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By Euronews Persian Published on 15/09/2026 – 11:03 GMT+2•Updated 11:05 Six months into his tenure as Iran’s ayatollah, Mojtaba Khamenei has given no public interviews and appeared in no new photographs, yet his late wife’s family is now depicting him as a movie buff with a keen interest in start-ups. Farideddin Haddad Adel, the brother of Zahra Haddad-Adel — killed alongside Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the 28 February US-Israel strike on the supreme leader’s compound — has described his brother-in-law in interviews republished by state-aligned Iranian media. He portrayed Mojtaba Khamenei as someone with broad interests spanning technology, start-ups, psychology, cognitive…
Published on 15/09/2026 – 10:56 GMT+2 Chinese shoppers are barely spending more than they were a year ago, and the gap between what the country makes and what it buys is widening. Figures published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday showed year-on-year retail sales growth of just 0.4%, falling short of the 0.8% economists had forecast and slowing from 0.6% in July and 1% in June. However, the number is at least positive. Retail sales shrank 0.6% in May, so August represents an improvement on the low point, but it leaves consumption close to flat at a time…
Microsoft is introducing guardrails and privacy standards for its AI in schools in the United States, as negotiated with the country’s second-largest teachers’ union, amid a growing backlash against AI and screen time. The agreement, signed last week, prohibits the use of AI companions or features “designed to foster emotional attachment or dependency” or designed to keep students engaged for longer than a learning task requires. The standards are legally binding and require third-party audits to check compliance. As part of the wide-ranging agreement, Microsoft says it will not use student or educator data to train AI systems, apart from…
From the blue-tiled monuments of Samarkand to the old quarters of Bukhara and the walled city of Khiva, Uzbekistan’s Silk Road heritage remains the country’s most recognisable draw. But a growing number of international travellers are now discovering a country that extends well beyond its best-known historic cities. Uzbekistan recorded 9.1 million visits by foreign nationals in the first eight months of 2026, up 21.1% year on year, according to the country’s Tourism Committee. Tourism services exports rose by 53.5% to $4.6bn (€3.98bn) over the same period. But the headline arrival figure covers a broad mix of international travel, rather…
Published on 15/09/2026 – 10:26 GMT+2 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked the makers of the documentary NAZA, accusing the award-winning film of contributing to “global antisemitic incitement”. “It’s shocking. We are fighting global antisemitic incitement and when it comes from within us it is intolerable,” Netanyahu said in a video posted on Telegram. “And now two Israeli directors portraying the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) as war criminals receive applause at the Venice festival.” NAZA left this year’s Venice Film Festival with the Special Jury Prize and received a record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation at the festival. It shows “in…
“It is part of the pattern we see throughout Europe,” warned Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday morning after the maritime incident. “With an increasingly aggressive and assertive Russia, that has intensified the hybrid war against Europe. And that tests and challenges NATO. Russia wants to intimidate and sow discord. Our response is to stand closer together and strengthen the defense of Denmark and Europe,” she added. Denmark will drag in the Russian ambassador to explain the crew’s actions, a senior official in Copenhagen announced Tuesday morning. “The armed forces report that one of the air force’s helicopters was…
Published on 15/09/2026 – 10:24 GMT+2 Is the EU demanding that Ukraine mobilise women to bolster its forces against Russia’s invasion? It’s a question that many social media users are debating after the allegations emerged on X and through Russian-language Telegram channels in recent weeks. The answer, however, is no. Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, a working body of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, said that the claim originated from Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Agency (SVR), which claimed, without evidence, that Brussels is pressuring Kyiv to forcibly conscript women. Russia also wrongly said that the EU’s foreign policy…
At Abu Khadra camp, footage shows damaged tents, bloodstains and belongings scattered across the ground. The Israeli military said it carried out four strikes targeting militants. Camp manager Shaaban Abu Zeidieh said four tents were completely destroyed and that people had been targeted in a passageway between the shelters. Health officials also reported strikes in Zawaida in central Gaza and Khan Younis in the south. Gaza’s Health Ministry says 1,372 Palestinians have been killed and 4,659 injured by Israeli fire since the ceasefire began in October 2025. The UN considers the figures generally reliable, but they do not distinguish between…
Published on 15/09/2026 – 9:57 GMT+2 The Canadian government is making its case to global investors, and it is arguing that trust is now the scarcest commodity on offer. Prime Minister Mark Carney has framed this week’s Canada Investment Summit as a chance to sell chief executives and investors on a country rich in minerals and energy that is actively trying to reduce its reliance on the US. The guest list is substantial. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said those attending control more than C$120 trillion (€74.7tn) in global capital. Representatives of Bank of America and Berkshire Hathaway are due at…
As the TUC Congress continues in Brighton, some of Labour’s big beasts have been baring their teeth – with Angela Rayner using an after-dinner speech to land some blows on Defence Secretary Wes Streeting. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy reveal what was said and whether it was all taken in good fun. Meanwhile, the economic picture looks bleak as John Healey prepares for his first budget. Sam has a scoop on how one economic forecast could make or break his spending plans. And Reform remains “100% confident” that two of the biggest donations in British political history were legal. But…