orlabarry
Europe correspondent with The World. Formerly EU reporter with the BBC World Service and former broadcaster on Newstalk
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- The Epstein files are having repercussions across Europe, from 10 Downing Street, to the Norwegian Royals to Lithuania. The reaction in Europe is giving some Epstein survivors hope. My report coming up on @theworld.org f/t @martinfarr.bsky.social Trine Eilertsen @aftenposten.no Tune in: theworld.org
- If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Less than 48 hours to go before the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - and the organisers have some challenges ahead. From the long distances between venues, protests over ICE agents coming to the games and allegations of corruption. Tune into my report coming up shortly on @theworld.org
- Reposted by orlabarryBrazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- It’s one of those rare, unicorn films that doesn’t have a single redeeming quality www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
- UK PM Keir Starmer has been in China "resetting relations" between the two countries despite criticism from human rights activists and President Trump. Did it work? Steve Tsang @soasuni.bsky.social @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social @bkerrychina.bsky.social reflect in my report coming up @theworld.org
- Reposted by orlabarry"In theater" is a military term that refers to a wartime theater of operations. ICE and CBP agents are in Minnesota, which is one of the United States. The enemy in this military operation are citizens of Minnesotans and the United States.
- What will be the fall-out for Europe's far-right leaders who turned on Trump over his threats to seize Greenland? Listen to my report @theworld.org with 🙏 @catherinedevries.bsky.social @ieuniversity.bsky.social @scottlucas.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social tiny.cc/8f8y001
- It’s snowing in Madrid. Take that Boston @matthewjbell.bsky.social @theworld.org
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- US threats over Greenland has sparked a rift with populist party leaders in Europe who have long been Trump allies. How long will it last and is Trump keeping score? @scottlucas.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social reflect in my report up shortly on @theworld.org
- Neil Young has donated a year’s worth of access to his music and documentary archive to the people of Greenland www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
- Trump’s speech at Davos leaves Europe confused
- Reposted by orlabarryThousands protested against Donald Trump in Zurich, with a banner that read: 'Trump still not welcome.'
- Is London a safe place to live? New Met police figures show homicide rates at their lowest level in over a decade. The debate divides opinion online. And campaigners for women's rights and youth workers say the figures hide the full picture. Listen back to my report on @theworld.org tiny.cc/5qxx001
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- London homicides are at an all time low but youth workers and women's rights campaigners say the new Met police findings don't tell the full story. More on this coming up shortly on @theworld.org Join us: theworld.org
- UK has approved China's plan for its largest embassy in Europe despite espionage fears www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
- Seven people have died and 100 were injured – 25 seriously in high speed train crash in Spain www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- Two people were killed and more than 1200 injured in fireworks related injuries in the Netherlands on New Year's Eve. The Dutch government is hoping an upcoming ban on consumer fireworks will put an end to that. Not everyone is on board. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
- This doesn’t look good for the meeting between Greenland, Denmark and the US delegation today
- Public demand for night-trains in Europe is not a problem. So what is stalling the expansion of sleeper trains throughout the bloc. @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @europeansleeper.eu share their thoughts in my report on @theworld.org Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
- Night trains have been making a comeback in Europe in the last few years but despite their popularity they face big challenges. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @europeansleeper.eu Tune in: theworld.org
- It has been a head-spinning week for Europe’s leaders. Most have reacted with caution to the actions of the US administration in Venezuela and its threats against Greenland. But at what cost? @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davekeating.substack.com reflect in my report on @theworld.org tiny.cc/zhhx001
- Europe has scrambled to respond to US military strikes on Venezuela and threats to Greenland this week. What is behind Europe's restraint and will it backfire? My report up shortly @theworld.org f/t @davekeating.substack.com @sophieintveld.bsky.social @epc-official.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org
- Residents in Birmingham have faced a full year of bin strikes. And still no resolution is in sight. How did it come to this? I hear from bin workers, local residents and union representatives in a report coming up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
- Reposted by orlabarryI feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
- In 2024 and 2025, Israelis built about 130 new outposts in the West Bank, more than the total number built in the previous two decades, according to Peace Now, an Israeli activist group www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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- Jared Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
- Ireland is one of the few countries where a basic income scheme has been extended beyond the pilot stage. Artists and writers reflect on why the basic income scheme for artists worked and how it could be better in my report on @theworld.org Listen and read here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
- Reposted by orlabarryEspaña supone una excepción a la repulsiva y derrotista retórica antimigración de tantos gobiernos europeos. Caminar hacia una política migratoria más abierta es un ejercicio de justicia y sentido común. Lo hemos contado desde @porcausa.org a @orlabarry.bsky.social @theworld.org.
