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KINGNEWSWIRE // Press release // United for Human Rights and Youth for Human Rights expand rights-literacy resources used by educators, civic groups and local partners across Europe BRUSSELS, Belgium —…
Environment
A fast-moving Atlantic storm, named Kristin, swept across the Iberian Peninsula on Wednesday, disrupting travel, closing schools and triggering emergency responses from Madrid to Andalusia. Spain’s traffic authority reported more…
News
Strasbourg, 27.01.2026 – Secretary General Alain Berset addressed today the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a cornerstone event of European democracy where parliamentarians from across the continent come together to…
News
Internal discussions among Meta employees reportedly referred to Instagram as a “drug”, according to newly highlighted records. The revelations deepen long-standing concerns in Europe about addictive platform design, the mental…
News
Over the last five years, the debate on medical errors in Europe has gained a lot of visibility. It is not a minor issue: it affects millions of patients and…
Europe
Strasbourg. The Council of Europe and the European Union have signed an agreement on the financing of an advance team to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression…
News
Vodka production in Russia in 2025 decreased by 4.2% compared to the previous year, to 79.321 million decaliters (dkl.), cognac - by 13.3%, to 8.374 million dkl. At the same…
Defense
Extraordinary Brussels summit underscores Europe’s red lines on sovereignty and economic coercion, while raising fresh questions about the future tone of transatlantic ties. EU leaders used an extraordinary summit in…
News
HISTORY is opening a new page to be dominated by private businesses with more power than a number of UN member states. What will be the place of human rights?…
News
From “trust us” to “verify it”: what provably fair cryptography and smart contracts mean for players—and for Europe’s regulators. For years, online gambling has asked players to accept a simple…
