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By Simon Ormiston & Euronews Published on 20/07/2026 – 14:52 GMT+2•Updated 15:07 New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first speech outside Downing Street to promise political stability after years of upheaval, while vowing to maintain support for Ukraine and tackle the cost-of-living crisis that has squeezed households across the country. Burnham, who became Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade after replacing Keir Starmer, said his government would work to restore confidence in politics by delivering “hope” and “national renewal”. He pledged to introduce a long-term plan to rebuild the country, arguing that Britain needed a “circuit-breaker” from decades of economic…
Azerbaijan’s relationship with Germany is shifting beyond energy, with the two countries deepening ties across industry and logistics as Europe works to diversify its supply chains away from Russia. “Azerbaijan is gradually ceasing to be perceived by Germany solely as an energy supplier and is increasingly becoming part of a new Eurasian industrial and logistics architecture,” said Orkhan Yolchuyev, director of the CASPIA Analytical Center. Bilateral trade between the two countries reached around €1.7 billion in 2025, driven by German exports of industrial equipment, machinery and transport systems, Yolchuyev said. Over 250 German companies now operate in Azerbaijan, spanning manufacturing,…
There’s something undeniably nostalgic about travelling through Europe by train. Before wallet-friendly carriers made air travel across Europe commonplace, rail routes stitched the continent’s cities – from London pioneering the Metropolitan Railway as the world’s oldest underground train system, to the Paris Metro or Berlin U-Bahn. More than simply transport from point A to B, stepping onto these still-existing platforms also journeys through time. What if there was a pass that could unlock travel across 33 European countries to make train journeys between cities even more accessible? That’s where a Eurail or Interrail pass comes in handy. Through partnerships with…
By Euronews Published on 20/07/2026 – 14:13 GMT+2 On Monday 20 July, the Republic of Cyprus marked the 52nd anniversary of the 1974 invasion and subsequent occupation of its northern half by the Turkish military. Sirens have sounded across the country at 5:30 am, the time of the invasion, every year since then. A month of fighting after the invasion began, approximately 37% of Cypriot territory had fallen under Turkish military control, displacing 170,000 Greek Cypriots and 50,000 Turkish Cypriots from their homes. Turkey’s military presence persists to this day, making the Republic of Cyprus the only European Union member state…
Published on 20/07/2026 – 13:57 GMT+2 A 106th-minute strike from Ferran Torres gave Spain a second world title, 16 years after South Africa, and immediately revived a familiar question: does winning actually make a country richer? The direct prize is simple enough. FIFA pays the champion federation a record $50 million (€43.7m), up from the $42 million (€36.7m) Argentina collected in 2022, out of a $655 million (€572m) prize pool spread across the expanded 48-team tournament. The Spanish federation decides how much to distribute among the squad, the coaching staff and the wider support team, while whatever is left over…
Published on 20/07/2026 – 13:34 GMT+2•Updated 13:49 Chinese AI model Kimi K3 got too popular for its own good. Just days after its launch, Moonshot AI has had to pull the plug on new signups because so many people piled in to try it that the company ran out of computing power to cope. The Beijing-based firm broke the news on X late on Sunday, admitting demand had “pushed close to the limits” of its systems in just 48 hours. The good news, if you already have an account: nothing changes for you. The bad news for everyone else: new…
Internal planning notes do not identify the specific weapons programs Pistorius could raise in Washington. The notes mention intended discussions on relevant procurement projects, alongside the organization of defense purchasing. The Texas stop would provide a more ceremonial element to the trip. A rollout is the formal public unveiling of a newly assembled aircraft — not yet its delivery to the German military. Germany’s first F-35 entered final assembly at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth factory earlier this year and is due to make its first flight and be officially presented on Sept. 18, according to Lockheed Martin. Germany ordered 35…
The final whistle for the 2026 World Cup has blown, with Spain crowned world champions after beating Argentina 1-0 in the final which took place New Jersey. Yet while the football is over, another tournament played out online with a slew of AI-generated videos, fabricated images and misleading clips spreading alongside the biggest matches, often racking up millions of views before being debunked. The posts served a range of purposes, from humour and political messaging to criticism of players and their teams. Other publications were seemingly crafted to generate clicks and advertising revenue. The Cube, Euronews’ fact-checking team, took a…
The finding that AliExpress failed to check and tackle these risks “is very dangerous for our consumers, but it’s also unfair for those companies that are complying with all our rules,” Virkkunen said. The record fine is the third one imposed under the Digital Services Act so far. It comes two months after Brussels hit rival marketplace Temu with a €200 million bill over similar breaches. “We were looking at the duration and the seriousness of these failures when deciding the size of the fine,” Virkkunen said, recalling that Temu had so far only been sanctioned for failing to check…
Published on 20/07/2026 – 12:03 GMT+2•Updated 12:05 The European Commission on Monday fined AliExpress €550 million for failing to adequately assess and mitigate risks linked to the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform. The decision comes just days after the EU introduced a €3 flat duty on parcels worth less than €150, which had previously entered the bloc duty-free – a move expected to significantly affect the business models of Chinese online retail giants AliExpress, Shein and Temu. The fine is the latest development in formal proceedings launched in 2024 over a potential breach of…