- Governments across Europe are making decisions on migration laws on the basis of upcoming elections, rather than on the reality says @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social My report on Europe's changing asylum landscape on @theworld.org also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
- Governments across Europe are making decisions on migration laws on the basis of upcoming elections, rather than on the reality says @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social My report on Europe's changing asylum landscape on @theworld.org also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
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- European governments on the left and right are clamping down on asylum laws - with one exception. It's a very different picture from a decade ago. We look at the changing face of migration in Europe shortly on @theworld.org with 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
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- Reposted by orlabarryReporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist? Mamdani: I've spoken about -- Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
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- Gang leaders are increasingly recruiting children to carry out shootings and bombings in Sweden. The Swedish government has come up with a new proposal: lower the age of criminal responsibility so 13 year olds can be sent to jail. Listen to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
- Sweden is planning to lower the age of criminal responsibility to just 13, meaning children could soon be sent to prison. The proposal is facing fierce opposition, even from the prison service itself. More coming up shortly on @theworld.org Join us: theworld.org
- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to be released from prison and placed under judicial supervision apnews.com/article/sark...
- Reposted by orlabarryLoving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
- Workers undergoing IVF in the UK aren’t entitled to paid time off. Labour MP @alicemlabour.bsky.social has introduced a bill to change that. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org I speak with women who hid their fertility treatment out of fear for their jobs. Tune in: theworld.org
- In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming discarded migrants boats into something unexpected: musical instruments. My report on @theworld.org And if you're a musician/orchestra interested in playing those instruments, they want to hear from you! theworld.org/stories/2025...
- The most read newspaper in Hungary has been taken over by Orban allies six months ahead of a general election www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
- No-one has been prosecuted for the railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people in Serbia one year ago. The disaster has led to the the biggest protest movement in Serbia in decades. My report up shortly on @theworld.org on the one year anniversary and the anger that's driving the movement
- A chilling read. Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- It’s time for U.S. leaders to follow King Charles’s lead and hold Epstein’s associates accountable, says Amy Wallace, co-author of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir. I spoke to her a short time ago. More coming up on shortly @TheWorld 🔗 theworld.org #princeandrew
- Weather balloons carrying thousands of boxes of cigarettes have repeatedly disrupted flights in Lithuania leading the government in Vilnius to close its border with Belarus. But what's really behind the operation? My report on @theworld.org with 🙏 @cepa.org Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
- The election of Catherine Connolly, a left-leaning independent politician as President of Ireland shows the political tide is changing - says Sinn Fein and other left wing parties. Is that really the case? Listen back to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
- Catherine Connolly, an outspoken left-leaning lawmaker is set to become the next President of Ireland. Opposition parties say her landslide win is a signal that voters want change. But are they right? My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
- Geert Wilders far-right party may top the polls in Dutch elections this week but his party looks increasingly unlikely to be part of the next government on.ft.com/4nmsn9e
- Why are families of the Guildford Four still looking for justice 50 years after their wrongful imprisonment? I spoke to the families and lawyers to find out. Listen back on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
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- It's 50 years this week since the Guildford Four were wrongfully convicted. Today their families are still looking for justice. My report coming up on @theworld.org Tune in theworld.org
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- No Kings protests are happening across the US www.bbc.com/news/article...
- It's been described as the "Olympics of piano playing". The fiercely competitive International Chopin Piano Competition is a national obsession in Poland. Most of the participants though come from far outside Poland's borders. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
- 24 EU lawmakers were tested for PFAS, often known as “forever chemicals”. All tested positive. In one town, PFAS levels are so high, residents say a proposed EU-wide ban would make no difference. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @heunicke.bsky.social @chemsec.bsky.social #PFAS #Kallinge
- María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
- Cocaine use in Europe soars as smugglers shift to new routes. The Irish coastline is increasingly in the crosshairs. Listen back to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
- Cocaine use in Europe has surged over the past decade. Drug smugglers are moving from major ports to smaller inlets and Ireland's coastline is increasingly a target. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Listen in: theworld.org #cocaine #ireland
- One of the victims of yesterday's synagogue attack in Manchester died after accidental police gunfire. A second victim who survived also has gunshot wounds. The attacker did not have a firearm www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
- UK police vow to increase security at synagogues following today's deadly attack in Manchester. Members of the Jewish community say they were waiting for an attack like this to happen. Joining @marcowerman.bsky.social on @theworld.org shortly to talk about the latest. Tune in: theworld.org
