Lithuania is “very sceptical” of removing Uzbek-Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov from the latest sanctions list, the country’s finance minister, Taurimas Valys, said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT France requested to delist Usmanov from the blacklist last week as part of a package that could see two French nationals released from prison in Azerbaijan.…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will present President Donald Trump with a U.S.-China artificial intelligence-related agreement, two sources told Fox Business Network White House correspondent Edward Lawrence. The agreement will open a “hotline” for direct communication on AI, similar to the direct line of communication the military has, enabling either side…

Published on 21/09/2026 – 17:13 GMT+2 Calin Georgescu has been detained in Romania as prosecutors said they were investigating the former Romanian presidential candidate for fraud. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Georgescu, a pro-Russian politician who first made headlines during Romania’s 2024 presidential election, was detained by police and the Directorate for Investigating…

An equipment outage has grounded planes at some major airports in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. “The FAA is pausing flights into Philadelphia International, Teterboro and Newark Liberty International airports due to issues with some frequencies at Philadelphia TRACON,” the FAA…

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Germany’s far-right AfD party predicted on Monday that Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be out of office before the end of the year, a day after his centre-right CDU party suffered two bruising state election defeats. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Alternative for Germany came first in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania…

At first glance, a woman speaking in a widely shared video online appears to be a German political commentator analysing the election in Saxony-Anhalt. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Another presenter discusses the war in Iran and China’s role in the conflict, while a supposed expert on a different channel explains changes to…

A confrontation between two elderly men over a sunbed on an Athens beach on Sunday morning ended in tragedy with the death of one of the men involved. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to initial information from Greek authorities, shortly before 10:00 am at the popular Akti Vouliagmenis beach, a 76-year-old man,…

The EU is done relying on tech companies to police themselves. Children online are very vulnerable to predatory algorithms, cyberbullying, and privacy exploitation. Nearly 60% of European youth are suffering emotional and psychosocial issues due to digital platforms. The new EU regulations will shift the legal burden onto platforms to…

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling more than 208,000 vehicles in the U.S. over a steering rack mounting bolt that can corrode and break, potentially causing a loss of steering control. The recall affects a total of 208,724 SUVs, including certain 2018 Tiguan, 2018-2019 Atlas and 2019-2021 Audi Q3 vehicles, the…

Published on 21/09/2026 – 8:15 GMT+2 The EU is doubling down on online safety to address rising youth health issues linked to addictive platform design and excessive screen time. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Commission’s new EU Kids Act bans children under 13 from accessing social media, including Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.…

A ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic will remain the European Commission’s official position in a revised strategy Brussels is due to unveil, a Commission spokesperson told Euronews, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The revised version of the EU’s…

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