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Labour’s ‘influencer’ MPs rile up the old guard

Labour’s ‘influencer’ MPs rile up the old guard

Using social media is “new-age door knocking” — but not everyone’s convinced about their selfie-loving colleagues.

May 7, 2025 4:00 am CET
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Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and they’ll use them

Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, “We’ll take decisions to protect ourselves.”

April 23, 2025 4:40 pm CET

Gen Z, media illiterates

The almighty algorithm is fueling conspiracy theories among young people and ruining their ability to tell fact from fiction on the internet.

April 23, 2025 4:18 pm CET

EU regulators probe SkinnyTok trend on TikTok

The European Commission will assess whether TikTok is doing enough to stop harmful content connected to eating disorders.

April 22, 2025 3:19 pm CET

Von der Leyen warns X, Meta, TikTok to play by the rules in Europe — no matter who’s CEO

The European Commission will enforce its digital rulebook without fear, said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

April 21, 2025 4:30 am CET

Trump punts on TikTok deal — app gets another 75 days

After promising a deal this week, the president said he needs more time to arrange a sale that prevents a TikTok ban in the United States.

April 5, 2025 10:48 am CET

Jordan Bardella: So close to becoming French president — and yet so far

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s reaction to being found guilty of embezzlement only harms her protégé’s chances.

April 4, 2025 4:00 am CET

Will Big Tech actually benefit from Trump’s trade war?

Trump’s global trade war could offer some upside to Silicon Valley, as trade partners with tough tech laws look for tariff relief.

April 3, 2025 9:49 pm CET

Will Trump’s tariffs ‘liberate’ Silicon Valley?

“Liberation Day” arrived at the White House and President Donald Trump, as promised, slapped sweeping tariffs on the world. But what comes next may be less predictable …

April 3, 2025 4:05 pm CET

Germany’s far-right AfD dissolves extremist youth branch to avert ban

The move aims to protect Alternative for Germany as it becomes the country’s largest opposition party.

April 1, 2025 4:45 am CET

The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West

Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.

March 28, 2025 4:00 am CET

Romanian media watchdog defies Musk over censorship claims

Bucharest is at the center of a heated debate over social media policing.

March 24, 2025 4:20 am CET

Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest

Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.

March 22, 2025 10:10 am CET
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Georgescu free to try his luck in other presidential votes, Romania court says

The Russia-backed candidate will haunt May’s do-over election from which he’s still barred.

March 14, 2025 5:10 pm CET

Romania lashes out at Russia as Georgescu election ban furor intensifies

Moscow: Stop violating democratic norms! Bucharest: That’s rich coming from you.

March 12, 2025 1:37 pm CET

Romania’s top court rejects Georgescu’s appeal, bars him from running for president

The decision by the country’s constitutional court is final.

March 11, 2025 6:39 pm CET

Far-right front-runner Călin Georgescu blocked from Romanian presidential race

U.S. Trump administration has been pressing Romanian officials to allow him to stand in May’s vote.

March 9, 2025 8:04 pm CET

Albania to block TikTok in the coming days

Ban follows fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old that may have been linked to arguments on social media.

March 7, 2025 4:16 am CET

Our obsession with technology is failing our children

Prioritizing children’s resilience amid this tech revolution isn’t just a moral imperative — it’s essential for the future of our societies.

March 6, 2025 4:01 am CET

UK watchdog probes TikTok over children’s data

LONDON — Britain’s data watchdog has opened an investigation into how TikTok uses children’s personal information to recommend content to them. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said …

March 3, 2025 10:12 am CET

How Germany’s far right intends to use its big stage in opposition

In Germany’s next parliament the AfD will have more speaking time, more money and more power to hammer centrist parties.

February 28, 2025 4:01 am CET

Deadly knife attack reignites France’s politically charged immigration debate

How the government responds to Saturday’s tragedy will have domestic and geopolitical ramifications.

February 26, 2025 4:01 am CET

Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.

The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.

February 17, 2025 6:17 pm CET

Vance’s week of waging war on EU tech law

The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.

February 15, 2025 6:34 pm CET

Google and Apple restore TikTok to US app stores

Apple restored the app after Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to the company assuring it will not face fines for violating a law that banned the video-sharing platform last month, according to a person familiar with the correspondence.

February 14, 2025 6:26 am CET
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