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ADVERTISEMENTIn early 2006, I fell in love with watching videos of strangers. Sometimes it was middle-aged women discussing recipes and tattoos; other times a goth sharing their collection of dragon incense holders. These grainy windows into ordinary people’s lives were captivating in their mundanity — something real to hold beyond a small teenage existence.This was the advent of YouTube, the video platform that would go on to revolutionise the way we create, consume and connect with content. The very first video was uploaded nearly twenty years ago, on 23 April 2005: a 19-second clip of co-founder Jawed Karim at the…

The Russian president was quoted as saying “we assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example”.

ADVERTISEMENTRecycling has become second nature for many of us, but what products in Europe still struggle to find a second life?Municipalities collected half a tonne of waste per person living in the EU in 2023, the latest figures show, with only around48 per cent of that getting recycled. The pressure is now on to raise that statistic. New EU rules state that by the end of this year, 55 per cent of municipal waste and 65 per cent of packaging waste must be prepared for re-use or recycling. But European countries are struggling to hit these goals. Estimates show that two-thirds of…

The 2015 nuclear deal collapsed with Trump’s unilateral withdrawal in 2018, while Iran abandoned all limits on its nuclear activities and enriches uranium to up to 60% purity, near the weapons-grade levels of 90%.

Surging US tariffs will weaken the global economy and push up inflation this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.

ADVERTISEMENTRussia’s Supreme Court has lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated a terrorist organisation more than two decades ago.The move is being seen as a diplomatic victory for the group, who were put on Moscow’s list of terrorist organisations in 2003, making any contact with them punishable by law.Parallel to this, Taliban delegations have attended various forums hosted by Russia as Moscow has sought to position itself as a regional power broker.The court’s ruling, following a request by the Prosecutor General’s Office, comes after last year’s adoption of a law stipulating that the official designation as a…

NYC medical examiner has said the 39-year-old actress died as a result of complications from diabetes.

ADVERTISEMENTEU Commissioner Glenn Micallef has underlined his commitment to boost the EU’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme during an exchange on youth engagement in politics on Euronews’ Brussels My Love programme.Micallef holds the portfolio for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport and joined Samira Rafaela, a visiting fellow at Cornell University and former MEP, and Rareș Voicu, President of the European Youth Forum on the programme, which will be aired this weekend.The Commissioner stressed the importance of the flagship student exchange programme, Erasmus+, in shaping a shared European identity and building key skills. “The intention is to strengthen the Erasmus Plus Programme,…

Nvidia shares have fallen more than 5% in after-hours trading after the US said the chipmaker would require a licence to sell H20 chips to China.

On the second anniversary of the outbreak of Sudan’s civil war, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced €140 million in new aid during an international conference in London.