Trump Says Retrieving ‘Nuclear Dust’ From Iran Will Be ‘Long And Difficult’ Process Trump said he expects Iran to come to the negotiating table or they will see problems “like they've never seen before.”

Trump said he expects Iran to come to the negotiating table or they will see problems “like they've never seen before.”

King says Queen Elizabeth would have been ‘troubled by times we live in’

King says Queen Elizabeth would have been ‘troubled by times we live in’

Hungary must arrest Netanyahu if he visits, Magyar says Israeli PM Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court, is due to visit Hungary later this year.

Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said today that his country must take Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into custody if he enters Hungarian territory while wanted by the International Criminal Court.

The Epstein files: where did the media get it wrong? The crimes of the dead convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, now behind bars for sex trafficking, still reverberate globally as the political fallout continues. Years after many tried to ignore, minimize, or bury the truth, the case still casts a long shadow; in the United States, the Epstein files story continues to dominate American politics while in Britain, a prince has been stripped of his title. This panel asks whether in the post-#MeToo era women’s and girls’ testimonies carry the weight they should. Did the news media fail to give this story the sustained, rigorous coverage it deserved from the outset? And how can journalists protect survivors when reporting stories entangled with powerful institutions and individuals? The panel will explore what the media has learned — and what it still must learn — about reporting sexual abuse, navigating power, and ensuring that survivors’ safety remains at the centre of the story. The discussion will bring together three women with unique and essential perspectives. Moderated by Annette Young.

"The #EpsteinFi…"
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It’s the silver lining from this terrible age of Donald Trump: he is pushing Britain closer to the EU | Gaby Hinsliff Ten years after the Brexit vote, Trump’s disdain and insults are fuelling the belief that the UK should renew ties with Europe, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Ten years after the Brexit vote, Trump’s disdain and insults are fuelling the belief that the UK should renew ties with Europe
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Britain’s EU point man says reset deal can be done by summer Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds tells POLITICO that rows over youth mobility and tuition fees won’t snag EU-U.K. deal — and confirms plan for alignment will be in May King’s Speech.

EXCLUSIVE: A deal to realign key parts of the U.K. economy with the EU is on course to be reached by early summer, according to Britain’s minister in charge of negotiations with Europe, Nick Thomas-Symonds.

Shout-out to every other Gen Xer that was holding their breath the entire time for the first five mintues of the launch

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Bulgaria requests EU support to fend off election meddling in April vote Sofia braces for foreign interference ahead of high-stakes parliamentary vote in April.

EXCLUSIVE: Bulgaria has asked the EU for help to fight off interference from Russia ahead of its election later this month, according to correspondence reviewed by POLITICO.

Can Hungary's opposition win and restore democracy? After 15 years, Viktor Orbán could lose power. But the opposition’s path is fraught with obstacles, from a lopsided electoral system to the extraordinary difficulty of restoring democracy even if…

#Hungary is about to hold the EU’s most important election this year.

But can the opposition win and even if it does, can it restore democracy?

Read @zecsaky.bsky.social's analysis ahead of the vote:

American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad, US says <article data-history-node-id="437161" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/american-journalist-kidnapped-iraq-kataib-hezbollah-us-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/american-journalist-kidnapped-iraq-kataib-hezbollah-us-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">American journalist kidnapped in Iraq by Kataib-Hezbollah, US says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>An American freelance journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad by a suspected Iraqi armed group, the United States said, as regional security deteriorates following the US-Israeli attack on Iran.</p> <p>The State Department said it had warned the journalist of security risks and was working to ensure the American's release "as soon as possible".</p> <p>"An individual with ties to the Iranian-aligned group Kataib Hezbollah believed to be involved in the kidnapping has been taken into custody by Iraqi authorities," Dylan Johnson, the assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, wrote on X.</p> <p>Iraq said that authorities intercepted a vehicle that overturned as they tried to flee.</p> <p>Kittleson&nbsp;is a former contributor to Middle East Eye.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Shelly Kittleson/X" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8f0f9ad8-fcb5-4a22-95f9-6427528174a8" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Shelly%20Kittleson%3AX.png" width="849" height="573" alt="Shelly Kittleson/X" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Shelly Kittleson/X</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "The Epstein Files: Where Did the Media Get It Wrong?" Speakers: Monique El-Faizy, Jess Michaels, Lucia Osborne-Crowley, Annette Young. Thursday 16 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.

📌 Years after the Epstein case, this panel asks whether the media failed to give the story the rigorous coverage it required — and whether survivors' testimonies have been given the weight they deserve. The discussion centres on reporting sexual abuse, navigating power and protecting survivors.

