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Is a buffer zone — such as the one that Israel is establishing in Lebanon — legal under international law? The short answer is: possibly.  But the long answer is more complicated and, experts say, leads to the conclusion that what Israel is establishing in southern Lebanon may not actually be a "security buffer zone"

The European Parliament has voted in favor of a 10% increase to the EU's next long-term budget and the introduction of new revenue streams. Supporters of the proposal want more funding for agriculture and for poorer regions, calling for nearly €100 billion more than already proposed by the European Commission. What did the European Parliament vote

The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday accused Meta of failing to protect young children from the harms of social media. The European Commission said Meta, the company behind several social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, breached its own rules of only allowing children above 13 years of age on their platforms. "Terms and conditions

Skip next section Sugar, booze, tobacco: what new health-based levies is the government planning? April 29, 2026 Sugar, booze, tobacco: what new health-based levies is the government planning? One new budget proposal that seemingly won't be finalized in time for 2027, but is planned for introduction by 2028, is a tax on sugary drinks.  Nominally

Skip next section Odisha man carries sister's skeleton to bank April 29, 2026 Odisha man carries sister's skeleton to bank An Indian man exhumed his sister’s body and carried it to a bank branch in the eastern state of Odisha after staff refused him access to her account without a death certificate. In a post

Skip next section Toasts and roasts headline Trump-Charles state dinner April 29, 2026 Toasts and roasts headline Trump-Charles state dinner Trump hailed Charles's "fantastic" speech to CongressImage: Aaron Chown/PA Wire/dpa/picture alliance Amid all the political messaging at the lavish state dinner hosted for the British King and Queen at the White House, Trump and Charles

Virtually no part of Europe was left untouched by extreme weather and hotter temperatures in 2025. The continent endured unprecedented heatwaves, experienced its largest wildfire and recorded its hottest-ever sea surface temperatures.   Those are the key findings of the European State of the Climate 2025 report , published annually by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization.  "The

The US State Department has announced on Tuesday that it will produce a limited number of commemorative passports bearing the portrait of President Donald Trump. What do we know about new US passports? State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement that the passports will be released as part of the celebrations for the 250th

The US Department of Justice has again indicted former FBI Director James Comey. On Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that Comey had been charged with threatening the life of US President Donald Trump. Comey, an outspoken critic of Trump, has also been charged with making an interstate threat to kill the president, according to

About half of all women in the European Union have been sexually harassed at least once since their 15th birthday, according to the  European Council. In response, the EU has launched several measures to better protect women and girls from sexual assault. On October 1, 2023, it acceded to the Istanbul Convention, the world's most comprehensive set of