Small businesses exempt from EU’s tax at the border
Martin Meissner MEPs voted this week to exempt more than 90% of small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) from the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) — a tax imposed on imports —…
Claims that French intelligence chief resigned peddled by Russian propagandists
Director of the DGSI (Direction generale de la securite interieure), Celine Berthon shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron, 11 March 2025. Over the course of the summer, Céline Berthon,…
European Parliament calls for recognition of State of Palestine
The resolution was approved with 305 votes in favour, 151 against and 122 abstentions The European Parliament approved on Thursday a resolution calling on EU member states to “consider recognising…
Politicians in at least 51 countries used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during elections, NGO finds
Germany’s AfD party has said it was against ‘other forms of cohabitation than between a man and a woman’. Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters View image in fullscreen Politicians in at least…
Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds
Journalists demonstrated outside the EFE news agency offices in Bogotá, Colombia, earlier this month to denounce the killing of journalists in Gaza. Photograph: Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPA View image in fullscreen…
What we know about pamphlets offering support to violent Russian soldiers’ wives
Photos showing a pamphlet purportedy advising violent Russian soldiers’ wives to refrain from speaking out circulate online A pamphlet pictured in several viral social media posts claims to show a…
US conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah event
Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organisation “Turning…
At least nine killed in Israeli air strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa, Houthi TV says
Flames and smoke rise following Israeli air strikes in Sanaa, 10 September, 2025 Israel carried out another round of heavy air strikes on Yemen on Wednesday, days after Houthi rebels…
Former Premier League referee David Coote charged with making indecent image of a child
Referee David Coote reacts during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton and Brentford in London, 31 January, 2024 The Former Premier League referee David Coote has…