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Published on 15/10/2026 – 22:15 GMT+2•Updated 22:59 A collision between a minibus and a shuttle train at the Eurotunnel site in northern France left 19 people injured on Thursday evening, local authorities said. “An accident involving a minibus transporting heavy goods vehicle drivers who were about to board a Le Shuttle shuttle occurred this evening, at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel site,” the Pas-de-Calais prefecture wrote on X. According to French broadcaster TF1, the minibus struck the departing shuttle train for reasons that remain unclear. Authorities confirmed that the vehicle did not overturn. The minibus driver was an Eurotunnel…

Demonstrators hurled stones, firecrackers and other objects at riot police, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Fires broke out in the city centre, engulfing trees and a roadside structure as firefighters worked to contain the flames. Footage shows protesters racing through smoke-filled streets, tearing down police barriers and throwing tear-gas canisters back at officers. Shops and banks were damaged, some looted, while police reported vandalism targeting ATMs, cameras, vehicles and fencing. Burnt-out vehicles, smashed windows and wrecked offices were left behind across the Albanian capital, where residents and workers began clearing debris as demonstrations continued. What began three…

“You don’t know what’s going to be the situation in 2030, 2031,” he added. “I mean, look what happened with Covid, with the Ukrainian war … It’s not possible to declare all your priorities today.” The EU’s seven-year, roughly €2 trillion budget has to be agreed by all 27 member countries but has two deeply entrenched camps on either side: The so-called frugals, comprised of Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and others who want a smaller budget, and the friends of cohesion, a loose grouping of 17 countries that do not want major cuts to agriculture and regional funds. An EU…

US President Donald Trump’s deal to lift restrictions on Russian diesel sends a “very bad signal” and is driven by dubious business motives, MEP Rihard Kols told Euronews’ Special Report. Kols is among more than 100 MEPs calling on the EU in a signed letter to maintain its support for Ukraine and impose a full embargo on Russian oil and gas imports into the bloc. He also told Euronews that EU member states continuing to import Russian energy lack moral standing.

Leaders from across Asia and the Middle East including in-conflict countries met in Baku on Thursday to address their differences — leading to tense moments — but also to explore ways in which they can work together in the fast-evolving global climate of turmoil, both within the summit and in bilateral meetings. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev engineered bringing opposing heads of state and government under the same roof, as well as those seeking political and economic alliances, in a regional organisation focused on “confidence-building measures”. The summit hosted Israel President Isaac Herzog, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, Turkey’s Foreign…

Whatever happens, EU leaders must equip Ukraine with weapons and cash, whether or not they can rely on the U.S., he said. “Today, we need to find a solution [on] how to support Ukraine, how to finance Ukraine in this winter, but also in next year,” Orpo said. “It’s crucial.” Finland and Sweden are among the countries pushing the European Commission to reopen the fractious debate over how to use Russia’s financial assets currently frozen in European banks, especially in Belgium, which blocked a deal to raid the funds last year over legal concerns.  “The best solution would be that…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Budapest next week after being invited to attend events marking the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, his deputy chief of staff, Ihor Zhovkva, confirmed to Euronews in an exclusive interview. The planned visit, which has yet to be confirmed, would come amid efforts to reset relations between Kyiv and Budapest after years of diplomatic disputes that have repeatedly obstructed Ukraine’s path towards EU membership. “We have received an invitation. On 23 October, an event will be held to mark the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution,” Zhovkva said when asked whether Zelenskyy had…

Published on 15/10/2026 – 21:35 GMT+2 The US Treasury Department on Thursday extended a sanctions waiver for Russian oil giant Lukoil, allowing its service stations outside Russia to continue operating until April 2027. The extension allows Lukoil-branded petrol stations in countries including the United States to continue serving customers until 24 April 2027, replacing an earlier licence due to expire later this month. However, the latest licence maintains restrictions on the “transfer of funds to any person or account located in the Russian Federation”. The decision comes a week after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russia to…

Macron “said that, starting from January, there will be no political room” for concluding an agreement, one of the diplomats said. The EU’s 27 governments are divided over the total size of the 2028-2034 budget. Leaders gathering in Brussels are discuss the Irish plan, which envisions cuts of €159 billion in current prices to the Commission’s nearly €2 trillion proposal.  European Council President António Costa is pushing leaders to finalize negotiations during a summit in December — before elections in France, Italy and Poland in 2027 threaten to derail the talks — but some governments and EU officials have said such…

The EU is more united than it has been in years on taking a tougher line on China’s trade imbalance, following a shift towards a firmer stance by Germany, says Noah Barkin, senior adviser at Rhodium Group and author of the Watching China in Europe newsletter. The EU has set an October deadline to address its growing trade deficit with China or face tougher measures. Barkin said Beijing has “retaliation dominance in the short term”, but the EU holds leverage through access to its single market and believes China also wants to avoid escalation. He was speaking on Special Report…