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European Sleeper will operate the new service from March 2026, replacing the Nightjet train that is being axed next monthThe resurgence of sleeper trains on the continent hit a kink in the tracks in September, when the Austrian state operator ÖBB announced that it would be axing its two Nightjet services – Paris to Vienna and Paris to Berlin – from 14 December. ÖBB cited the French government’s ending of […]

US president claims broadcaster has ‘defrauded the public’ and reiterates his threat of launching a $1bn legal actionMPs and BBC staff members have called for Robbie Gibb to be removed from the corporation’s board as outgoing director general Tim Davie hit out at the “weaponisation” of criticisms of the broadcaster.In an online meeting with Davie, staff questioned the position of Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief, who was appointed during […]

Hit hard by aid cuts and sanctions, Afghanistan is struggling to absorb 4.5 million returnees since 2023.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised to make the city more affordable. But can he fund his policies?Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article