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Kneecap and Kehlani face backlash in the US for their pro-Palestinian support, with the Irish rap group’s Coachella performance and the American singer’s cancelled Cornell University concert drawing criticism.

Greens in Berlin push to abolish the neutrality law, claiming it discriminates against Muslim women wearing headscarves and hampers their careers in public service.

Members of the European Parliament called for a budget of more than 1% of the EU’s GDP and rejected the Commission’s idea of single national plans under the EU’s next long-term budget (2028-34).

The Holy See, which has a tradition of diplomatic neutrality, has expressed alarm over the Trump’s administration’s crackdown on migrants and cuts in international aid while insisting on peaceful resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday that talks between the US and Iran about the country’s nuclear programme are at ‘a very crucial’ stage.

Oscar-nominated writer and director James Toback has been ordered to hisse €1.5 billion to victims of sexual abuse and misconduct spanning more than three decades. The case, brought under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, is one of the largest civil verdicts in state history.

In a statement released on 5 April 2025, painter Sarah A Boardman said Donald Trump’s comments had damaged her career.

The Trump administration’s move comes amid fears of a renewed civil war in South Sudan, where political tensions have escalated after recent violence.

After a months-long diplomatic spat, the French president and his Algerian counterpart have reiterated their commitment to work together.

More than 200 police officers searched 19 properties in a large-scale operation, with a related raid also conducted in Denmark. No arrests have been made so far.