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By Euronews with IJF Published on 04/10/2026 – 21:09 GMT+2•Updated 21:26 Welcome to Baku, Azerbaijan, where new legends will rise to claim their red back patches at the Baku World Judo Championships 2026. At -48kg, Italy’s Assunta SCUTTO claimed her place in the final for the third time in a row with impressive judo all morning. Her third time in a World final, but could she take the gold for a second time? Meeting her there was Japan’s KOGA Wakana. The Japanese judoka was in fantastic form, with high quality judo throughout the day. KOGA already has a World bronze and silver, would…
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held talks with ministers and PSOE leaders on Sunday as he weighs whether to call an early general election, after Congress rejected two housing measures put forward by the government. According to government sources quoted by RTVE, Sánchez began this period of reflection after Friday’s defeat in Parliament and is seeking the views of ministers and senior figures within the PSOE. His deliberations are also taking into account the demonstrations and housing protest camps held in various parts of Spain. No decision has yet been taken. Some socialist figures have openly backed going to the polls.…
Published on 04/10/2026 – 16:32 GMT+2•Updated 20:39 Brazilians headed to the polls on Sunday in the first round of the presidential election, in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party (PT) is seeking re-election against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party and son of Jair Bolsonaro. The election is attracting international attention, as it will determine whether this Latin American economic powerhouse remains under left-wing rule or joins the rightward shift sweeping South America, championed by US President Donald Trump. Soon to turn 81, veteran leftist Lula da Silva is running for a fourth and…
“OLAF has merely requested information from our client regarding the supervision of a number of interns … in which he, as group chair, was not personally involved,” lawyers Christine Mussche and Quinten De Keersmaecker, who are representing Verhofstadt in the case, told Knack. “Verhofstadt himself has not yet been interviewed, and there are currently no specific allegations against him. He is cooperating fully with OLAF and has provided the requested explanations with complete transparency,” the lawyers added. Reached by POLITICO, Verhofstadt declined to comment further. In a written reply Sunday, EPPO spokesperson Tine Hollevoet said: “As a general rule, the EPPO…
Published on 04/10/2026 – 17:56 GMT+2 Dialogue. That was the word repeated by the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Dr Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, during his visit to Brussels on Friday. During his stay in the Belgian capital, the Saudi religious leader met political figures and representatives of the country’s religious communities and civil society who gathered for a high-level meeting on dialogue and social cohesion. Al-Issa stressed the importance of dialogue in resolving conflicts, saying it needed sincere intentions and effective leadership. “Of course, we always believe in dialogue and place great faith in it,” he said,…
Up to 500 secondary schools in France are expected to be fully or partially closed on Monday as a new day of mobilisation by pupils gets under way, following several days of protests marked by clashes with police, damage to schools and street violence. The demonstrations, which have spread across several major cities, have seen rubbish bins and other objects set on fire, projectiles thrown at security forces and damage to school buildings and street furniture. The Ministry of Education said on Sunday that classes would be “totally or partially” suspended in 400 to 500 secondary schools where security conditions…
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What does it take to photograph the greatest footballers on the planet, in action, on the world’s biggest stage? Getty photographer Alex Pantling has spent more than a decade capturing sport’s biggest moments, from FIFA World Cups and Champions League nights to Formula 1 and the Olympic Games. Along the way, he has photographed some of the most recognisable athletes in the world, including F1 racing driver Max Verstappen, footballers, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, and 19-year-old superstar Lamine Yamal. This summer’s World Cup gave him some of his most striking football images yet. As he told Euronews Culture,…
Two people have died and another is missing after heavy rain and flooding hit Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain, authorities said on Sunday. Catalan regional president Salvador Illa confirmed the second death in a social media post on Sunday. Firefighters said the missing person had been swept away by a stream in Pineda de Mar, a town north of Barcelona. Catalan Civil Protection has sent a new Es-Alert on Sunday to the mobile phones of residents in Vallès Oriental, Maresme, la Selva, Baix Empordà and Gironès. The message urges people to comply with travel restrictions while the torrential rain continues. Residents…
Published on 04/10/2026 – 17:07 GMT+2 Residents of Russia’s Irkutsk region are deeply worried by rumours of a possible outbreak of pneumonic plague in this Siberian area. Speculation began to spread rapidly after the death of an employee of the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute. Darya Shipilova died in the early hours of 2 October in the intensive care unit of the district hospital in the town of Shelekhov. According to local media, she broke a test tube containing the plague pathogen. The incident prompted authorities to introduce quarantine measures: around 200 people have been placed under strict medical observation. The…