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Recent events are continuing to shift in Ukraine’s favour as military developments drive battlefield success, improve cash flows and strengthen their relations with key allies. So in this video, we’ll explore these factors and why things are looking up.

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After a few difficult years, Israel’s relationship with Europe is yet under more strain in the past few weeks, following the wars in Iran and Lebanon. In this video, we’re taking a look at the recent shifts in EU thinking on Israel, what’s behind it and what could follow.

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Situation in Gaza and the ‘yellow line’:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/gaza-yellow-line-creeps-westwards-israel
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/20/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-phase-two-of-trump-s-peace-plan-remains-in-limbo_6752627_4.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4vvxxg8lgo

Shots fired at Italian peacekeepers:
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/italy-summons-israeli-ambassador-after-shots-fired-un-lebanon-2026-04-08/

Israeli troop’s vandalism of statue of Jesus:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/two-israeli-soldiers-jailed-over-smashing-of-jesus-statue-in-lebanon-village

Israel blocks Catholic cardinal:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-police-jerusalem-church-palm-sunday-906c8fa00e5e461760089260a18a2b98

New West Bank settlements, and de facto annexation:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-formally-approves-34-new-settlements-as-it-acts-to-deepen-hold-on-west-bank/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-ministers-celebrate-reestablishment-settlement-west-bank-2026-04-20/
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/04/israels-accelerating-de-facto-annexation-west-bank-has-dangerous-implications
https://www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/middle-east-north-africa/israelpalestine/252-sovereignty-all-name-israels-quickening-annexation-west-bank

UN data on settler attacks against Palestinians:
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/west-bank-monthly-snapshot-casualties-property-damage-and-displacement-march-2026

New Israeli death penalty law:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8dkd6lnjdo

Italy suspends defence agreement with Israel:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr71184ex91o

Merz-Smotrich spat:
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-israel-merz-smotrich-west-bank-settlements/a-76806148

Magyar will return Hungary to the ICC:
https://www.politico.eu/article/peter-magyar-hungary-would-arrest-benjamin-netanyahu-israel/

EU-Israel Association Agreement:
https://eeas.europa.eu/archives/delegations/israel/documents/eu_israel/asso_agree_en.pdf

EU Citizens’ Initiative on suspending association agreement:
https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2025/000005_en
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/one-million-europeans-ask-the-eu-to-suspend-association-agreement-with-israel-for-crimes-i

NGOs and UN experts call for suspension:
https://www.oxfam.org/en/letters-and-statements/euisrael-60-organizations-demand-suspension-eu-israel-association-agreement
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/04/un-experts-call-immediate-suspension-eu-israel-trade-agreement-minimum

Spanish-Irish-Slovenian push for suspension:
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-foreign-affairs/press-releases/letter-to-he-ms-kaja-kallas-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east/

Germany and Italy oppose suspension. Potential for targeted sanctions:
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-reject-suspend-israel-association-agreement/
https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/israel-faces-new-eu-sanctions-push/

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The EU has been battling with Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta following its new AI chatbot policy that is in violation of EU’s competition rules. In this video, we’re taking a look at the ongoing battle, and why European governments are now ditching WhatsApp.

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European governments ditch WhatsApp
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-civil-servants-new-messaging-services/
https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/20/dutch-government-tests-european-messaging-app-reduce-reliance-whatsapp
https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-launches-secure-messaging-app-for-government-staff

EU officials shut down Signal group chat
https://www.politico.eu/article/top-eu-officials-signal-group-chat-hacking-fears/

European concerns about reliance on US tech
https://www.politico.eu/article/europeans-donald-trump-internet-technology-us/
https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/19/document-2026_3_33.pdf

EU rejects Meta’s update to WhatsApp AI chatbot policy
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_805
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-says-whatsapps-update-to-ai-access-terms-dont-address-its-antitrust-concerns/
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260415-eu-rejects-meta-s-pay-for-access-remedy-in-whatsapp-ai-chatbots-probe
https://www.wsj.com/tech/eu-plans-to-order-meta-to-change-whatsapp-ai-policy-during-antitrust-probe-3a48ac1e

Meta’s WhatsApp AI policy
https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/pricing/ai-providers/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/meta-will-allow-rival-ai-chatbots-on-whatsapp-in-europe-but-for-a-fee/

European messaging apps
France: https://tchap.numerique.gouv.fr/
Germany: https://bundesmessenger.de/
Belgium: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2026/03/18/new-app-provides-secure-messaging-service-for-public-sector-empl/
Poland: https://www.gov.pl/web/baza-wiedzy/komunikator-mszyfr
Luxembourg: https://www.luxchat.lu/en/

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01:06 – Context
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In this video, we’re going to take another look at Bulgaria’s multiyear political crisis; how Sunday’s election finally broke the impasse; and what Radev’s election means for Europe and Ukraine.

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Bulgaria context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2021_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Bulgarian_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2024_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2024_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election
https://myara.bg/support-protests-bulgaria-1636/
https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/855580-74-of-young-people-in-bulgaria-consider-emigrating-abroad-study-shows

2026 election results
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/bulgaria/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election

Radev biography
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/20/bulgarias-new-orban-ex-president-radevs-anti-ukraine-party-wins-countrys-eighth-election-in-five-years/
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-election-fighter-pilot-rumen-radev-political-deadlock-coalition-struggle/
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-election-russia-rumen-radev-win-exit-poll/

President’s role in Bulgarian politics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Bulgaria

0:00 Eight Elections Later: Is Bulgaria’s Political Crisis Finally Over?
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Recents events in Iran and revelations surrounding NATO European members have made another US attempt on Greenland look more and more likely. So in this video, we’ll break down the four reasons we think this is the case and why it’s still on Trump’s mind.

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