging up the town’s parking places and trespassing on private land.
The crash, which killed 45 people and injured more than 150 earlier this month in southern Spain, was the nation's deadliest rail disaster since 2013.
The controversy follows a major restructuring of TikTok's US operations.
Rather than making the Arctic easier to navigate, climate change is making ice thicker, more mobile and more dangerous in certain areas.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the victims of the Nazi regime are commemorated throughout Germany. At the same time, anti-semitism in the western European country and across the continent is rising at an alarming rate.
The American Navy describes the USS Abraham Lincoln as ‘the largest warship in the world,’ which can support over 65 aircraft and 97,000 tons of equipment.
The proposal made by RAI board members calls for a Palestinian artist to perform at Eurovision 2026 in a “non-competitive manner”, a move described as a way to “balance” public discourse.
France is officially at war with social media. And the battle cries are echoing all over Europe. President Emmanuel Macron say children's minds are "not for sale" and wants a social media ban for under-15s by September.
Connectivity is seen as crucial to bridging the gap between countries in the Global North and the Global South, according to Asian leaders gathered at Davos to discuss how southern countries can take a more active role in shaping global trends.
Citing images of ICE agents that have dominated coverage of unrest in Minneapolis, Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city.
Hundreds of vikings in Lerwick celebrated Up Helly Aa with a torchlit procession, ending with the ceremonial burning of a replica longship.
Working while studying is not the norm for most employees in the EU. However, financial necessity and career ambition may motivate some to do so.
Franco-Chadian military relations have been strained after Chad abruptly ended its defence agreement with France.
