Thousands attend CHP rally in Istanbul against mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest
İmamoğlu, widely seen as the main political challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule, was jailed on 23 March pending trial on corruption charges. Read More
Federal judge blocks Trump’s efforts to dismantle Voice of America radio service
The White House called the service, which has existed since 1942, ‘The Voice of Radical America’ and said Trump’s order would ‘ensure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook…
Turkey arrests Swedish journalist over ‘insulting the president’ and ‘terrorism’
Reporters Without Borders condemned the arrest and criticised what they call the erosion in press freedom in Turkey. Read more at Read More
EU delegation visits jailed Erdoğan rival Ekrem İmamoğlu in Istanbul prison
Katarina Barley, Vice President of the European Parliament, was among the delegation that visited the jailed politician in Istanbul’s Silivri prison. Read more at Read More
Latest news bulletin | March 29th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at Read More
‘People are not props’: The Sámi reindeer herders fighting stereotypes to build ethical tourism
A new wave of positive-impact experiences in northern Finland is finally allowing the Sámi to benefit from the tourism boom. Read More
In Pictures: The week in Culture
If a picture paints a thousand words… Here’s all you need to know or may have missed about this past week in Culture (24-28 March 2025). Read More
Coca-Cola and Unilever among dozens of plastic brands tied to Texas fracking, investigation reveals
More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ‘carbon bombs’.Read More
Too spicy? Spice Girls’ ‘Spice Up Your Life’ is being censored by UK radio stations
Slam it to the left / If you’re havin’ a good time / Shake it to the right / If ya know that you feel… well not so fine now,…
Brussels, my love? Is democracy becoming a phase-out model?
In this edition, we take a look at the protests in Turkey, the crackdown on the annual gay parade in Budapest and the broken ceasefire in Gaza. Read More