Europe is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the world, report finds https://www.thejournal.ie/europe-heating-up-climate-change-degrees-7026611-Apr2026/

Gordon Ramsay one of the first celebrity chefs to bring US-style 20% service charge to London https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gordon-ramsay-lucky-cat-service-charge-b2965474.html

China warns EU over ‘Made in Europe’ plan, vows countermeasures https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260427-china-warns-eu-made-in-europe-plan-countermeasures

France ditches Microsoft for Linux to achieve digital sovereignty – and it's not the only one! https://tuta.com/blog/countries-ditching-microsoft-choosing-linux-digital-sovereignty

Thousands call on UK ministers to cut ties with US tech giant Palantir • More than 200,000 have signed petitions urging the government to break contracts amid concerns about the company’s ‘supervillain’ manifesto […]

‘You escape, or you die’: African men say Russia duped them into fighting in Ukraine https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/04/africa/russia-african-recruits-military-ukraine-intl-cmd

NATO snubs Boeing and picks Saab for new AWACS surveillance planes https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/politique_executif/2026/04/23/nato-snubs-boeing-and-picks-saab-for-new-awacs-surveillance-planes,110710423-art

EU chief groups Turkey with Russia and China as "threats to be countered," sparking diplomatic firestorm https://www.paturkey.com/news/2026/eu-chief-groups-turkey-with-russia-and-china-as-threats-to-be-countered-sparking-diplomatic-firestorm-30091/

EU Moves to Ban Russian War Veterans From Entry https://www.kyivpost.com/post/74463

Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn08jy6w0l5o

The Hungarian Tisza Party is sending an unprecedented number and proportion of female representatives to parliament, and the leader of the parliamentary group will also be a woman. https://ujszo.com/kozelet-kulfold/tobb-no-tobb-esely-szakertok-szerint-valtozas-kell-a-politikaban

More than 50% of young Dutch adults do not want children https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/20/50-young-dutch-adults-want-children

Magyar confirms first trip as new Hungarian PM will be to Poland https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/04/13/magyar-confirms-first-trip-as-new-hungarian-pm-will-be-to-poland/

Polish presidential official calls US president pope attacks and "Jesus" graphic "insult to all Catholics" https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/04/13/polish-presidential-official-criticises-trump-pope-attacks-and-jesus-graphic-as-insult-to-all-catholics/

Russia issues bomb threat to four UK locations including London, Suffolk and Leicester https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/russia-threatens-strike-britain-5HjdXpc_2/

Hungary’s new PM tells state broadcaster ‘we are shutting down your lying service’ in extraordinary first interview https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/peter-magyar-hungary-pm-state-broadcaster-interview-b2958926.html

Hungary’s PM-elect signals support for euro adoption https://caliber.az/en/post/hungary-s-pm-elect-signals-support-for-euro-adoption

Vance calls end of Ukraine aid 'one of the proudest' achievements of Trump administration https://kyivindependent.com/vance-calls-ending-ukraine-aid-one-of-the-proudest-achievements-of-trump-admin/

Vance, after rallying in Hungary for Orbán, says he wasn’t surprised by the autocrat’s defeat https://www.politico.eu/article/vance-after-rallying-in-hungary-for-orban-says-he-wasnt-surprised-by-the-autocrats-defeat/

Russia adds Hungary to 'unfriendly countries' list after Magyar wins https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-adds-hungary-to-unfriendly-countries-1776086555.html

Von der Leyen uses Orbán defeat to push for end of veto in EU foreign policy https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-uses-hungary-viktor-orban-defeat-to-push-for-end-of-veto-in-eu-foreign-policy/

Orbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-election-results-peter-magyar-viktor-orban/

After 16 years in power, Putin's closest friend in Europe faces a pivotal election https://www.nbcnews.com/world/hungary/16-years-power-putins-closest-friend-europe-faces-pivotal-election-rcna273664

Ukraine warns of Russian plot to stage pre-election unrest in Budapest https://tvpworld.com/92580319/ex-berkut-members-in-budapest-ukraine-warns-of-russian-operation

'NATO not obliged to reopen the Strait,' Turkey's trade minister tells Euronews https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nato-not-obliged-reopen-strait-075004316.html

