New law “infringes on Taiwan’s sovereignty” – event told
By Martin Banks Failure by the international community to respond to perceived attacks on the sovereignty of other nations risks sending the wrong signal.
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WORLD
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EUROPE 
August 6, 2026 Belgian zoo offers safe haven for threatened bird species
By Martin Banks A Belgian zoo is doing its bit to help save a bird species threatened with extinction.
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EUROPE
August 6, 2026 Drones: playing an “ever more important role in Europe’s economy and security”
By Martin Banks Drone technologies are evolving quickly and that future EU action should prioritise its ability to detect, prevent and respond to malicious activities in the European airspace.
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UK NEWS
August 6, 2026 NGOs welcome decision on animal transport
By Martin Banks A leading ferry operator has reportedly agreed to stop carrying all live animals following pressure from NGOs
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HISTORY
August 6, 2026 6 August 2026: This day in history
1497: Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America, likely Newfoundland, becoming the first European known to do so since the Vikings 1661: The Treaty of The Hague is signed, under which the Dutch Republic relinquishes its claims to Dutch Brazil to Portugal in exchange for the equivalent of 63 metric tons of […]
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OPINION
August 5, 2026 Hospitality doesn’t have a VAT problem. It has a profitability problem
Every few years, the hospitality industry returns to the same debate: reduce VAT, cut tax and save restaurants, writes Dev Biswal (pictured).
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EUROPE
August 5, 2026 Regional “perspectives” must remain at the heart of European policymaking.
By Martin Banks That was the message to emerge from a meeting of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) when it got together in Gotland for a political bureau meeting of 2026.
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EUROPE
August 5, 2026 App offers chance to explore – and keep fit
By Martin Banks A retired telecoms worker from Belgium is among those behind an innovative smartphone app that aims to keep you fit and discover “hidden gems” all over the world. Philippe Pleckspaen helped launch “Jooks”, an application that helps you navigate your way around a locality, spotlighting places of interest. The idea is that […]
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HISTORY
August 5, 2026 5 August 2026: This day in history
910: The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex 1305: Scottish resistance leader William Wallace is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution 1583: Humphrey Gilbert […]
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OPINION
August 4, 2026 Why commemorating the Roma Holocaust alone “is not enough”
By Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka Some 82 years after the mass murder of Roma and Sinti at Auschwitz-Birkenau, anti-Roma hate persists. Today’s Roma Holocaust Memorial Day is a warning that Europe is still failing to turn the lessons of history into political reality. This September, Saxony-Anhalt goes to the polls, with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) polling […]
