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Published on 31/07/2026 – 22:08 GMT+2 Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) recorded 10 aftershocks following the magnitude 4.7 earthquake. It said Friday’s tremor was the strongest since seismic activity intensified in the Phlegraean Fields, a volcanic area west of Naples that has experienced increasing unrest in recent years. The quake was felt across Naples and neighbouring communities. Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said four people were injured, with damage reported to residential buildings and several churches. Italy’s Civil Protection Department activated its crisis unit as emergency services assessed the impact. Rail services on the Cumana and Circumflegrea…
Khan’s lawyers argue that this reflects a deliberate “Palantir strategy,” whereby the company enters into low-cost public contracts, often badged as pilots, “with the intention, objective and/or effect of avoiding the requirements of effective, transparent competition and/or procurement law,” before “influencing” the public authority into awarding further contracts “without conducting an effective, transparent competition and/or complying with procurement law.” The statement also says the Met Police intentionally avoided obtaining approval of its procurement strategy from MOPAC and repeatedly provided MOPAC with “misleading and/or inconsistent” information to give the impression that firms other than Palantir were in contention. These factors meant…
Power-sharing was the central goal of Northern Ireland’s peace accord of 1998, which largely ended a three-decade conflict that claimed nearly 3,700 lives. But Stormont’s mandatory coalition of former enemies has proved unstable and ineffective, particularly in the past decade. A multi-year budget — considered essential for driving reforms, including to Northern Ireland’s U.K.-low local rates of tax — hasn’t been agreed since 2011. Both Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists are suffering in the most recent opinion polls — in the DUP’s case, partly because its former leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, in June was convicted of sexually assaulting two girls.…
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“This unacceptable incident is the direct result of the Spanish Government’s deliberate efforts to enable and facilitate mass illegal migration into Europe. We are considering actions to defend Americans at home and abroad from this threat and stand ready to assist other European allies considering similar options,” wrote the department. Sánchez will hardly be surprised by the scathing American reaction, having emerged as the fiercest Trump critic among EU leaders, slamming U.S. military action in the Middle East and barring U.S. military planes from using Spanish air bases. “Thank God POTUS was elected and our country’s border no longer looks…
BRUSSELS — More than 48,300 of the approximately 50,000 people who entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco have returned, a Spanish government official told POLITICO. “Most of the people that came yesterday are now back in Morocco,” said the official, who was granted anonymity to speak freely, adding that the situation was “on the path back to normality.” The influx of migrants could be linked to a recent Spanish court ruling that limited the use of the country’s immediate-return procedure for migrants, the official added. The European Commission said “there are no onward movements towards the European continent…
The first season of Brussels, My Love? – The podcast has come to an end. Over the past eight months, Méabh Mc Mahon has sat down with Brussels’ experts, politicians, lobbyists, activists, and journalists to unpack the complex EU politics and make sense of the ever-changing landscape of European affairs. From the fall of Viktor Orbán’s regime in Hungary, to US threats against Greenland, the NATO Summit, the World Cup, and the 10th Brexit anniversary, Brussels, My Love? has observed and analysed the state and place of the EU in the international arena. Former president of the European Council Charles…
By Cagla Uren & Euronews Turkish Published on 31/07/2026 – 18:04 GMT+2 Five wildfires were still burning across Turkey’s western and southern coasts on Friday afternoon, as the agriculture ministry warned of elevated fire risk extending into next week and residents in burned areas described losing their homes and livelihoods. “Five forest fires are continuing,” Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said. “The fire risk looks set to carry over into next week. Our intervention will continue until every problem has been resolved.” The communications directorate warned of particular danger in the provinces of Çanakkale, Balıkesir, Bursa, İzmir, Manisa, Aydın, Muğla, Antalya, Mersin…
By Cristian Caraballo & Euronews Published on 31/07/2026 – 13:15 GMT+2•Updated 14:37 During a TV address on Friday morning, Pedro Sánchez also vowed to “remain resolute in guaranteeing security in the face of any challenge, any eventuality and under any circumstances.” He was speaking from Ceuta, the Spanish autonomous city on the northern coast of North Africa which saw at least 60,000 migrants cross over from Morocco in recent days, according to Spanish authorities. If the figure is confirmed, the event would be the largest single surge in irregular arrivals ever recorded on EU territory and Spain’s biggest ever migrant crisis. Most migrants…
The annual ChinaJoy gaming convention in Shanghai brings together gamers, developers and cosplay artists from across the gaming community. Video shows cosplayers wearing elaborate costumes at the city’s exhibition centre and posing for photographers and visitors alike. Visitors try out new games, meet performers and capture images with hundreds of cosplayers dressed as fantasy characters from different franchises. The event has become a major showcase for gaming culture in China, with cosplay helping connect fans with their favourite games.