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Published on 27/02/2026 – 12:13 GMT+1•Updated 02/03/2026 – 8:01 GMT+1 Card payments are gaining ground among Europeans: they accounted for 57% of non-cash payments in 2025. Yet the EU’s level of dependency on foreign-owned payment schemes has never been higher. The non-interoperability of national payment schemes leaves 13 out of…

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Published on 26/02/2026 – 14:04 GMT+1 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed that a “fact-finding mission” be deployed to the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline to assess the damage caused last month by a Russian attack, which precipitated a halt in oil deliveries. “It is in the interest…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead. Now they’re increasingly coming from people who died when their heart stopped beating, a major shift that can boost transplants but also raises public confusion, researchers reported Thursday. What’s called donation after circulatory death,…

Israeli minister Gideon Sa’ar said Europe “does not have unified position” on what role it should play in Iran as European ministers sought to establish a joint approach Sunday. As Israel and the United States conducted a joint military strike on Iran, leading to the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

DISGUSTED locals claim giant rats “as large as rabbits” roam their streets in one of Britain’s worst fly-tipping hotspots. Residents in Newport, south east Wales, say they are “worse off than the third world” as rubbish is frequently dumped on the streets. Council officials have installed CCTV and operate frequent…

Published on 27/02/2026 – 7:40 GMT+1•Updated 11:53 On today’s show: Our EU Editor Maria Tadeo looks at the latest on the damaged Druzhba pipeline and why Hungary has proposed a fact-finding mission to assess the damage. Exclusive interviews with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė, and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ann Godoff, a leading book publisher for more than 30 years with an eye for timely and timeless works from “Alexander Hamilton” and “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” to current bestsellers by Gisèle Pelicot and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has died. She was…

Published on 01/03/2026 – 15:58 GMT+1 The Belgian navy has intercepted and seized a tanker suspected of forming part of Russia’s shadow fleet, used to circumvent EU sanctions, Euronews has learned. The operation was carried out by the Belgian Ministry of Defence in the country’s exclusive economic zone. Authorities say…