Osama Rizvi, global market and product strategist at Primary Vision, said consumers are likely to face higher energy bills in the coming months as energy prices continue to rise. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Consumers are likely to find themselves in a “very strained environment”, according to Rizvi, who said that “there is…

Some breaking news before we dive in: A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after their reporters had their credentials pulled. On the surface this is a major win for journalism, but, as always, this is a developing news…

Switzerland will vote on a heavily debated proposal to tighten their country’s traditional neutrality on Sunday, amid fears that an expected “no” could be interpreted as abandoning the principle altogether. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Swiss widely embrace their neutrality, but an initiative to enshrine a strict definition into the Alpine nation’s…

Published on 23/09/2026 – 11:08 GMT+2•Updated 11:27 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on Wednesday pardoning several convicted individuals, including French citizen Martin Ryan, whose release was part of a wider agreement with Paris tied to the delisting of Uzbek-Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov from the EU’s sanctions list. ADVERTISEMENT…

Published on 23/09/2026 – 11:32 GMT+2•Updated 11:44 EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, where the two discussed diplomatic routes to ending the war between the United States and Iran and fully reopening…

Published on 23/09/2026 – 17:08 GMT+2•Updated 21:13 For photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the idea of living together is at the heart of his latest portrait project, Vivre Ensemble, now on display in Lyon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The exhibition brings together hundreds of portraits exploring the people and stories that make up contemporary…

Polish fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday morning after a Russian Mi-8 military helicopter entered Polish airspace near Braniewo in the Warmian-Masurian region. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the Operational Command of the Armed Forces, the aircraft approached from Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast at 11:08 local time. The helicopter remained in Polish…

Italian Carabinieri officers seized €3.2 million in banknotes during an operation against alleged members of a local crime organisation near Naples. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Footage released by the force shows officers using hammers to break through a wall and uncover hundreds of bundles of cash hidden inside a residence in Caivano.…

Published on 23/09/2026 – 20:30 GMT+2 Observing the events of last July in Ceuta, Spain, many in Athens were reminded of what happened in 2015, when hundreds of boats carrying refugees and migrants arrived on Lesvos and other islands each day. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The mass attempt by thousands of people…

Published on 23/09/2026 – 22:55 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used his speech at the UN General Assembly to call for continued pressure on Russia, arguing that Moscow’s revenues should remain a target and that continued trade with Russia helps prolong the war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Zelenskyy accused the Russian army…