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Azerbaijan put billions of dollars of prospective investment at the heart of its economic pitch as the second Azerbaijan International Investment Forum (AIIF) entered its final day in the capital, Baku, this week. Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov confirmed to Euronews that almost $11 billion (€9.7 billion) worth of business was agreed over the course of the two-day event. “The confirmed amount that we can say today is $10.8 billion. Of 26 contracts that have been executed in various fields ranging from AI to energy, from manufacturing to production,” Jabbarov said, adding that the new opportunities could come from…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 8:22 GMT+2•Updated 8:31 Russia’s foreign minister has rejected calls from his German counterpart to pull back on “dangerous” escalatory steps as he accused Berlin of being Ukraine’s “main sponsor.” Sergey Lavrov met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, shortly before Lavrov delivered an address to world leaders. During their talks, the German minister urged Moscow to abandon its “dangerous path of escalation” towards Europe while also suggesting Berlin was open to improving its relationship with Russia – provided the Kremlin showed it…
Revive the group chat, dust the cobwebs off the travel spreadsheet and get the posse to turn “let’s plan the trip” into “all flight tickets and stays are booked!”… Sometimes, this is easier said than done. In Opodo’s “Solo Travel Trends 2026: The Year of Travelling Alone with Purpose” report released in August, as many as 30% of the 9,000 travellers surveyed said they opted to go the journey alone because their friends or family weren’t available. But when the group chat does finally deliver, travelling with friends can have its perks. Dividing costs among friends for accommodation, rental cars,…
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Food prices have risen sharply across Europe over the past five years, but minimum wages have risen even faster in most of the 26 countries examined by Euronews Business. Malta is one exception. A worker on the minimum wage there can buy about 6% less food with their gross pay than they could five years ago, despite a rise in wages. Minimum-wage workers in Spain and France have also lost ground. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices rose by 34% across the EU between August 2021 and August 2026, according to Eurostat. Hungary recorded the highest rise in the bloc, at…
There will be people on both sides, definitely some supporters of the Palestinian cause, wanting the government to go further and talk about genocide or divestment, which isn’t something they’ve done. On the other side, possibly more muted, there are voices within Labour who have their doubts about the whole thing, and think that there will be a negative impact on Jewish communities in the U.K. A lot of people are quite hopeful, even if they won’t say this out loud, that it helps bring the Labour Party back together on this issue, or at least starts to bring the…
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,…