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Musk, who is also the owner of Tesla and SpaceX, has regularly weighed in on European politics via social media, offering support to right-wing and far-right groups and candidates. In May, he claimed Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain was the only party that could “save Britain,” and he has shared posts from British far-right activist Tommy Robinson on several occasions. When it comes to French politics, however, Musk was yet to throw his weight behind a particular candidate. After meeting with President Emmanuel Macron in 2022, Musk said he was “honored” to have spoken with the French leader, and he endorsed…
Twelve of the 13 victims of a deadly wildfire that swept through Andalusia in southern Spain were foreign nationals, authorities have said after completing post-mortem examinations. In a statement, officials said seven were from the United Kingdom, three from Belgium, and one each from France and the United States. The last victim was a Spanish citizen. “The 13 people who died are eight women and five men, all adults,” the public body responsible for identifying the victims added. The Integrated Data Centre (CID) has also reported that missing-person complaints have risen to 10, after a new alert was filed concerning…
Fedorov confirmed he is stepping down in a Facebook post. “I will continue to work for the mission with which I came to the ministry of defense earlier — to defeat the enemy through asymmetry, speed of innovation, and organizational strength,” Fedorov said. Fedorov, 35, had only been in the post for half a year and was seen as a reformer who brought private-sector speed and decisiveness to Ukraine’s military. But his efforts to slash corruption, revamp the tendering process and boost Ukraine’s drone technology clashed with the approach of the commander in chief, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi. “Zelenskyy said he…
The agreement, reached during the Energy Council on June 26, unites the European Commission, energy ministers from 22 member states, storage and renewable developers, energy-intensive industries, and financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank. Signatories have pledged to deliver 30 to 35 GW of new storage capacity by 2028, 45 GW according to the underlying text. This would push storage’s share of peak electricity demand from around 5 percent today to 10 percent. The EU currently has about 55 GW of storage installed against an estimated need of 200 GW by 2030. Behind the numbers lies a problem regulators…
Cases involving psychological suffering alone were excluded from the French bill. For patient requests that are deemed eligible, a lethal injection will either be self-administered by the patient or administered by a medical professional if the patient is unable to do so. Health professionals will be allowed to refuse to administer the injection if they are morally opposed to the procedure but will be required to refer the patient to someone else who can provide the service. In a statement released on Tuesday, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, a former conservative who is now allied with centrist President Emmanuel Macron,…
Updated: 15/07/2026 – 20:51 GMT+2 Scientists are using instruments to record data on temperatures, sunlight, rainfall, wind and soil heat to create observations in order to forecast heatwaves. While also helping to predict future extreme weather as hot temperatures become more common. … More
Published on 15/07/2026 – 10:35 GMT+2 One person has been killed and three others are missing after a boat carrying 20 people sank near Alcatraz, the former prison and tourist site in San Francisco Bay, US officials said late on Tuesday. Helicopters, planes and rescue boats operated by local fire and police teams were working alongside US Coast Guard to find those who are missing. Fire Chief Dean Crispen said rescuers first responded to a report of “a boat on fire, 600 yards (548 metres) off Alcatraz” Island around 3:35 pm, according to a short Instagram video posted by San…
Without another extension next week, the cap will automatically bounce higher because oil prices have risen due to the war in Iran — handing Russian President Vladimir Putin a windfall. The European Commission is legally obliged to recalculate the price ceiling after July 15 but the new cap would become effective only on Aug. 1, giving the executive some leeway. It was the third day in a row that EU ministers or ambassadors had met, only to fail to agree on a 21st round of sanctions over Russia’s four-year war of aggression against Ukraine. The EU is struggling to maintain unity…
La Roja rises again: But first, Spain has knocked favourites France out of the FIFA World Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory in Dallas, Texas last night. The Spanish side will now face either Argentina or England in the final on Sunday. If you missed it, Christina Thykjaer has this post-match review from Madrid. Just in: Cyprus’ EU affairs minister Marilena Raouna has just weighed in on the dispute over the EU’s naming of Raffaele Fitto as special representative for Cyprus, an appointment which has been rejected by the Turkish Cypriot administration in the occupied north. “Reunifying the last divided…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 19:43 GMT+2 World leaders continued to arrive in Doha on Wednesday as Qatar observed the third day of national mourning for Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who ruled the country from 1995 to 2013 and is widely credited with transforming Qatar from a small Gulf emirate into a global power in energy, diplomacy and media. Senior leaders from Europe and the Middle East travelled to the capital to offer condolences to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Among those expected in Doha is Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, whose visit comes as tensions between…