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Greek airspace recorded its highest ever daily volume of flights on Saturday 18 July 2026, as Air Traffic Control (ATC) staff handled a total of 5,082 flights in the ATHINAI FIR/HELLAS UIR. This figure surpasses the previous highest daily total of 4,944 flights, which had been recorded on 10 August 2024. According to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA), air traffic controllers handled all traffic while maintaining high safety standards and applying the relevant national, European and international regulations. As noted, the record set in August 2025, with 4,916 flights, had already been overtaken on 4 July 2026, when 4,925…
He was “someone who changed the course of history during the darkest episode in humankind’s past”. That is how Luís Medeiros, a curator at the Aristides de Sousa Mendes Museum, recalls for Euronews the man he describes as “one of the greatest figures in the country’s cultural history”, for the role he played in saving tens of thousands of lives during the Holocaust. Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat born on 19 July 1885, is a name that cannot be ignored whenever the period of the Second World War is discussed, a conflict fought between 1939 and 1945 that…
LONDON — Britain gets (another) new prime minister Monday: Andy Burnham. The former mayor of Greater Manchester — who succeeded Keir Starmer as leader of the U.K.’s governing Labour Party last week — will enter No.10 Downing Street this lunchtime and start naming his top team. Starmer — who was ousted by his own party despite winning a landslide majority just two years go — will make a farewell speech in front of No.10 before heading to Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles III and formally resign. After that, Burnham gets his own audience with the King. He’ll head back…
By Franziska Müller Published on 20/07/2026 – 8:27 GMT+2 Space exploration sometimes has consequences that are not immediately apparent. According to NASA scientists, a piece of rocket could collide with the Moon in early August. In January 2025, around a year and a half ago, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched its “Falcon 9” rocket, sending two landers to the Moon. Now, US astronomer Bill Gray and the US space agency NASA, quoted by the news agency dpa, warn that an upper stage of the rocket could accidentally hit the Moon. Calculations suggest the impact is due to occur on 5 August.…
Spain supporters filled Times Square in New York on Sunday to celebrate their country’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final. The video shows fans lifting a replica World Cup trophy, waving Spanish flags, chanting and even recreating a bullfight as the crowd celebrates. Some supporters are thrown into the air while families and fellow football fans share the moment in the heart of Manhattan. Spain secured its second World Cup title after Ferran Torres scored the only goal early in the second period of extra time. The strike ended Argentina’s reign as world champions following a…
Eurostat’s final figures, published on Friday, showed annual inflation easing from 3.2% in May to 2.8% in June, the first decline since prices began accelerating in January, less than a week before the ECB’s Governing Council announces its policy decision on Thursday and decides whether June’s first interest-rate hike in nearly three years should be followed by another increase. The details of the release lean towards a pause. Core inflation, which strips out energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, slowed from 2.6% to 2.4%, energy inflation cooled from 10.8% to 8.5% and services eased from 3.5% to 3.2%, with the headline…
“Parliament has not been immune to AI slop and misleading AI-generated content,” said Brando Benifei, the Socialists and Democrats lawmaker who led Parliament’s work on the AI Act, the EU’s landmark law governing the technology. “MEPs must lead by example as the AI Act’s transparency rules become applicable.” The project captures the dilemma facing Parliament as generative AI becomes embedded in its daily work. Around 2,100 people use AI daily in the Parliament — around 20 percent of all staff. Its leaders want officials to stop feeding parliamentary material into uncontrolled public platforms, but they are also concerned that the technology is…
Published on 20/07/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 On today’s show: Euronews’ María Muñoz Morillo reports live from Madrid on the atmosphere in Spain’s capital after the Spanish side was crowned World Cup champions last night Euronews’ Aadel Haleem reports live from Doha on the latest developments in the Middle East as US strikes on Iran continue. Euronews’ Mared Gwyn speaks to Professor Tim Bale of Queen Mary University of London as Andy Burnham is set to become the UK’s new prime minister today, replacing Keir Starmer. Interviews with Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Services, joins the programme, and Anna…
Sun loungers are taking a back seat as more travellers swap lazy beach days for active adventures. New search data suggests demand for “active tourism” is soaring, with running holidays – or “runcations” – emerging as one of the fastest-growing travel trends. Whether it’s mountain trails in the Dolomites or coastal paths in Madeira, more holidaymakers are lacing up their trainers in search of a different kind of getaway. Experts at CamperDays, a campervan and motorhome tour operator, have revealed that a rising number of travellers are opting for holidays packed full of movement, rather than the traditional “fly and…
By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews with BGfU Published on 18/07/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 19:51 Off Lindau in Lake Constance, underwater archaeologists have discovered wooden parts of a shipwreck that are apparently much older than first assumed. “The tip came from a recreational diver who knows the area very well. He had already suspected that it might be a wreck,” says archaeological research diver Prof. Dr Tobias Pflederer when asked by Euronews. Pflederer is a cardiologist in Kaufbeuren and a professor at the University of Erlangen, and also honorary president of the Bavarian Society for Underwater Archaeology (BGfU). “What was particularly exciting was that we were…