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The biggest Chess Olympiad in history brought almost 400 teams from around the world to Samarkand, where host nation Uzbekistan won gold in the Open competition after defeating Ukraine in the final round. Uzbekistan won its first Chess Olympiad title in India’s Chennai in 2022 and followed it with bronze in Budapest two years later. “This is our second Olympiad victory. Winning it at home feels different,” Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov said. “I think we played the tournament at the highest level.” Sindarov’s next major test will come later this year. After winning the Candidates Tournament, he will challenge India’s…
How to choose Many voting systems could replace first-past-the-post, some based on a form of proportional representation (PR). Public First’s analysis found that support for moving to PR varied depending on which party was proposing it. When Labour voters were shown a Labour proposal to move to PR, 54% supported the idea, whereas when they were shown an identical proposal branded as coming from Reform UK, only 36% supported it. The same broad pattern was true of Reform voters. A man walks past a fallen placard as he exits a polling station after casting his vote in the local elections…
Russian drone attacks on Ukraine are spilling into Romanian airspace and along the Black Sea, while Bucharest is warning of a broader campaign of cyberattacks, sabotage and other forms of hybrid warfare. Romania is calling for stronger NATO deterrence on the eastern flank and closer cooperation among European allies. How serious is the Russian threat, especially the one posed by drone attacks? Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu speaks to Euronews.
Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered outside Madrid’s City Hall, banging pots and pans and jangling keys to denounce Spain’s housing crisis ahead of a key parliamentary vote on 2 October. Footage shows people dancing and holding signs reading ‘vultures out’ as they call on MPs to back measures to tackle soaring rents and evictions. They say young adults should not have to live with their parents into their thirties and call the situation unacceptable as many cannot start a family or live independently. Homeowners and tenants argue that temporary fixes are not enough and that people need long‑term security in…
Our Habitas has just opened its fourth resort in the Middle East, marking its debut in the UAE with the launch of Caravan Hatta. The property in the Hajar Mountains, which is located around an hour-and-a-half’s drive from Dubai International Airport, has 50 bespoke Airstream Caravans which offer views of either the valleyscape or Hatta Dam. Each caravan comes with a private wooden deck for making the most of the mountain views, but there is also an observatory deck for those who want to stargaze sans light pollution come nightfall. The resort is also home to a spectacular infinity pool.…
It doesn’t mean not doing anything: “It would be dangerous not to act now, but then I think we need to find ways of working together,” he said. Eichwalder added that it was important that national deals — with industry or the U.S. — do “not weaken the position of the EU, and in the end, the position of any member state within the EU.” The bottom line: Countries should work together “no matter how difficult it is,” he said. “I don’t see a solution for Europe to go 27 different different routes.” Think this through: Yannis Natsis, director of the…
Published on 02/10/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2 On today’s show: In an exclusive interview with Euronews, EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen urges European governments to use existing flexibility to ease the pain at the pump for millions of Europeans as Trump presses EU countries to release millions of barrels from their emergency oil stocks. Osama Rizvi, Global Market & Product Strategist at Primary Vision, analyses the latest energy price increase. Javier Iñiguez reports from Madrid on a crucial vote happening today in Spain’s Congress, where, after days of protests in the streets, MPs will have their say on two government-backed measures…
US President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that Iran will be “hit very hard” if it is found to be linked to a pilot’s attack on a flydubai flight to Israel. The dramatic events a day earlier saw passengers help stop the plane from crashing, making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia before the flight’s mostly Israeli passengers were flown home to a hero’s welcome. Trump’s warning came as the United Arab Emirates opened an investigation into whether the incident was linked to terrorism and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the suspect had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination.” “I would…
AI is rapidly becoming part of daily life, and demand for data centres is rising too. As of 2025, the US remained the clear global leader in data centres, with more than twice the EU total. At the same time, the European Commission aims to strengthen Europe’s sovereignty and competitiveness in the AI and cloud ecosystem. Data from global hiring platform Indeed show that data centre job postings are rising in Europe. As of August 2026, they were above pre-pandemic levels across 10 European economies, while postings for other tech roles and overall job postings were lagging behind data centre…
If you like active weekends with hiking and learning, one of the best places to go in Central Europe are the eastern slopes of the Alps. The lower peaks of the mountains are in Austria, but the foot of the slopes reach Hungary. It’s not only the forests and the mountains which connect the two countries, but also the past, with the mountain bike trails and hiking routes passing through hundreds of years of history. Velem, Hungary: A small village with rich past Driving to the village of Velem you can see the white chapel of Saint Vid (or Vitus)…