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Spain’s economy is 10 times bigger than Morocco’s, and the European country was once a colonial overlord there. But, as Jacob Mundy, associate professor of peace and conflict studies at Colgate University, points out, Spain relies on its neighbor for cooperation in a number of areas beyond migration, including anti-narcotics and anti-terrorism operations. “Spain and Morocco have been at war with each other on and off for centuries and yet they have these profoundly deep, commercial, security and other kinds of relationships,” he said. “You’d think: Spain’s the bigger economy and so on, it’s going to be the one in…
Published on 26/08/2026 – 11:40 GMT+2•Updated 12:23 An employee at Frankfurt Airport has died of malaria, a spokesperson for the facility’s operator Fraport said on Wednesday. A further five employees at the airport also contracted the infectious disease and are receiving medical treatment. The cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a malaria-endemic area to Germany, likely in July. Fraport says its focus is now on information and prevention. Employees are being advised to see a doctor if they experience any malaria-like symptoms and to tell medics they work at the airport.…
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Ask a Gen Z or Millennial traveller where they’re heading this year, and you might get very different answers. New research has shown that the two generations travel dissimilarly, and it’s down in part to budget or social influence. Youth travel specialist Adventure360 analysed more than 4,700 bookings made over the past year to see where the two generations are actually travelling. Thailand tops the Gen Z list, while Australia takes the Millennial crown, with Cambodia, Laos and New Zealand emerging as Gen Z favourites and Japan, Greece and Iceland proving more popular with slightly older travellers. To rank the…
Canada is taking a much harder line against Donald Trump — and Brussels is watching closely. As the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson look at Mark Carney’s gamble, his call for the world’s “middle powers” to band together, and whether Europe is ready to follow his lead or would rather keep Washington onside. Then, France’s 2027 presidential race gets its first major televised debate. The political center goes into it weaker and more divided than ever, while Jean-Luc Mélenchon has managed to put his radical plan for dealing with France’s €3.5 trillion debt right at the…
Published on 26/08/2026 – 12:46 GMT+2 State actors have been attempting to hack into EU officials’ Signal and WhatsApp accounts, according to a confidential European Commission presentation obtained by Euronews. The presentation, prepared by the Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board – a body set up in January 2024 to ensure EU institutions comply with the bloc’s cybersecurity rules – provides an updated overview of the threat landscape facing Brussels over the past year. In an unprecedented admission, first reported by Politico, the EU body acknowledged for the first time that state-sponsored actors have engaged in “spearphishing”, a highly targeted cyberattack method in…
Iran and Oman have reached a potential agreement for managing ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz that would exclude military vessels from traversing the vital waterway. Tehran won’t allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under the agreement that the Islamic Republic is negotiating with Oman, Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said on Tuesday. It comes after top diplomats of the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway, which remained largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began. Gharibabadi told state television late Tuesday that…
Die Fraktionsspitzen der großen Koalition suchen in Münster wohl auch sowas wie einen westfälischen Frieden. Maximilian Stascheit blickt auf das mächtige Führungstrio um Thorsten Frei (CDU), Alexander Hoffmann (CSU) und Matthias Miersch (SPD). Sie müssen nun beweisen, dass sie ohne Jens Spahn knappe Mehrheiten organisieren können. Maximilian Stascheit analysiert, welchen neuen Wind sie in die Koalition bringen könnten, welche Altlasten sie mit sich schleppen und wie auf „Love is in the Air“ gehofft wird. Dazu berichtet Rasmus Buchsteiner aus Münster über die neue Rolle für Thorsten Frei, der jetzt von Leisetreter auf Lautsprecher umstellen muss. Aus der Opposition kommen derweil…
Published on 26/08/2026 – 12:53 GMT+2 Poland is set to receive four Airbus A330 MRTT tanker and transport aircraft by 2030 under a joint procurement programme with Spain worth an estimated €5.4 billion. The Spanish government approved the framework agreement at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, clearing the way for the two countries to jointly acquire at least seven aircraft, according to Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. “Most importantly, by 2030 Poland will receive four aircraft,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said on X, adding that the next step would be the signing of the final contract. The purchase will…
Published on 18/08/2026 – 12:47 GMT+2•Updated 13:04 Government borrowing costs are surging on both sides of the Atlantic. Long-term bond yields across Europe’s biggest economies hit multi-year highs on Tuesday, while the yield on 30-year US Treasuries rose to its highest level in nearly two decades. The sell-off came as hopes of a swift resolution to the Iran conflict faded, pushing oil prices higher and renewing concerns about persistent inflation. International benchmark Brent crude traded at nearly $91 a barrel on Tuesday morning amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. “The breakdown in US-Iran peace talks has increased the risk…