Despite expectations of boosting investment and tax revenue, Estonia's online gambling tax cut has failed to attract the hoped-for wave of new operators.

ETV+ editor-in-chief Ekaterina Taklaja says new restrictions on dubbing foreign-language content could significantly reduce ERR's Russian-language audience.

A campaign post featuring EKRE founder Mart Helme was removed from social media after using Alo Mattiisen's 1988 hit "Isamaa ilu hoieldes" unauthorized.

Isamaa and the Center Party remained Estonia's two most popular parties in June, with ratings separated by less than the latest poll's margin of error, Emor said Friday.

ETV+ editor-in-chief Ekaterina Taklaja says new restrictions on dubbing foreign-language content could significantly reduce ERR's Russian-language audience.

What looks like ruins in Tartu's Annelinn is actually a new space for locals to relax, designed and built by architecture students from the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA).

Jalgpalli MM jätkus laupäeva hilisõhtul E-alagrupi mänguga, kui teise voorus alistas Saksamaa 2:1 Elevandiluuranniku. Postimees tegi kohtumisest otseblogi.

Boliivia president kuulutas laupäeval välja eriolukorra ning saatis sõdurid ja buldooserid lammutama valitsusvastaseid teetõkkeid, mis on Andide riigi halvanud.

The US president earlier questioned Meloni's popularity after suggesting she "begged" for a photo at G7 summit

Ukraine's president said his country was open to "engagement" about "difficult and painful chapters of our shared past".

Sales agreements will be legally binding sooner and making sellers provide more home information up front are part of the planned changes.

The Ryanair boss extends his contract to 2032, in a deal featuring a bonus scheme that could earn him more than €150m (£130m).

Iran is again planning to close the Strait of Hormuz, according to an Iranian consulate and reports from Iranian state-owned media on Saturday, throwing yet another wrench into U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to sell his peace agreement with Tehran to a skeptical electorate. Iran’s Consulate-General in India wrote on X on Saturday that the closure will be partly “in response to the continuous violations of the ceasefire in southern Lebanon” and will come as the “first step as a response to the enemy’s breach of promise, and if the aggression continues, further steps will be planned and taken.” Iran did not provide a timeline for the planned closure. The announcement from Iran’s joint military command as reported by state-owned news agency Mehr cited Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanon as a violation of the ceasefire deal. Israel did not sign the memorandum of understanding that paused hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, and Israel’s continued strikes in the region were cause for concern for Trump in the lead-up to his signing of the deal in Versailles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. “Why are you blowing up buildings?” the outlet reported Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu out of fear that Israel’s strikes in Lebanon could imperil the nearing deal. “Stop blowing up buildings.” Trump also publicly rebuked Netanyahu during the G7 press conference that day, calling on the Israeli leader to use a “softer touch” in Lebanon. Trump administration officials quickly cast doubt on the Saturday reports about Iran’s intent to close the strait. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Fox News he was “skeptical” of the claims, saying the administration was not seeing evidence that Iran had actually shut down maritime traffic. Vance added that he may join special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for talks in Switzerland “as soon as tomorrow.” It was not immediately clear Saturday whether Iran had formally declared the strait closed or whether shipping companies had altered operations in response to the latest escalation. Maritime traffic through the waterway appeared to continue, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command released shortly after Iran’s announcement. “Safe passage through the international waterway remained intact today as 55 merchant ships transited, moving large amounts of cargo and more than 17 million barrels of oil to global markets,” CENTCOM wrote in a statement Saturday, without acknowledging reports of a planned closure. Trump proclaimed that the waterway, a critical trade route for some 20 percent of global oil transit, was open and operating toll-free shortly after he announced the MOU, ending the four-month-long conflict between the U.S. and Tehran, had been reached last week. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The president has consistently maintained that an end to the war is contingent on Iran reopening the strait and, prior to signing the MOU, threatened to continue “blasting Iran into oblivion” until it agreed to reopen the key waterway. The reported intent to block off global access to the strait raises immediate questions about the durability of that agreement and whether Tehran is prepared to uphold one of its most consequential provisions. Trump has touted the accord as a breakthrough that would avoid a wider regional war while protecting global commerce through one of the world’s most strategically important waterways. Any sustained disruption could have significant economic consequences. The narrow passage between Iran and Oman serves as the primary export route for major oil producers across the Persian Gulf, and previous threats to free passage through the strait earlier in the conflict have sent energy prices higher and rattled global markets. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait during periods of confrontation with the U.S. and its allies, viewing the waterway as one of its most potent sources of leverage. To some Democrats, that background meant Saturday’s announcement from Iran was less than unexpected. “The continuing price of Trump’s incompetence,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) charged on X on Saturday in response to reports that the strait will once again be closed. “Trump signed a ‘deal’ that was contingent on Israel ending it’s disastrous war in Lebanon and apparently he didn’t check that with Israel.”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, has been barred from leaving Spain and will be required to appear in court twice a month under a judge’s decision issued on Saturday. The measures were imposed as part of proceedings ahead of a corruption trial against Gómez and are intended to prevent any risk of flight before a verdict is reached. The case — which also names Gómez’s adviser Cristina Álvarez and businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés as defendants — involves allegations of corruption between private individuals, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds and influence peddling. No date has been set for the politically sensitive trial, which adds to a series of scandals affecting Sánchez’s government. The charges come in a case stemming from a complaint by the ultra-Catholic association Hazte Oír and far-right groups including the political party Vox. Gómez, who denies any wrongdoing, is accused of exploiting her position as the prime minister’s wife for private gain through the creation and management of a chair at the Complutense University of Madrid, which she co-directed, as well as the alleged use of public funds and personal connections to advance private interests. A Spanish government official quoted by the Spanish newspapers El País and El Confidencial said that Saturday’s ruling contained “a note of the persecution, obsession and disproportion of a judge who has carried out an investigation that lacks all legal sense and that only deals with political motives.” El País described the decision by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado as “an unprecedented measure in the recent democratic history of Spain.” Peinado’s decision comes just a few days after former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, a long-time ally of Sánchez, appeared before a court in Madrid to answer questions from judges about a €53 million public bailout granted during the Covid pandemic to the small airline Plus Ultra. Zapatero firmly rejected any suggestion that he had exerted influence over the bailout.

The US-Iran memorandum of understanding does not rule out future tolls in the strait after an initial 60-day period.

Almiron received the first red card for covering his mouth in the World Cup Group D match against Turkiye.

Italian house’s catwalk emphasised the brand’s ‘molto sexy’ look with flamboyant, sometimes revealing outfitsDolce & Gabbana leaned heavily into the art of theatrical misdirection on the second day of Milan fashion week as it aimed to draw attention away from its debt issues, catwalk controversies and management reshuffles.On the catwalk its signature “molto sexy” Italian aesthetic that comes served with a generous scoop of la dolce vita was in full swing. This was Euro summer on steroids. There were clingy muscle vests and micro shorts that made short shorts look modest while some models simply went topless. Jeans came ripped, shredded or smothered in sparkling jewels while T-shirts featured everything from giant prints of Sicilian lemons and ancient amphitheatres to a mosaic depiction of Christ. Continue reading...

Guardian investigation also finds same areas experienced relative decline over same periodLeave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in foreign workers since the Brexit referendum, a Guardian investigation has found.Data analysis suggests that the decade since the Brexit vote may not have matched the expectations of many Leave supporters, showing their local areas have also become relatively more deprived over the same period. Continue reading...

Ukrainian president calls on Warsaw to show more respect in row dating back to second world war

Demonstrations against government corruption were sparked by a real estate development proposal by Jared Kushner