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Kontich (Eurotoday) – Work has begun on a bike tunnel under the N171 highway in Kontich, aimed at enhancing cyclist safety, especially for students from Sint-Rita Campus College. The project, discussed for nearly 30 years, will be completed by summer 2026 and is overseen by Alderman Willem Wevers (N-VA). Work has started on a bike…

Stockholm – A troubling surge in violence has prompted a wave of arrests among young people in Sweden. The right-wing government in Sweden is moving quickly to introduce legislation that would permit surveillance of children under the age of 15. “It is abundantly clear that we do not have control over this wave of violence,”…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has doubled down on his opposition to EU sanctions, asserting that Hungary’s economy has suffered losses of €19.5 billion over the last three years due to measures targeting Russia. The sanctions were implemented as Western nations sought to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin following his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Orbán…

The 15-month war in Gaza has reached a tentative pause, but lasting peace still seems a challenging goal. Distrust between the warring parties is palpable, a toxic undercurrent that could sabotage adherence to even the initial terms of the ceasefire. Both groups still harbor the dispiriting perception that the ultimate annihilation of the other remains…

Sarajevo, (Fena) – Borjana Krišto, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has relieved Nenad Nešić of his duties as state security minister, following Nešić’s personal request to resign from the position. “As the chairman of the Council of Ministers of BiH, I extend my gratitude to Minister Nešić for his…

Merz’s Biggest Mistake? A Debate with Michael Bröcker In this special edition of the “Berlin Playbook” podcast, Gordon Repinski sits down with Michael Bröcker, Editor-in-Chief of Table Media, for an insightful discussion about the past week’s political highlights. The conversation revolves around the controversy involving Friedrich Merz, a prominent figure in German politics. Merz has…

Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-serving monarch and much loved throughout her kingdom. Now, a newly launched book aims to chronicle the late Monarch’s links to one particular part of her realm: the town of Walsall in the West Midlands. Her experience of the Black Country seems to have contrasted somewhat with the initial impressions…