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France welcomed Pope Leo XIV to Paris on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people gathered along the Champs-Élysées to see the pontiff travel by popemobile to an outdoor Mass. Waving flags and cheering, the crowds lined a 2-kilometre route from near the Arc de Triomphe towards Place de la Concorde. The Vatican estimated that about 800,000 people attended the Mass, exceeding the 600,000 who had registered in advance. Leo stopped repeatedly to wave to the crowd and bless children and babies before reaching the ceremony. After the Paris Mass, Leo travelled to Lourdes, where he began his pilgrimage on…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 12:21 GMT+2•Updated 16:27 Thousands of people are taking part in Madrid’s second “March for Dignity” on Saturday, with protesters calling for a general election and voicing their support for Ceuta amid the autonomous city’s ongoing migrant crisis. The demonstration, organised by the Sociedad Civil Española with the support of the People’s Party (PP) and Vox, set off shortly after 10 am from the Plaza de Cibeles and headed towards the Arco del Triunfo in Moncloa, where it is expected to end at around 13:30 pm local time. Among those taking part was Vox leader Santiago Abascal,…
Azerbaijan marks the annual Remembrance Day with a nationwide tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives during the 44-day war in 2020, but also with a renewed hope brought by the historic peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, after decades of bitter conflict. The events of that autumn in 2020 changed the 30-year status quo generated by the dissolution of the Soviet Union which had brought decades of deep-rooted conflict and regional stagnation between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The cessation of hostilities in November 2020 reshaped the strategic landscape of the region establishing a new political framework which culminated with the…
Despite having apologised and despite Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s attempts to put an end to the controversy that erupted during the week, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani’s comments about choosing a life partner on the basis of criteria such as the length of the skirt she should wear continue to spark negative reactions against the minister, crossing national borders and turning him into the subject of memes shared on social media. During a speech at an event organised last week, Tajani said he would advise marrying serious women who wear “longer skirts”. “Perhaps less eye-catching, but more reliable, more serious,…
The meeting of the German and the Russian ministers — the first of that kind since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 — comes amid high tensions between Berlin and Moscow. Earlier this month, the German government accused Russian intelligence services of having orchestrated the attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at the Leipzig airport in Eastern Germany. In reaction, Germany imposed sanctions, including the closure of Russia’s consulate in Bonn, to which Moscow responded with similar measures against Germany, notably the closure of Germany’s consulate in St. Petersburg. Germany and Russia also clashed during a U.N.…
Published on 26/09/2026 – 18:37 GMT+2 The traditionally particularly busy “Italian weekend” is just around the corner and on 26 and 27 September will mark the halfway point of this year’s Oktoberfest. After the extreme overcrowding last year, organisers are looking with particular attention at visitor flows in 2026. On the middle Wiesn Saturday in 2025, the festival grounds reached their capacity limits, so that access to the Theresienwiese had to be temporarily closed due to overcrowding. In parts of Wirtsbudenstraße there was such a crush at the time that nobody could move forwards or backwards – visitors spoke in…
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The Nations League clash will be played Sunday at a neutral Hungarian venue and without Irish fans, amid demands of pro-Palestinian protesters in Ireland for the match to be cancelled. During a press conference in Debrecen, Hungary, FAI chief executive David Courell said the match had been approved by “a significant majority,” but he declined to break down the precise vote. Beside him, a downcast Hallgrímsson said they were legally and professionally obligated to play Israel even though his squad was “almost to a breaking limit now.” “Nobody is comfortable playing this game,” Hallgrímsson said, describing the situation as a…
Inside a production facility in Krefeld, Germany, a family-owned recycling company is recovering lithium from used batteries without relying on aggressive chemicals. The process was developed by Accurec Recycling GmbH, which has specialised in battery recycling for more than three decades. Speaking to Euronews, the company’s head of development, Simon Bremer, explains how the technology works, why Europe has fallen behind in battery recycling and what needs to change in its critical raw materials policy. From power-tool batteries to electric vehicles Founded in 1995, Accurec has focused on battery recycling from the outset. Initially, the company specialised in nickel-cadmium and…
US President Donald trump has reportedly rejected an Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway that has been at the heart of tensions between Washington and Tehran since late February. The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported on Friday that Trump had refused a proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait, telling his aides that he expected to resume a bombing campaign against Iran after the US’ midterm elections in November. Trump later posted an image on Truth Social showing an image of the Strait of Hormuz rebranded as the “Trump…