Japan and Australia say they are not planning deployments, after Trump calls on countries to send ships to escort tankers through the strait.

Crude prices hovered around $100 on Monday as the war entered its third week, with Israel saying it still has "thousands of targets in Iran"

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The 51% - Caught in conflict: Women and the US–Israeli war on Iran As the US–Israeli war with Iran continues, we focus on the heavy toll it is taking on women and children across the Middle East. Scores of civilians have already been killed throughout the region, wit...

It is only sadly inevitable this week that The 51 Percent on @en.france24.com focus on the #war with #Iran & the heavy toll it’s having on #women & #children. Am joined this week by two excellent guests; Middle East advisor Jasmine El-Gamal & Iranian-American journalist, Tara Kangarlou.

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BREAKING Iran will continue missile attacks for as long as necessary says foreign minister, adding negotiations with US 'no longer on the agenda'

On #iwd2026, it’s worth reposting this.

Turns out there’s an economic cost to everyone hating us.

Juliet Mitchell, second wave seer The feminist and psychoanalyst has always been ahead of the curve. She still notices things others miss

Juliet Mitchell is the second wave feminist who challenged her peers on Freud and went on to become a psychoanalyst herself. At 85, she still sees things others miss. Read on for how she changed the way we think about siblings and why feminists hated Freud

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Trump Tariffs Struck Down by US Supreme Court Get caught up.

The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, dealing a blow to the center piece trade policy of his administration: Here's your European Evening Briefing

The 51% - Epstein fallout reaches France as former UK Prince is arrested As former British prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is arrested over ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the scandal spreads to France, where Paris prosecutors have opened an inv...

The #Epstein scandal now resembles a metaphorical global tsunami .. now #French authorities are launching their own inquiries into financial links and human trafficking involving the late convicted sex offender. ⬇️

Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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File photo shows Britain's then prince Andrew leaving St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, west of London, after attending the Easter Mattins Service, on March 31, 2024

A policeman stands at an entrance to Wood Farm on the royal family's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, eastern England on February 19, 2026, where former prince Andrew was arrested earlier in the day

🇬🇧 Britain's royal family was in crisis on Thursday as former prince Andrew was in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct for his links to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ➡️ u.afp.com/S6nr

🚨 BREAKING: Britain has appointed a female cabinet secretary to head up the civil service for the first time.

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World markets face fresh jolt as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland Global markets face a fresh bout of volatility this week after President Donald Trump vowed to slap tariffs on eight European nations until the U.S. is allowed to buy Greenland.

World markets face fresh jolt as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland reut.rs/4pJFG4G

France’s Emmanuel Macron has called for the EU to activate its most potent trade weapon against the US after Donald Trump threatened to hit several European countries with extra tariffs in response to the dispute over Greenland. ft.trib.al/FoiDuLw

EU diplomats to hold crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’ Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffs

The ambassadors of the EU’s 27 member states will meet later on Sunday in an emergency session over Trump’s Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News, an extraordinary escalation in the Trum...

For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.

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The 51% - Iranian women on the frontline of protests This week, we focus on Iran as the country has been rocked by its largest wave of protests since the Islamic revolution in 1979. Human rights groups outside Iran report that thousands have been killed...

The 51 Percent this week focuses on #Iran as it is rocked by its largest wave of protests since the Islamic revolution in 1979.Yet amid the turmoil, #women activists are at the forefront of the struggle. Do listen to what my guests Sepideh Farsi & Tara Kangarlou have to say @france24.com ⬇️

The 51% - Iranian women on the frontline of protests This week, we focus on Iran as the country has been rocked by its largest wave of protests since the Islamic revolution in 1979. Human rights groups outside Iran report that thousands have been killed...

The 51 Percent this week focuses on #Iran as it is rocked by its largest wave of protests since the Islamic revolution in 1979.Yet amid the turmoil, #women activists are at the forefront of the struggle. Do listen to what my guests Sepideh Farsi & Tara Kangarlou have to say @france24.com ⬇️

Elon Musk’s X restricts Grok photo editing amid concerns about sexualised images Company says AI tool will no longer enable ‘editing of images of real people in revealing clothing’ in places where that is illegal

Elon Musk’s X restricts Grok photo editing amid concerns about sexualised images

Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.

The muted response to the undressing of women and children by Elon Musk’s Grok is the latest symptom of a culture of impunity—and a chance to address that culture head-on, @cwarzel.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social argue.