Teenagers’ use of social media and digital services is a popular subject for politicians the world over, and the European Union is no exception. Some countries are weighing bans up to the age of 16, while others lean toward more modest approaches…
Tia Ward
Experienced News Reporter with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. Skilled in News Writing, Editing, Journalism, Creative Writing, and English.
The debate over whether the EU should speed up its decision-making, curb the use of vetoes, and strengthen its institutional machinery is far from new. What is newer is the technological dimension of that gap. As the EU’s institutions experiment with AI…
Talking to ChatGPT about a break-up, seeking its advice before a big decision, or leaning on it to ease anxiety has become an increasingly common habit, particularly among young people. What only a few years ago looked like a tech curiosity is…
The European Commission said on Friday that TikTok had failed to adequately protect children’s privacy on its platform, after settings allowed adults to view the accounts of minors. That failure, the Commission said, left children exposed to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory…
The United States will launch a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices, President Donald Trump announced on Friday, accusing the bloc of unfairly imposing billions of dollars in penalties on Google, Apple and other American technology companies. The move came…
Hungary’s Prosecutor General has resigned under mounting pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who has been working to remove key officials appointed during Viktor Orbán’s years in power. In his statement, Gábor Bálint Nagy said he was stepping down to protect the…
The world’s population of high-net-worth individuals grew by almost two million in 2025, and their combined fortune rose 8.7 percent to a record $98.3 trillion (€86.2 trillion), the biggest annual jump since 2018, according to Capgemini’s World Wealth Report. The global count…
A hill in the northwest of Murcia is prompting historians to reconsider some of the most settled assumptions about the early centuries of Al-Andalus. Excavations at Cerro de la Virgen de Calasparra, in south-eastern Spain, have uncovered an early Christian church that…
Montenegro supports new safeguards designed to stop future EU members from backsliding on the rule of law and democratic standards, but only if those measures rest on objective criteria for judging systemic breaches, the country’s ambassador to the bloc has told Euronews.…
Fuel costs are once again dominating the debate in Italy, with prices in Milan and along the country’s motorways pushing above €2.60 a litre. Opposition parties and consumer groups are warning of the strain on households and businesses, while Prime Minister Giorgia…
