Berlin prosecutor investigates possible poisoning of Russian journalist
Elena Kostyuchenko, who has criticised the invasion of Ukraine, fell ill on a train journey in Germany German authorities are investigating a possible poisoning attack...
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‘At what price?’: German press sceptical of Harry Kane’s £100m transfer
Bayern Munich fans delighted but commentators question price tag and Germany’s failure to nurture homegrown talent There may have been tens of thousands of Harry...
Meta to ask EU users’ permission to show targeted advertising
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company will stop harvesting audience data to create profiles for advertisers after regulatory rulings Facebook and Instagram are to ask EU...
Biden ‘serious’ on prisoner swap for US reporter Evan Gershkovich
Biden says process ‘under way’ to free Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia and accused without evidence of spying Joe Biden has said he...
New RTÉ boss says pay scandal involving top TV presenter ‘shameful’
Kevin Bakhurst says actions taken to rebuild trust after public misled over Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy’s pay The scandal around the pay of...
Meta delays EU launch of Twitter rival Threads amid uncertainty over personal data use
New app developed by Facebook and WhatsApp owner is due to launch in the UK and US on Thursday Mark Zuckerberg’s rival to Twitter will...
Mobile phones and other devices to be banned from Dutch classrooms
Education ministry in the Netherlands says tech is a distraction from learning and will only be allowed if specifically needed Mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches...
US ambassador to Russia says jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in ‘good health’
Ambassador Lynne Tracey was allowed to meet the journalist in a Moscow jail in her second such visit since his arrest in March Russia has...
Authors leave Hungarian publisher in protest at sale to Orbán-linked college
Libri Group’s takeover by Mathias Corvinus Collegium raises fears of crackdown on literary freedoms The takeover of Hungary’s largest publishing house and bookstore chain by...
