Drug Violence Surges by 30%: Deurne Explosion Highlights Antwerp’s Escalating Crisis

Taiwan has hit out at what it calls an “escalating military threat” posed by its neighbour China.
The comments come in the wake of last week’s key meeting in Beijing between U.S President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping.
The main focus of the trip was trade but it was the other “T” – Taiwan – that made many headlines around the globe.
Xi told Trump that Taiwan was

A child with an infection is sent from one pharmacy to another due to the unavailability of a basic antibiotic. A cancer patient is informed that the hospital is managing stock on a week-by-week basis. A parent halves tablets to extend a prescription until Monday. In Europe, medicine shortages are no longer a mere technical issue hidden in regulatory paperwork; they are a public-interest failure

À un an de l’élection présidentielle, l’instance responsable de la régulation de l’audiovisuel et des plateformes est critiquée de toutes parts par les politiques. La raison : sa mission de contrôle du pluralisme des chaînes.

Wes Streeting’s call for Britain to rejoin the European Union, and Andy Burnham’s more cautious but still sympathetic noises, signal something important: the question of EU membership is no longer taboo in mainstream politics.
A decade after the Brexit vote, the argument has shifted from whether the UK might return to how—and at what cost.
The case for rejoining is, at first glance, largely econ

Enhancing Capacities for Religious Leaders and Communities
On 15 May 2026, the Bridges Association hosted an interfaith capacity-building training at SOHO Space in Sofia. The event was part of the EU-funded project PARTESS-COM, where Bridges is a Bulgarian partner.
The training was conducted by experts from Enhancing Faith Institutions (EFI), a UK-based organization specializing in security for

PARIS — Former French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will fully cooperate with investigators as financial prosecutors have initiated a judicial inquiry into embezzlement allegations, a local official associated with Philippe stated on Tuesday.
Philippe, a prominent candidate for the 2027 presidential election, “acknowledges” the inquiry commencement against him, said the official from

The chair of the EU Parliament’s influential foreign affairs committee has told the UK there are “no political shortcuts” to any possible return to the EU.
German deputy David McAllister also branded the UK vote to exit the EU as a “historical mistake.”
He was speaking amid ongoing current speculation about possible future EU policy under the Labour government.
With UK PM Sir Keir Starmer coming

Enhancing a circular economy presents the European Union with potential major benefits for its environment and an untapped strategic economic opportunity through improved material access and the creation of new businesses. Three recent reports on circularity, released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), emphasize the necessity to boost investment in circularity measures to achieve EU

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JAKARTA, Indonesia – May 19, 2026 – Eurotoday Newspaper — Indonesia cyber crackdown concerns intensified this week after Amnesty International released a report alleging that coordinated online disinformation campaigns were used to target critics, activists, journalists, and political opponents. The allegations have triggered renewed international debate over internet freedom, digital surveillance