Culture news Golden Bear winner warns of possible German government 'censorship' İlker Çatak, who won this year's top prize at the Berlin Film Festival for this political drama 'Yellow Letters', warns of the consequences of adopting a potential code of conduct for the Berlinale. "We would have to call it what it is: censorship.” 06/03/2026
Culture news Berlinale crisis: Tricia Tuttle stays as festival boss after Gaza row Tricia Tuttle has agreed to remain in post following the latest meeting of the festival’s organising committee KBB. The festival received "recommendations" from its supervisory board but refuted false claims that the Berlinale will be required to impose a new code of conduct for future events. 05/03/2026
Europe News No debate on Trump's threats to Spain in the next Parliament session A debate titled "US threats and sanctions against Spain" was proposed by the Greens and supported by left-wing groups of the European Parliament, but rejected by the others. 04/03/2026
Culture news Berlinale crisis: Festival bosses rally to defend Berlinale director “Supporting freedom of expression has never been more important.” Film festival bosses from Cannes, Locarno, London, San Sebastian, Tokyo and Toronto have signed a letter to support Berlinale boss Tricia Tuttle, amid fears that she may be fired over filmmakers expressing their support for Palestine. 04/03/2026
Europe Today UN Palestine Rapporteur says she won't resign despite French backlash Francesca Albanese insists she has "the trust of the [UN] Human Rights Council" in an interview on Euronews' Europe Today show. 20/02/2026
Culture news U2 surprise drop ‘songs of defiance’ - with one honouring Renee Good U2 is the latest band to release new music in the wake of the deadly Minneapolis ICE shootings, following Bruce Springsteen’s tribute track to Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both shot and killed by ICE agents. 19/02/2026
Cinema 'Shocked and disgusted': This year's Berlinale backlash explained This year’s Berlinale has been rocked by huge backlash over the sidelining of political discourse. Now, in an open letter, more than 80 prominent film figures have condemned the Berlin Film Festival’s “silence” on Gaza. Here's everything you need to know. 18/02/2026
No Comment Gaza residents mark start of Ramadan amid economic hardship Residents in Gaza City shop for Ramadan supplies as war damage and economic hardship overshadow the holy month. 18/02/2026
The Cube Did Francesca Albanese really call Israel 'the enemy of humanity'? Last week, France, Germany and others called for the resignation of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, over an alleged anti-semitic comment about Israel. Her supporters say the claim is based on misinformation. 17/02/2026
Europe News Israeli policy in West Bank 'close to ethnic cleansing' – Olmert The former Israeli premier decried his country's actions and policy in the West Bank just as the Israeli government announced radical plans to exert control of even more Palestinian territory. 09/02/2026
Gaza Israeli strikes kill at least 29 people in Gaza, hospital sources say The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building and a police station in Gaza City and a tent in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. 31/01/2026
Gaza Gaza's border crossing with Egypt to open on Sunday, Israel says Although Gaza has four other border crossings, the rest are shared with Israel and only Rafah links the territory with another country. 30/01/2026
Gaza Trump says Hamas set to disarm as Gaza peace deal moves forward The US said last week that it was moving into the next phase of the ceasefire plan that includes rebuilding Gaza and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs. 29/01/2026
Culture news Italian broadcaster calls for Palestinian presence at Eurovision 2026 The proposal made by RAI board members calls for a Palestinian artist to perform at Eurovision 2026 in a “non-competitive manner”, a move described as a way to “balance” public discourse. 27/01/2026
Gaza Remains of final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, Israel says Israel and Hamas had been under pressure from ceasefire mediators including Washington to move into the second phase of the US-brokered truce, which took effect on 10 October. 26/01/2026
Israel Israel begins demolition of UNRWA headquarters in east Jerusalem Israel has repeatedly accused UNRWA of providing cover for Hamas militants, claiming that some of its employees took part in the group's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. 20/01/2026
Gaza Putin invited to join Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza, Kremlin says The invitation to Putin is expected to raise eyebrows with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearing its fourth year and the Russian leader seemingly reluctant to commit to a peace deal. 19/01/2026
Gaza White House reveals board members tasked with temporary rule over Gaza The White House has released the names of some of members of various boards who will play a role in guiding Gaza through the next steps of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, brokered by Trump in October. 17/01/2026
Gaza Gaza is entering second phase of Trump's ceasefire plan, Witkoff says Under the first phase of the three-phase deal, Hamas released all but one hostage it was holding in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians who were held in Israeli prisons. 14/01/2026
Gaza Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to head Gaza peace board Mladenov is a former Bulgarian defence and foreign minister who served as the UN envoy to Iraq before being appointed as the UN Middle East peace envoy from 2015-2020. 08/01/2026