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Published on 25/05/2026 – 11:52 GMT+2 Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has taken a defiant tone on a visit to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, complaining of supposed European efforts to prevent him nurturing ties to his country’s leading international investor. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Arriving in Beijing, Vučić complained that the EU is trying to “dictate” Serbian diplomatic policy by demanding he refrain from direct talks with the Kremlin. “It would be best if they just made me a wish list of who I am allowed to talk to and who I am not,” he said at a press conference. “Then…
Recent data shows that 43 percent of European citizens avoid booking multi-train journeys, and 25 percent had issues with the current ticketing and booking systems. It is currently impossible to book cross-border travel under one single platform, and those who brave the railways for these journeys often find themselves unprotected if travel is disrupted. TravW1ellers end up choosing air travel, which is cheaper but harmful for the environment. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU’s new framework will force national rail carriers and digital platforms to offer point-to-point, multi-leg, cross-border journeys via one single transaction and one single ticket. Passengers will be able…
Published on 25/05/2026 – 7:30 GMT+2 On 13 May, the European Commission announced that travelling by train across Europe will become easier. The new Passenger Package offers citizens smoother booking options and stronger passenger rights. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A 2025 Eurobarometer survey found that 25 per cent of respondents struggle to book multi-operator rail tickets. 22 percent cite limited options on ticketing platforms, and 76 per cent feel discouraged from cross-border travel due to the absence of single-ticket solutions. The way Europeans purchase tickets for regional, long-distance, and cross-border train journeys will change. By eliminating the need to book separate tickets…
Published on 25/05/2026 – 6:10 GMT+2•Updated 6:13 Polls for mayoral elections in some 749 Italian municipalities reopen on Monday following the first day of voting on Sunday, the final electoral test before the 2027 general election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT More than six million Italians are eligible to vote in the election to elect mayors and new municipal councils in 700 municipalities, including a regional capital, Venice, and fifteen provincial capitals. According to local reports, Sunday’s poll saw around 46.5% voter turnout, slightly lower than the previous election, where turnout was recorded to have been 50.1%.was recorded to be 50.1%. The run-off,…
DISY and AKEL are locked in a neck-and-neck battle for first place in Cyprus’s parliamentary elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the exit poll by public broadcaster RIK, the centre-right Democratic Rally (DISY) is projected to take between 22.5% and 25.5%, while the left-wing AKEL is on 21% to 24%. The far-right ELAM is in third place at 10.5%-12.5%, and the centrist DIKO comes fourth at 8%-10%. The 4% threshold for entering parliament is cleared by MEP Fidias Panayiotou’s ‘Direct Democracy’ and the newly established ALMA of former Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides. EDEK and Volt are fighting it out for a…
Published on 24/05/2026 – 15:09 GMT+2 Cyprus goes to the polls today in one of the most closely contested and politically charged elections of recent decades, with the political landscape looking more fluid than ever and parties fighting for every last vote to determine the new make-up of the House of Representatives. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT From 7 am, more than 568,000 citizens are heading to the ballot boxes at 1,217 polling stations in Cyprus and abroad to elect the 56 MPs who will serve for the next five years. Today’s vote is not simply a parliamentary contest; it is seen as…
Published on 24/05/2026 – 15:37 GMT+2 On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had again deployed its “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile, this time in the Kyiv region. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Russian Defence Ministry later confirmed the launch, saying it came as part of a retaliatory attack following Ukrainian strikes against “civilian targets,” which Kyiv has denied. Moscow’s use of the “Oreshnik” missile has sparked strong reactions abroad. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the attack as a “reckless escalation” in a post on X and reaffirmed Germany’s support for Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the latest Russian strikes,…
Published on 24/05/2026 – 8:04 GMT+2•Updated 8:41 Russia launched a wave of overnight strikes on Kyiv early on Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving more than 20 injured, local authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The intense assault shook buildings across the city centre including near government offices, residential buildings and schools. “Tonight Kyiv region is once again enduring a mass enemy attack with strike drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles,” said Mykola Kalashnyk, the head of the regional ministry administration. The attack continued after sunrise, with more missiles and drones expected to hit Kyiv. Damage was recorded across at…
Published on 23/05/2026 – 16:14 GMT+2 A Portuguese court in the city of Setúbal has remanded in custody the mother and stepfather of two French children that had been abandoned on a roadside earlier this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Considered a flight risk, the court ordered 41-year-old woman and 55-year-old man to be placed in pretrial detention for the crimes of aggravated assault, endangerment and abandonment of the boys after a two-day hearing. Marine Rousseau (41) and Marc Ballagriga (55) are suspected of having abandoned two children in a wooded area in Alcácer do Sal, in the district of Setúbal, on…
By Sonja Issel Published on 23/05/2026 – 16:21 GMT+2 Unusual find in the north of the German capital: While walking through woodland in the Pankow district, a person discovered a suspicious object. Special units from the State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA) were soon on the scene. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT What the specialists then uncovered was something nobody had really been expecting: buried in the forest ground were 59 unfired shells of Soviet design, each with a calibre of 122 millimetres. The Second World War ammunition weighed in at around 1.5 tonnes in total. The police responded to the discovery with a…