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The Armenian genocide resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians between 1915 and 1923. Turkey has consistently rejected the term, but more than 30 nations worldwide — including France, Germany, the U.S., Lebanon and Syria — have recognized the mass killings as a genocide. The Israeli government’s vote comes as the relationship between two of the region’s main powers, which was once robust, has increasingly soured in recent years. The turning point was Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians and was sparked after Hamas launched a terror attack on Israeli civilians on Oct.…
Israel has unanimously recognised the mass killings of Armenians during World War I as what it called a genocide. The move had been proposed by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and was approved by the Israeli government on Sunday. In a post on X, Sa’ar thanked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his support on the matter and said Israel had “fulfilled a moral duty by recognizing the historical truth, and rejecting attempts to deny it”. The Armenian “genocide” refers to the systematic elimination and deportation of Armenian Christian people living in the Ottoman Empire from spring 1915 to autumn…
A civilian aircraft crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, killing 11 people on board. It was reportedly carrying skydivers on a training flight. According to franceinfo (source in French), the aircraft was carrying people as part of a first-time parachute jump session. Emergency services, including medical teams and a large number of firefighters, have been deployed to the scene. Police urged the public to stay away from the area. The prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Yves Séguy, has brought together all the relevant services to ensure real-time monitoring of the situation. France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, is also…
Slow travel is on the rise as tourists look to spend longer in a single destination and truly immerse themselves in the local culture. Now that the Netherlands has unveiled an affordable summer train subscription, giving visitors unlimited nationwide travel during off-peak times, weekends and public holidays for €49 a month, we think we’ve found the perfect place to embrace the trend. The scheme, called NS Flex Dal Vrij, has been launched by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the country’s national railway company, in collaboration with the government. It offers unlimited travel across the country for €49 a month for up to…
More than 4,000 people set off along Las Ramblas. They walked slowly, conscious of the weight of every step, knowing that what they were doing was unprecedented, risky and, at the same time, inevitable. They had spent years living in the shadows, hiding their identities under Franco’s dictatorship and its laws that criminalised sexual dissent. That Sunday in June, they stepped into the light for the first time. Their slogan was in Catalan, and it was a declaration of existence: “Nosaltres no tenim por, nosaltres som”, which in Spanish can be read as: “Nosotras no tenemos miedo. Nosotras somos”. Without…
Algerian fans took to the streets of Algiers to celebrate after their team’s dramatic 3-3 draw against Austria secured a place in the World Cup knockout stage. In one of the most thrilling matches of the tournament, Algeria appeared to have sealed victory with a stoppage-time goal before Austria equalised with the final kick of the game. The result sent both teams through to the last 16 while eliminating Iran. Supporters praised the team’s performance and expressed confidence ahead of Algeria’s next challenge against Switzerland.
Published on 28/06/2026 – 11:39 GMT+2 Ukraine carried out strikes on two Russian oil refineries on Saturday night, as it continues to target Moscow’s energy industry. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his forces hit the Slavyansk oil refinery in the Krasnodar Krai region as well as a refinery in the Yaroslavl region. “We continue our operations that weaken Russia’s ability to wage this war,” he wrote in a post on X. “Each of our long-range sanctions means fewer resources serving Russia’s war machine, and another step toward peace”. Zelenskyy also posted video footage appearing to show the strikes. Huge plumes…
Published on 28/06/2026 – 11:52 GMT+2 Spain has officially removed Gibraltar from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions after 35 years, according to a ministerial order published on Saturday in the Official State Gazette (PDF (source in Spanish)). The decision confirms something that had been on the table for years: Spain no longer considers Gibraltar a tax haven, alongside Barbados, Dominica, Samoa, Seychelles, and Trinidad and Tobago. The decision is underpinned by technical criteria, not by diplomatic gestures. Gibraltar signed a bilateral agreement on tax cooperation with Spain in 2019, which came into force in March 2021, and its implementation…
On Sunday, most of France was no longer on red alert, after more than a week of scorching heat, including several record-breaking days and nights. High temperatures are now moving eastward. The heat wave — the worst to ever to hit Western Europe — could not have occurred without humans heating the planet by burning fossil fuels, scientists said. Spanish researchers are attributing more than 210 fatalities to the heat — a number expected to increase. In France, several events have been canceled or postponed over the weekend, such as the Pride festival and the Solidays music festival, to avoid overloading hospitals which are already near their…
Published on 28/06/2026 – 10:46 GMT+2 More than 68,000 people are reportedly still missing in Venezuela after two earthquakes devastated parts of the country earlier this week. Back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude tremors hit Venezuela on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and killing 1,430 people. A further 3,238 people were injured. Emergency response teams have flown in from around the world to support the 30,000 Venezuelan specialists leading search and rescue efforts, as authorities race to recover survivors. Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said 24 countries have so far provided support, sending 521 tonnes of supplies, 86 canine teams and more…