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PARIS — Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced his fourth run for French president on Sunday, becoming one of the highest-profile candidates to formally join the race to replace term-limited Emmanuel Macron next year. “Yes, I am a candidate,” the 74-year-old leftist said in an interview with French broadcaster TF1, describing himself as best suited to face “an agitated season in global history” — pointing to geopolitical, economic and environmental risks. Mélenchon, who quit the center-left Socialist Party nearly two decades ago to push for a more radical brand of politics, was the best-placed left-wing candidate in the last two presidential elections, finishing…
World leaders began to arrive in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday ahead of the 8th European Political Community meeting under the motto ‘Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe’. At a time of profound geopolitical transformation, leaders from nearly 50 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, will meet on Monday to discuss important politics face-to-face, including the US-Iran tensions. British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk were amongst those arriving on Sunday afternoon. The summit will be co-chaired by European Council President António Costa…
Crowds gathered at San Francisco’s Pier 39 this week to catch a glimpse of “Chonkers,” a giant Steller sea lion spotted resting among much smaller California sea lions. Visitors stopped to take photos as the large marine mammal lounged on the dock, occasionally moving through the crowded pier before diving into the water. Marine experts say the animal belongs to the Steller species, the largest type of sea lion, with adult males capable of weighing more than a ton. Officials believe the sea lion may be stopping in San Francisco to feed and rest before returning to colder northern waters…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 03/05/2026 – 21:03 GMT+2 It’s the final day of the DUSHANBE GRAND SLAM here in Tajikistan… and once again the hordes of judo fans were promised another amazing day of action inside the Kasri Tennis The -90 kg final saw Mansur LORSANOV face off against Olympic medallist, Theodoros TSELIDIS. The close encounter went into golden score and LORSANOV took the victory, judged to have been more active than his opponent. Tajikistan Judo Federation President, Mr Ismoil MAHMADZOIR was on hand to award the medals. In the -78 kg category, UAE’s Yelyzaveta LYTVYNENKO was the class act of…
France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, travelled near to his hometown this Sunday where a huge free party has been taking place since Friday on a French army firing range, so far without any major incident. On site, the minister flew over the area, which has brought together between 17,000 and 40,000 people from all over Europe, in a national gendarmerie helicopter, and visited a medical post set up on the edge of the camp. The choice of location is no accident: in a statement mimicking a prefectural order published on Saturday, the organisers point out that the minister comes from…
By Euronews Farsi Published on 03/05/2026 – 16:05 GMT+2 Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a 29-year old from the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia, was executed on Sunday, according to the country’s judiciary, more than three years after he was detained in the city during major protests, part of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement in 2022. He was sentenced to death on charges of “corruption on earth” (Mofsed-e-filarz) in connection with the killing of Abbas Fatemiyeh, a member of the all-volunteer Basij paramilitary force. Human rights groups say he had been subjected to physical and psychological torture in prison for obtaining coerced confessions about…
Poland’s nationalist President Karol Nawrocki on Sunday appointed a council to rewrite the country’s constitution. The members announced for the council include several figures associated with the Law and Justice (PiS) party. While all parliamentary groups are invited to take part, it is unclear if they will do so. Nawrocki announced his plans to review the constitution on Friday, drawing criticism from Prime Minister Donald Tusk on social media. Before working on a new constitution, “I suggest starting with abiding by the current one,” Tusk wrote in response to Friday’s announcement. The appointment of key council positions on Sunday was…
Senior NATO officials were not warned about US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany within the next 6-12 months prior to the Pentagon’s announcement on Friday. Questions about logistics such as from where and how the troops will be withdrawn have risen. It’s also unclear how the decision will impact the defence alliance’s overall force posture, several sources with knowledge of the situation have told Euronews. Trump on Saturday added that troop presence in Germany will be reduced “a lot further” than the initally announced 5,000, but the Republican president did not detail how much further…
The visit comes just weeks after Trump attacked Pope Leo over the Catholic leader’s anti-war rhetoric, calling him “Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons” and “terrible for Foreign Policy.” That came after Leo wrote on X that “God does not bless any conflict.” Trump also shared an AI-generated image of himself as a Christ-like figure. Following rebukes from religious circles and some of his political allies, Trump removed the image. Trump also dismissed Prime Minister Meloni — who has been one of his closest European allies — as lacking courage after she defended the pontiff. For his part, the pope…
Published on 03/05/2026 – 13:29 GMT+2 Russia fired a ballistic missile targeting the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv early on Sunday morning. Authorities responding to the scene say at least five people were injured, three men and two women, and were transported to nearby hospitals for medical treatment. It’s not clear what the severity of their injuries are. It’s the latest in a string of attacks which have targeted over 10 cities across the country. The Kremlin’s attacks over the past 24 hours, according to officials, have killed at least 10 people and injured over 70 others. Ukraine’s Air Force…