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Published on 22/07/2026 – 13:36 GMT+2•Updated 16:41 The global tourism map is shifting – and some countries are emerging as clear winners. New data has revealed that Saudi Arabia has seen the biggest surge in international arrivals since 2019, with Morocco, Egypt and Brazil also recording major gains as travellers look beyond traditional holiday hotspots. Europe is seeing its own tourism boom, with Norway, Portugal, Spain and France among the countries welcoming more visitors than before the pandemic. Visual Capitalist, a data visualisation platform, cited statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to reveal the largest changes…

By&nbspNina Borowski&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 22/07/2026 – 17:10 GMT+2 It was the scene of the spectacular theft of the Crown Jewels. The Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum has reopened to the public, returning to its original role as a 17th-century state gallery, with no display cases and no jewels. The jewels that were not stolen in the heist will soon be displayed in another room, which will be designed as a windowless strongroom, said the museum’s director, Christophe Leribault. In October 2025, a four-man commando unit broke into the Apollo Gallery using a lorry-mounted lifting platform and, in broad daylight,…

Im Rahmen der gemeinsamen Erklärung „haben sich die Vereinigten Staaten verpflichtet, Generika von den 15-prozentigen Zöllen auszunehmen; daher gilt weiterhin die Meistbegünstigungsklausel (MFN), was einem Zollsatz von 0 Prozent entspricht“, erklärte der stellvertretende Chefsprecher der Europäischen Kommission, Olof Gill. Er fügte hinzu, dass innovative Arzneimittel aus der EU weiterhin einem Zollsatz von 15 Prozent unterliegen.  „Dies zeigt deutlich, dass die gemeinsame Erklärung der EU und der USA ihre Wirkung entfaltet, indem sie Stabilität und Vorhersehbarkeit gewährleistet und einen wichtigen strategischen Sektor vor Störungen und Zollerhöhungen schützt“, betonte Gill. Die Vereinbarung an sich ist zwar nicht rechtsverbindlich, doch jeder Verstoß gegen…

Hungary’s Prosecutor General has resigned, bowing to pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who is seeking to remove key officials appointed under Viktor Orbán. In a statement, Gábor Bálint Nagy said he was stepping down to safeguard the integrity and independence of the prosecutor office, condemning what he described as political pressure placed upon it. “The prosecution service must not become an instrument in the struggles of political actors, nor can it be a stage for day-to-day political interests or power games,” Nagy said, adding that he no longer wished to be part of a conflict “built on false premises…

Published on 22/07/2026 – 16:54 GMT+2 Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro is due to appear before a New York court on Wednesday for his third public hearing since US forces captured him in a nighttime raid in January. In a court filing late on Tuesday, prosecutors and defence lawyers proposed a June 2027 trial date, which Judge Alvin Hellerstein could confirm at Wednesday’s procedural hearing. Meanwhile, outside the court, demonstrators have held signs in support of the ousted president and his wife. Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail since the US military operation,…

The sea holds many secrets that are invisible to the naked eye when viewed from the shore: rare species, complex ecosystems and, sadly, loads of litter. According to the United Nations, each year 52 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the ocean, resulting in an estimated 24 trillion microplastic particles. Microplastics, tiny fragments of plastics less than 5 millimetres in diameter, can be found both in the depths and on the surface of the water, disrupting ecosystems in ways scientists are still trying to understand. But how do microplastics get into the sea? What technologies can be used to identify…

Under the joint statement, “the United States committed to exempting generic medicines from the 15% tariffs; therefore MFN [most-favored-nation] treatment continues to apply, corresponding to a 0% tariff rate,” said the European Commission deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill. He added that EU innovative drugs continue to be subject to a 15 percent tariff.  “This clearly shows that the EU–U.S. Joint Statement is delivering by preserving stability and predictability, and protecting a key strategic sector from disruption and tariff increases,” Gill stressed. The deal as such is not legally binding, but any breach of its terms would likely unleash tit-for-tat tariff…

Im größten AfD-Landesverband Nordrhein-Westfalen tobt ein offener Machtkampf, der der Bundesspitze zunehmend entgleitet. Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler analysieren im Detail, wie das radikale Helferich-Lager die Listenwahl sabotieren wollte. Sie besprechen, warum Landeschef Martin Vincentz sich juristisch gegen Alice Weidel wehren wollte und wie das Tabu des Widerstands gebrochen ist. Zudem diskutieren die beiden die fehlenden Berührungsängste der AfD-Spitze zur rechtsextremen Szene. Schindler und von Pezold beleuchten, wie Spitzenpolitiker wie Ulrich Siegmund dem verurteilten Neonazi Sebastian Schmidtke freundschaftliche Interviews geben. Dabei gehen sie der Frage nach, warum die Unvereinbarkeitsliste der Partei in der Praxis offensichtlich ignoriert wird. Nach dem…

Monique Barbut, France’s Minister for Ecological Transition, will remain in her role despite having announced her resignation earlier on Wednesday after French President Emmanuel Macron asked her to stay. According to her office, she ultimately chose to stay “because of the urgent need to tackle the impacts of climate change, which are already hitting France hard, and to address pressing environmental health issues.” French President Emmanuel Macron and Monique Barbut “agreed to disagree on the agriculture bill as passed by parliament,” government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said during Wednesday’s cabinet meeting. “The president refused to accept her resignation; and they agreed…

By&nbspGreta Ruffino&nbsp&&nbspEuronews Published on 22/07/2026 – 14:56 GMT+2 Russia said that drones were heard over Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk during the night of 22 July and accused Ukraine of targeting Wildberries warehouses for the second time in a week. According to Russian officials and the company, fires broke out at warehouse sites in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions. Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim said employees had been evacuated in advance but that 15 people were injured – 10 in Krasnodar and five in Nevinnomyssk. She said several employees were taken to hospital, while others were treated at the scene. Regional authorities declared…