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Published on 27 October 2026 – 10:18 GMT+1•Updated 11:29 American rapper Macklemore has begun his Free Palestine tour in Dublin after Ed Sheeran’s controversial decision to drop him from his Loop Tour last month. The Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty, kicked off the tour last night in Dublin at the 3Arena. The sold-out tour was announced days after being dropped for saying “Free Palestine” on stage and referring to Israel’s military action in Gaza as a genocide. He promised “many incredible surprise guests” on the bill for the show, and he did not disappoint, with Hozier and…
BRUSSELS — The EU was split Tuesday over whether to offer “associate membership” status to Canada, with several countries refusing to sign off on a statement containing that phrase just 48 hours before a summit between the two sides in Montreal. After EU capitals could not agree on the language in the statement in talks between ambassadors Monday, they used the so-called silence procedure on Tuesday. That meant a new text would be adopted automatically without a formal meeting or vote, if no countries objected by midday. But Germany, which is leading the push to have the term “associate member” fully…
Published on 27 October 2026 – 14:07 GMT+1 Mercedes-Benz became the third major German carmaker to lower its full-year outlook on Tuesday, citing challenging market conditions in China and rising material costs. The company now expects its core profit for 2026 to remain flat at around €5.8 billion, despite previously forecasting an increase of at least 15%. It also lowered its expected profit margin for its core car business to between 2% and 3%, down from its earlier forecast of 3% to 5%. The carmaker reported preliminary third-quarter core profit of €1.77 billion, with a profit margin of 2.5% in…
By Jonathan Benton with AP Published on 27 October 2026 – 12:19 GMT+1 A prominent European data protection group said it was filing five legal complaints in Europe against American startup Scale AI over the way its training platform Outlier tracks its workers, infringing on their rights. It comes as AI companies face increasing scrutiny in Europe, with the EU’s AI Office opening investigations into OpenAI and Anthropic this month. In the US, meanwhile, President Donald Trump signed an agreement with the six largest American AI firms allowing them to regulate themselves, a sign of growing divisions over how to govern the technology…
What does it feel like to be in outer space? And how does the experience affect your outlook on Earth matters and humanity? Just two of the questions Euronews Culture put to former International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield and the record breaking Artemis II pilot Victor Glover during their appearance at the Starmus Festival where Glover and his NASA crewmates were awarded the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication. In an extraordinary conversation, the two astronauts explore how their real-life adventures compare with space travel in pop culture and discuss if the ‘New Space Race’ is creating divisive competition…
Contacted by POLITICO, officials from Lecornu’s office, the technology ministry and the interior ministry did not deny the move nor the letter’s existence. The government feared that the scenes of violence seen on Oct. 17 could repeat or escalate on the following weekend — a concern that did not materialize, as far fewer incidents were recorded on Oct. 24. “What they wanted, above all, was to block the communication channels that allow gangs to meet up and organize,” said the employee of a telecommunications provider, who was granted anonymity to speak freely. The move, however, would have also prevented peaceful…
Four construction workers were killed and a fifth injured when a sudden tornado struck a building site in Antalya, southern Turkey, late on Monday. The violent winds hurled two accommodation containers into the air and brought down a tower crane. Two workers died at the scene and two others in hospital, according to the governor’s office. The falling crane caused no casualties. Governor Hulusi Şahin described the tornado, which struck the Kepez district, as “an exceptionally localised phenomenon”. No similar weather was reported elsewhere in the city. The same weather system brought torrential downpours to Istanbul, flooding streets in Pendik…
Published on 27 October 2026 – 13:36 GMT+1 Dutch company BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi), which makes machines used to assemble and package semiconductors, saw its stock climb more than 10% to over €160 per share by early afternoon on Tuesday. The jump came after Applied Materials, one of the world’s biggest makers of chipmaking equipment, announced late on Monday that it would increase its holding in Besi to about 20%, from the 9% it has owned since April 2025. In a statement, Applied said it had signed an accelerated share purchase agreement to buy the additional stock, with delivery depending…
A spectre is haunting Europe. No, hang on. Spectres are haunting Europe, and apparently people are willingly sleeping in the same space as them. While I personally would avoid any hotel that claims to be haunted, there are a number of properties across the continent that loudly and proudly shout about their paranormal guests, and with Halloween coming up, we thought it was time to spotlight them. Here’s where to stay if you want a truly haunted Halloween experience. Golden Fleece, York, UK Billing itself as one of the most haunted cities in Europe, practically every street in York has…
Earlier this year, Spain moved to grant legal status to half a million unauthorized immigrants who could prove they had been living in Spain for at least five months, could provide proof of employment or a familial link to the country and did not have a criminal record. Christophle wants to grant legal status to an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 people who have been employed in France for over six months but without proper documentation. The bill is likely to unite left-leaning MPs in the French National Assembly, but opposition from center-right and far-right groups means it will probably fail.…