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Western leaders are arriving in Kyiv this weekend ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day celebrations on Monday. As preparations for the event geared up, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb in the capital on Sunday, where the pair hosted a roundtable meeting on joint defence cooperation. Zelenskyy also welcomed US Senators Richard Blumenthal and James Lankford to Kyiv. The president said he briefed the pair on the continuing ballistic missile threat from Russia and the need for improved air defences. European Council President António Costa is also expected to be heading to Ukraine along with other…
By Sonja Issel Published on 23/08/2026 – 15:39 GMT+2 In Sydney, final preparations are under way for next weekend’s marathon. As the runners get ready for the race, it is the finisher medal that is unexpectedly attracting international attention. The reason: between the landmarks of the Australian metropolis, what appears to be a German football stadium has ended up on the medal. The medal’s design is actually meant to reflect the marathon course. “Those who look closely will discover the story of the course in the details,” the organisers wrote on their official social media account. But it is precisely in…
By Chaima Chihi & يورونيوز Published on 23/08/2026 – 15:46 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump has renewed his proposal on the future of the Strait of Hormuz, after posting on the Truth Social platform a map that depicts the strategic waterway as “new American territory”, though he did not comment on the image. This is not the first time Trump has published the same map highlighting the Strait of Hormuz, as he had already shared it on 18 August. The US president first floated the idea of treating the strait as American territory on 15 August. “After we finish defeating Iran, which is…
Published on 23/08/2026 – 14:27 GMT+2•Updated 14:49 European Central Bank (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde could be set to take charge of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at some point in 2027, a Swiss newspaper has reported. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) reported over the weekend that Lagarde had been referred to as a “putative candidate” for the position of WEF president during a board meeting near Geneva earlier this week. Lagarde, who is on the WEF’s Board of Trustees, has thanked fellow board members for their confidence in her and said she is “ready to serve,” the outlet said, citing…
His remarks come after former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov — ousted from his government role in July following a controversial reshuffle — called for elections earlier this week. Organizing a vote “safely, legitimately, and democratically” in Ukraine, with the participation of soldiers on the front line and citizens who fled to other countries to escape the war, requires “specific conditions,” Zelenskyy continued. That’s “impossible under the current conditions, when Putin refuses to consider any options for a ceasefire,” he argued. Fedorov has emerged as a rival to the current president. In a video address Tuesday, he argued that “people cannot…
By Serge Duchêne Published on 23/08/2026 – 13:55 GMT+2 French president Emmanuel Macron is on Sunday hosting Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, for a two-day visit whose agenda ranges from e-sports to the war in the Middle East. Several agreements covering health, transport and energy are to be signed on Monday, the second day of the visit, according to an official at the French presidency, underscoring the strength of relations between Paris and Riyadh. The leaders are expected to address the “major economic and strategic issues that underpin the Franco-Saudi partnership”, the Élysée said, notably…
Published on 23/08/2026 – 11:59 GMT+2 Step aside, Usain Bolt, there’s a new speed king in town – TienKung the robot. The Chinese humanoid, manufactured by the Beijing Centre for Humanoid Robotics, ran the 100 metres in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games on Saturday, beating the Jamaican great’s 9.58 world record time – which he set at the Olympiastadion in Berlin in 2009. “This is a hugely impressive feat,” organisers of the Beijing robot games wrote in a post on X, noting that last year’s winning time clocked in at 21.50 seconds. “In 1 year alone the…
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Published on 23/08/2026 – 11:59 GMT+2•Updated 12:00 Europe continues to struggle with the consequences of extreme weather, with Serbia, Bosnia, Spain, and Poland all facing severe conditions. In Serbia, the EU has sent helicopters and firefighters to support local crews battling a blaze that has engulfed more than 1,600 hectares of vegetation in the Deliblatska Pescara nature reserve, 60 kilometres east of Belgrade. The effort is also being assisted by a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 water bomber deployed since Thursday, alongside several Serbian army helicopters. “The situation is extremely difficult,” says Ivica Dacic, Serbia’s Interior Minister, adding that “more than 400…
Two teenagers stand face to face, surrounded by a crowd. They stare each other down and get ready to compete. But there are no punches here, no improvised rhymes and no traditional dance battle either. To win, you have to show who has more “aura”. The so-called ‘aura farming’ or ‘farmear aura’ battles have brought to the streets a language born on social media. Young people, mostly aged between 14 and 20, compete using gestures, poses and recreations of some of the most recognisable memes and viral videos on the internet. The phenomenon has already led to meet-ups in several…