The future of Viktor Orban's 16-year rule in Hungary looks uncertain as the country heads towards a pivotal election. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @katalincseh.bsky.social @zecsaky.bsky.social @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org

Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva ended abruptly this morning after only two hours www.reuters.com/business/aer...

"I cannot remember the last time ..relations between the two nations (Hungary and the US) were at such a high level, so balanced and so friendly. So my heartfelt thanks go to President Trump"- says Viktor Orban standing alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Budapest just now

At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Europe and America “belong together” at @munsecconf.bsky.social Many in Europe no longer see it that way. Listen to my report on @theworld.org f/t Thomas Kleine Brockhoff @dgap.org @kristiraik.bsky.social @icds-tallinn.bsky.social theworld.org/segments/202...

The UK is considering limiting the use of song lyrics as evidence in criminal trials. Dozens of artists back the move. Listen back my report on @theworld.org f/t @cometobrazzill.bsky.social @artnotevidence.bsky.social Dr Abenaa Owusu-Bempah @lselaw.bsky.social theworld.org/segments/202...

A combative Munich Security Conference kicked off today with warnings from the German Chancellor that the international world order “no longer exists”. My report on the event coming up on @theworld.org with 🙏 @kristiraik.bsky.social Thomas Kleine Brockhoff @dgap.org former US Ambassador Julie Smith

Palestine Action are celebrating outside the High Court this morning after the court ruled that the UK's ban of the group was unlawful www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

Autopsies show migrants in shipwreck off Greece last week died of head injuries, not drowning www.reuters.com/world/autops...

Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push school children to learn French? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The response of some authorities in Europe is giving us hope, says Epstein survivor Jess Michaels. The latest revelations from the files are reverberating across Europe. Listen back to my report on @theworld.org f/t @martinfarr.bsky.social Trine Eilertsen @aftenposten.no theworld.org/segments/202...

Bezos could cover five years of the Post’s $100m annual losses by dipping into his earnings from a single week. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

The Epstein files are having repercussions across Europe, from 10 Downing Street, to the Norwegian Royals to Lithuania. The reaction in Europe is giving some Epstein survivors hope. My report coming up on @theworld.org f/t @martinfarr.bsky.social Trine Eilertsen @aftenposten.no Tune in: theworld.org

If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Less than 48 hours to go before the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - and the organisers have some challenges ahead. From the long distances between venues, protests over ICE agents coming to the games and allegations of corruption. Tune into my report coming up shortly on @theworld.org

Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It’s one of those rare, unicorn films that doesn’t have a single redeeming quality www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...

UK PM Keir Starmer has been in China "resetting relations" between the two countries despite criticism from human rights activists and President Trump. Did it work? Steve Tsang @soasuni.bsky.social @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social @bkerrychina.bsky.social reflect in my report coming up @theworld.org

"In theater" is a military term that refers to a wartime theater of operations. ICE and CBP agents are in Minnesota, which is one of the United States. The enemy in this military operation are citizens of Minnesotans and the United States.

What will be the fall-out for Europe's far-right leaders who turned on Trump over his threats to seize Greenland? Listen to my report @theworld.org with 🙏 @catherinedevries.bsky.social @ieuniversity.bsky.social @scottlucas.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social tiny.cc/8f8y001

It’s snowing in Madrid. Take that Boston @matthewjbell.bsky.social @theworld.org

Fearing major layoffs, current and former Posties rally around #SaveThePost campaign www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/fear...

US threats over Greenland has sparked a rift with populist party leaders in Europe who have long been Trump allies. How long will it last and is Trump keeping score? @scottlucas.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social reflect in my report up shortly on @theworld.org

Neil Young has donated a year’s worth of access to his music and documentary archive to the people of Greenland www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

Trump’s speech at Davos leaves Europe confused

Thousands protested against Donald Trump in Zurich, with a banner that read: 'Trump still not welcome.'

Is London a safe place to live? New Met police figures show homicide rates at their lowest level in over a decade. The debate divides opinion online. And campaigners for women's rights and youth workers say the figures hide the full picture. Listen back to my report on @theworld.org tiny.cc/5qxx001

The S&P 500 fell 2.1% Tuesday, its biggest drop since October, after President Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs in a standoff over Greenland.

London homicides are at an all time low but youth workers and women's rights campaigners say the new Met police findings don't tell the full story. More on this coming up shortly on @theworld.org Join us: theworld.org

UK has approved China's plan for its largest embassy in Europe despite espionage fears www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

Seven people have died and 100 were injured – 25 seriously in high speed train crash in Spain www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Two people were killed and more than 1200 injured in fireworks related injuries in the Netherlands on New Year's Eve. The Dutch government is hoping an upcoming ban on consumer fireworks will put an end to that. Not everyone is on board. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org

This doesn’t look good for the meeting between Greenland, Denmark and the US delegation today

Public demand for night-trains in Europe is not a problem. So what is stalling the expansion of sleeper trains throughout the bloc. @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @europeansleeper.eu share their thoughts in my report on @theworld.org Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...

Night trains have been making a comeback in Europe in the last few years but despite their popularity they face big challenges. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @europeansleeper.eu Tune in: theworld.org

It has been a head-spinning week for Europe’s leaders. Most have reacted with caution to the actions of the US administration in Venezuela and its threats against Greenland. But at what cost? @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davekeating.substack.com reflect in my report on @theworld.org tiny.cc/zhhx001

Europe has scrambled to respond to US military strikes on Venezuela and threats to Greenland this week. What is behind Europe's restraint and will it backfire? My report up shortly @theworld.org f/t @davekeating.substack.com @sophieintveld.bsky.social @epc-official.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org

Residents in Birmingham have faced a full year of bin strikes. And still no resolution is in sight. How did it come to this? I hear from bin workers, local residents and union representatives in a report coming up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

In 2024 and 2025, Israelis built about 130 new outposts in the West Bank, more than the total number built in the previous two decades, according to Peace Now, an Israeli activist group www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Moral of the story: In Brussels, whatever anyone tells you, there is never only one game in town.

Jared Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...

Ireland is one of the few countries where a basic income scheme has been extended beyond the pilot stage. Artists and writers reflect on why the basic income scheme for artists worked and how it could be better in my report on @theworld.org Listen and read here: theworld.org/stories/2025...

España supone una excepción a la repulsiva y derrotista retórica antimigración de tantos gobiernos europeos. Caminar hacia una política migratoria más abierta es un ejercicio de justicia y sentido común. Lo hemos contado desde @porcausa.org a @orlabarry.bsky.social @theworld.org.

Governments across Europe are making decisions on migration laws on the basis of upcoming elections, rather than on the reality says @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social My report on Europe's changing asylum landscape on @theworld.org also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...

And did absolutely nothing to stop them.

European governments on the left and right are clamping down on asylum laws - with one exception. It's a very different picture from a decade ago. We look at the changing face of migration in Europe shortly on @theworld.org with 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @migrationpolicy.bsky.social

I 100% back this. The Europeans should just say "no." Let's not enter into Trump/Putin's game! Let's not buy their narratives! There could be no peace plan with russia, only a russian defeat plan. It's high time for Europe to become the agenda setter.

Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist? Mamdani: I've spoken about -- Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.

A nightmare www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...