Eurovision 2027: Ireland follows Netherlands in boycott of song contest for second year in a row
Ireland has ruled itself out of next year’s competition over the “appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza”. This follows the announcement from Dutch broadcaster AvroTros, who are boycotting…
Trump administration moves to cut protections for endangered species
Brett Hartl, the government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said the move “stabs at the very heart of the Endangered Species Act by giving federal approval to…
Missile-shaped signs and Netanyahu masks as Israelis rally to protect October vote
Dozens of Israelis demonstrated outside the Knesset in West Jerusalem on 17 September, accusing political leaders of using regional tensions to interfere with the 27 October parliamentary election. Read more…
Protesters target OpenAI and Anthropic in San Francisco over AI safety fears
Protesters in San Francisco urged OpenAI and Anthropic to pause powerful AI, calling for global rules and an AI emergency amid safety and climate fears. Read more at Read More
“Macbeth” defies curse as Lisbon’s Teatro D. Maria II reopens
The D. Maria II theatre reopens with “Macbeth”, the tragedy on stage when a 1964 fire destroyed it. Pedro Penim’s staging revives the “cursed play”, now with real flames on…
Europe Today: Canada welcomes EU’s ‘associate member’ offer, but what next?
Europe Today digests what Canada’s new EU associate member status actually means, as EU finance ministers meet in Dublin over spiralling energy costs. Also on the show: Fresh reactions to…
Energy crunch and inflationary fears loom over EU finance talks
Hello, this is Mared Gwyn holding the newsletter pen in Brussels. This morning: Eurozone finance ministers gather amid mounting economic pressures, and EU ambassadors make another push to break the…
Before the skyscrapers: Dubai’s oldest building, Al Fahidi Fort, set to reopen with new museum
After a five-year closure for an extensive restoration project, the historic Al Fahidi Fort in Old Dubai will welcome back visitors in the ‘coming weeks or months’. Read More
Trump touts ‘major progress’ towards setting up US military base in Poland
The US currently has around 10,000 rotational forces in Poland as well as 11 installation sites, with the US Army Garrison headquartered in Poznań. Read more at Read More
Analysis: Bruised by Trump, EU and Canada find solace in each other’s arms
The blossoming partnership between the European Union and Canada cannot be understood apart from the behaviour of the US president, who has assailed both sides with his punitive tariffs and…