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Video. At an annual chocolate festival in the medieval town of Óbidos, Portugal, lucky visitors got a taste of the viral Dubai chocolate craze, as pieces of a giant 80kg tablet were handed out to the crowd.

Russia launched 111 drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine, according to authorities. ADVERTISEMENTUkrainian authorities have reported that a wave of Russian overnight drone strikes from Saturday into Sunday has killed two people in the eastern city of Kharkiv and wounded 35 others.Russia launched a total of 111 drones and decoy drones over Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 65 of the drones, while 35 went off radar likely due to electronic jamming.The two victims in Kharkiv, which has been subject to almost daily attacks, were a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, said Kharkiv’s regional governor,…

The hit Netflix series Adolescence has fueled discussion about banning social media and smartphones for children. But experts warn a ban won’t work.

Under the new decree, two centres in Albania will now also house migrants who arrived in Italy, had their asylum request rejected and received a deportation order. ADVERTISEMENTItaly’s right-wing government has approved a decree that expands the use of Albanian fast-track asylum processing centres to include repatriation hubs, in line with a recent EU proposal.Under the new decree, two centres in Albania that were originally intended for processing non-vulnerable migrants rescued in international waters will now also house migrants who arrived in Italy, had their asylum request rejected and received a deportation order.The Albanian centres have remained largely inactive since their…

If a picture paints a thousand words… Here’s all you need to know or may have missed about this past week in Culture (24-28 March 2025).

The US defence secretary’s visit to the Philippines came as Democrats called on him to resign over a national security scandal. ADVERTISEMENTThe Trump administration will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the Philippines to counter the threats posed by China, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said during a visit to Manila. Hegseth, who is embroiled in a national security scandal back in the US, reaffirmed Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to the region during a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Friday.“Deterrence is necessary around the world but specifically in this region, in your country, considering the threats from the…

The incident happened near Dam Square, in the southern part of the Dutch capital, with local media reporting the area has been cordoned off.

US President Donald Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on vehicles not manufactured in the US, set to take effect on 2 April. Auto shares fell across Asia following the news, with the impact expected to ripple through Europe.

Many consider the case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, seen as the biggest challenger to Erdoğan’s 22-year rule, to be politically motivated. ADVERTISEMENTTurkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s biggest protests in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s comments come after İmamoğlu’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) called for a boycott of companies it says support the government.Erdoğan said the opposition is “so desperate that they would throw the country and the nation into the fire”.In an address to lawmakers of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK…

European markets continued to outperform their US counterparts despite the recent rebound on Wall Street. Notably, the banking and industrial sectors stand as the top two performers, driven by relatively cheaper valuations, expectations for surging defence spending, and optimistic economic outlooks. ADVERTISEMENTOn Tuesday, European stock markets snapped a three-day losing streak following news that US President Donald Trump may soften his tariff stance. The pan-euro Stoxx 600 index rose 0.67%, the DAX jumped 1.13%, and the CAC 40 climbed 1.08%.  In the year to date, Europe’s equity markets continue outperforming their US counterparts, with the euro Stoxx 600 gaining 8.9% and…