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Europe News

Nothing to see here! These politicians also deleted text messages

From Nokia-gate to Covid times, several EU politicians failed to give the public access to crucial Whatsapp conversations.

14 May 2025

EuroVerify

Why does France want to crack down on cold calling?

France’s parliament voted to ban cold calling by companies without explicit consent this week. But will it work and how can we avoid scam calls?

31 January 2025

Travel News

The end of flight mode is coming. Will you switch on your phone?

A new poll has revealed that passengers are split on new inflight phone rules.

30 June 2023

Russia

Kremlin spokesman's son refuses to join Russian army in prank call

Nikolai Peskov told the pranksters that "it is not quite right" for him to be enlisted.

23 September 2022

No Comment

End of an era: NYC removes last free-standing pay phone

New York City marked another chapter in the slow death of the land line telephone.

24 May 2022

Ukraine

US will act 'decisively' if Russia invades Ukraine, says Biden

Sunday's phone call came ahead of de-esclataion talks in Geneva between senior US and Russian officials.

3 January 2022

France

Man arrested after making 27,000 calls to French police in two months

A man was arrested near Lyon on suspicion of harassing members of the police and making around 27,000 phone calls to the authorities between April and May.

21 May 2021

World News

Phone lines open between Israel and UAE after ties normalised

Telephone calls between the United Arab Emirates and Israel are now possible after the two countries established diplomatic ties last week.

16 August 2020