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security https://www.joe.co.uk/news/volodymyr-zelenskyy-calls-on-uk-to-rejoin-the-eu-for-sake-of-european-security-528812

Largest Dutch pension fund cuts ties with controversial tech firm Palantir https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/02/largest-dutch-pension-fund-cuts-ties-controversial-tech-firm-palantir

If Hungary's opposition aren't declared winners of the upcoming election, what are the chances of major civil unrest? https://glavcom.ua/texts_in_english/orbans-elections-for-hungary-is-a-budapest-maidan-possible-1112431.html

French central bank nets €13bn by pulling gold out of US reserves https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260404-french-central-bank-nets-%E2%82%AC13bn-from-us-gold-sale-consolidates-reserves-in-paris

Fidesz vice-chairman spotted in Ferrari owned by CEO charged with 10 billion-HUF embezzlement – English https://english.atlatszo.hu/2026/04/02/fidesz-vice-chairman-spotted-in-ferrari-owned-by-ceo-charged-with-10-billion-huf-embezzlement/

France To Increase Drone Stocks By 400 % Under New Defense Plan https://united24media.com/latest-news/france-to-increase-drone-stocks-by-400-under-new-defense-plan-17588

After 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban finally be unseated? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd7y1n3jyjo

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/sweden-goes-back-to-basics-swapping-screens-for-books-in-the-classroom/

Solar saved Europe €3bn in fossil fuel imports in March: Which country is leading the way? https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/01/solar-saved-europe-3bn-in-fossil-fuel-imports-in-march-which-country-is-leading-the-way

‘Volatile’ world requires Britain to get close to EU, Starmer says https://www.politico.eu/article/volatile-world-requires-britain-uk-get-close-eu-keir-starmer/

Spain blocks US Air Force from its airspace, exposing NATO cracks https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/spain-us-air-force-airspace-block-nato/

Leaked Calls Expose Hungary and Slovakia as Secret Kremlin Backchannel Inside EU https://united24media.com/latest-news/leaked-calls-expose-hungary-and-slovakia-as-secret-kremlin-backchannel-inside-eu-17432

Hungarian opposition pulls ahead in Orbán party strongholds https://tvpworld.com/92364620/tisza-pulls-ahead-in-orbn-party-strongholds-weeks-ahead-of-elections

Historic crash: German car industry collapses as Chinese imports and US slump destroy market https://www.notebookcheck.net/Historic-crash-German-car-industry-collapses-as-Chinese-imports-and-US-slump-destroy-market.1258707.0.html

Moscow represents ‘corruption and violence,’ not conservatism, says Polish president https://tvpworld.com/92346891/russia-means-corruption-and-violence-not-conservatism-polands-nawrocki

Switzerland ordered some Tomahawks years ago. The US said they can't deliver them. Switzerland said then we won't pay. The US has now seized the funds they paid for F-35s […]

Police started investigating PM Robert Fico for treason https://www.trend.sk/spravy/policia-vysetruje-premiera-roberta-fica-za-vlastizradu

France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40% Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed https://www.france24.com/en/france-confirms-oil-crisis-says-30-40-gulf-energy-infrastructure-destroyed

Sweden to deport migrants not following ‘honest living’ https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/sweden-to-deport-migrants-not-following-honest-living/

How Europe waged war on young people to pay for pensions https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/pensions/state-pensions/how-europe-went-to-war-with-its-pensioners/

Utterly depraved: Russian commanders regularly ‘torture and kill their own soldiers’ https://tvpworld.com/92233524/russian-officers-torture-and-kill-their-own-soldiers

Russian bot network spreads fake news about assassination attempt against Orbán https://telex.hu/english/2026/03/23/russian-bot-network-spreads-fake-news-about-assassination-attempt-against-orban

France’s Socialists secure wins in major cities as far-right struggles https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-emmanuel-gregoire-french-mayoral-elections-b2943534.html

Czechs rally in country's largest anti-government protest since 2019 https://www.reuters.com/world/czechs-rally-countrys-largest-anti-government-protest-since-2019-2026-03-21/

‘Europe learned the wrong lesson’ by doubling down on fossil fuels while India and China went green https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/20/europe-learned-the-wrong-lesson-by-doubling-down-on-fossil-fuels-while-india-and-china-wen