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Booking your summer holiday? These destinations cost up to 17 per cent less to fly to this year
Choosing the right dates to travel over summer can also save you hundreds.
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FIFA Congress: Infantino, Trump and Saudi Arabia
With no presidential election and no World Cup to be awarded, the agenda of the FIFA Congress appears unspectacular. Still, Donald Trump's policies and the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia are causing controversy.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Europe βlaggingβ behind on human rights by not recognising right to healthy environment, experts say
There is now a robust legal framework to tackle serious environmental crimes, but experts say the Council of Europe missed a chance to protect human rights.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Ghana pushes anti-LGBTQ+ bill as defense of 'family values'
Ghana's Parliament has reignited controversy with a its anti-LGBTQ+ bill, sparking intense debate on its impact on family values and human rights.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Can India help Apple diversify away from China?
Apple has traditionally relied heavily on Chinese factories to make its products. The tech giant is now planning to significantly boost production in India.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Sri Lanka: How period poverty keeps girls out of school
For some girls in Sri Lanka's hill country, getting a period means having to skip classes unless their families can find money for sanitary pads.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trump's auto tariffs hit European and US manufacturers alike
Trump's departure from decades of established trade practices is leaving a lasting impact on the German auto industry. Carmakers can do little but wait and hope things won't turn out as badly as feared.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:European Commission wrong to deny release of von der Leyen messages, court says
The Commission is found to have wrongly refused to publish texts from its president during the Covid pandemic.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Trump meets Syriaβs 'young, attractive' al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia and lifts sanctions on Damascus
The meeting on the sidelines of a Gulf Cooperation Council summit represents a significant turn for Syria as it attempts to chart a new course after 50 years of al-Assad dynasty's rule.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Pfizergate takeaways β a legal victory, and a win for transparency
An EU court ruled that the European Commission wrongly denied access to text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer's CEO, reinforcing the need for transparency in high-level communications. Here are EUobserver's takeaways.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Poland fears election interference after discovery of foreign-funded advertisements
It comes months after Romania's first round of presidential elections was annulled due to evidence pointing to foreign interference from Russia.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Amazon faces late June hearing in bid to retain EU Parliament accessΒ
The access badges were withdrawn in February last year at request of the Parliamentβs Employment committee.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Air raid sirens in Jerusalem as Yemen missile intercepted
A missile launched from Yemen triggered air raid sirens across Jerusalem on Tuesday, shortly after US President Donald Trump criticised Yemenβs Houthi group in Riyadh.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Germany: Merz vows to build Europe's strongest army
In a wide-ranging speech in the Bundestag, the German Chancellor outlined his new government's priorities, including a plan to revive Germany's struggling economy and transform it once again into a "growth locomotive."
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong trade delegation visits Qatar to strengthen bilateral relations
A total of 35 memoranda of understanding spanning trade, innovation and other areas were signed, hoping to advance strategic cooperation between Hong Kong and Qatar.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:A tour of Qatarβs popular yearly family friendly festivals, from kites to street food
Qatar 365 gets a taste of flavours in the sky and on the taste buds, with two yearly festivals that have become crowd favourites, from exciting new offerings at the Qatar International Food Festival to wacky characters at the Qatar Kite Festival.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Screen addiction in Europe: How do we protect minors?
The dangers of screen time for children and adolescents are becoming widely recognized and an increasing number of EU countries are imposing smartphone bans in schools. But are we doing enough in Europe to protect young people from screen addiction?
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The Kazakh Tazy sighthound: from nomadic guardian to national icon
In this episode of Modern Nomads, we meet the Kazakh Tazy β a sighthound now gaining international recognition as a distinct and culturally significant breed.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Global EV sales up almost 30% in April, with the US falling behind
China and Europe were bright spots for the EV market in April, although sales dropped in North America, hit by Trump tariffs and uncertainty over green policies.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Israeli PM Netanyahu accuses French President Macron of 'choosing to stand' with Hamas
During a three-hour televised interview on Tuesday night, the French president criticised Israel's actions in Gaza, labelling them as "shameful".
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Sweden probes suspected spy reportedly linked to resignation of security adviser
The suspect under investigation has reportedly served as a senior Swedish diplomat and been stationed at several embassies around the world.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Annual leave misery: How many employees fail to switch off on holiday?
The email backlog nightmare casts a long shadow over the holidays of thousands of workers across Europe. But which are the most stressed about it?
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:South Africa's President Ramaphosa says Afrikaners resettling in US are 'cowards'
The Trump administration has been criticised for granting refugee status to Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority, over people fleeing war and famine.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:India blocks Chinese, Turkish news agencies from X
India has blocked X accounts belonging to state media from China and Turkey. The move comes as disinformation has been rife in both India and Pakistan amid last week's tit-for-tat military strikes.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:A German director in the Cannes competition: Mascha Schilinski
Nine years after Maren Ade's "Toni Erdmann," a German filmmaker has once again made it into the Cannes competition. Mascha Schilinski is screening her film "Sound of Falling."
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Spyware victims not allowed to testify at MEP event
Victims of mercenary spyware were not allowed to give testimony in the European Parliament's civil liberties committee.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Defence is no longer free, Romanian interim President Ilie Bolojan tells Euronews
In an Euronews Romania interview ahead of a crucial presidential election on Sunday, Ilie Bolojan warned that the scale of the hybrid threat from Russia will demand increased spending to keep his country safe.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Hereβs how you can handle your finances during economic uncertainty
Some ways of gaining better control of your finances include creating an emergency fund and finding areas where you can cut back.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Crete earthquake: Is it safe to travel to the Greek island following tsunami warning?
Authorities issued a tsunami alert in the area shortly after the tremor, which was felt as far away as Israel, Syria and Egypt.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Chega leader AndrΓ© Ventura discharged from hospital
The leader of Portugal's third largest party fell ill while speaking at a rally in Tavira in the Algarve. Hospital sources say he suffered an oesophageal spasm associated with a spike in blood pressure.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Germany arrests 3 for planning Russian 'sabotage' attacks
German prosecutors have said three Ukrainian men acting as "foreign agents" for Russia were arrested on suspicion of planning to plant explosive devices in transported goods.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:At least 60 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, medical officials say
Israel said it was striking Hamas infrastructure and that it had issued evacuation warnings in Jabaliya.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Nipping hayfever in the bud: These are the plants you should avoid if you have pollen allergies
Pollen is essential to human life, but that doesn't make allergy season more bearable. This is what you should have in your garden if you suffer from hayfever.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:KAJ heats up the first Eurovision semi-final as 10 acts progress and five are sent home
The first of two Eurovision semi-finals saw sauna-loving trio KAJ and Dutch balladeer Claude among the ten acts voted through to the grand final, while five countries were sent home.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Grief and evacuations follow Israeli strike on Gaza's European Hospital
The Israeli military said it carried out a strike on Tuesday targeting what it claimed was a Hamas "command and control centre" beneath a hospital in Gaza.
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