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The main reason why these, and many other, forms of historic revisionism are kept under a tight lid has to do with the achievements of the European project, and that includes things like free passportless travel and a high standard of rights for minorities. Take the EU away, and a whole host of previously unthinkable events become possible — from wars to “frozen” conflicts of the sort that Russia and Serbia maintain in places such Transnistria or Kosovo. No doubt, in such an event, the bigger players would have their say too — like an already emboldened Russia that’s being…
“Our conversations with various stakeholders in Europe have reinforced our belief that an enormous opportunity exists around the creation of a new league on the continent,” Silver said in a statement. “Together with FIBA, we look forward to engaging prospective clubs and ownership groups that share our vision for the game’s potential in Europe.” In an announcement Monday that the two parties were pressing ahead with the European expansion, FIBA Secretary-General Andreas Zagklis said: “The format of the league respects European sport model principles by offering any ambitious club in the continent a fair pathway to the top. The project…
By Jesús Maturana & Euronews Published on 22/12/2025 – 9:57 GMT+1 An easyJet flight from Malaga to London was delayed nearly 12 hours after an 89-year-old British passenger died on board shortly before takeoff, sparking claims from fellow travellers that the woman appeared lifeless when she was wheeled onto the aircraft. The woman was assisted onto flight EZY8070 to Gatwick by five family members on Wednesday morning. Multiple passengers said she appeared slumped and unconscious in a wheelchair as she was taken to the rear of the aircraft. According to witness accounts reported in British media, family members told ground staff the woman…
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By euronews with AP Published on 23/12/2025 – 19:50 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump announced that he will invite President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan to the G20 Summit in Miami next year. Trump held separate telephone conversations with the leaders ahead of the announcement. The invitation underscores Washington’s growing focus on Central Asia, emphasising peace initiatives, conflict resolution, and expanded trade and economic cooperation in a region rich in strategic minerals. President Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, that US relations with both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are “spectacular.” “I had two wonderful telephone calls…
By Irina Sheludkova & Euronews Published on 23/12/2025 – 18:01 GMT+1 Poland has received an extradition request from Ukraine for Russian archaeologist Oleksandr Butyagin, who Kyiv accuses of conducting illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea, Polish media reported Tuesday. The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office received the extradition request from Ukrainian authorities for Butyagin, who was detained in Poland on 4 December, according to Polish radio station RMF FM. Butyagin, 52, is an employee of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, where he heads the ancient archaeology sector on the northern Black Sea coast in the ancient world department. Polish authorities arrested Butyagin at…
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European leaders moved swiftly to back Greenland on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump named a special envoy to the Arctic island, sparking a new diplomatic frenzy on the continent.Trump’s appointment of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his envoy to Greenland marks another move in his gambit to annex the self-governing Danish territory. The U.S. “has to have Greenland for national security,” Trump said at a press conference on Monday.Landry said he would travel to Greenland to convince locals to become part of the United States.“There is no better flag for freedom and opportunity than the flag of the United States.…
Published on 23/12/2025 – 15:07 GMT+1 Turkey’s national intelligence agency MITcaptured Mehmet Gören, a senior IS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) member assigned to carry out suicide attacks targeting civilians in Turkey, Europe, Pakistan and Afghanistan, security sources said Tuesday. Gören, operating under the codename “Yahya”, was apprehended in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region and brought to Turkey following intelligence operations, according to sources. The operation thwarted attack plans targeting Turkey and exposed the organisation’s recruitment network. Intelligence findings indicated Gören had agreed to carry out suicide attacks and had risen to a managerial position within ISIS-K after operating in training camps along the Afghanistan-Pakistan…
Published on 23/12/2025 – 15:32 GMT+1 A breathtaking new space image has captured two spiral galaxies in the middle of a slow-motion cosmic collision, glowing in shades of blue, red, and silver. The picture shows galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163 as they drift towards each other, locked in a gravitational dance. To create it, scientists layered infrared light captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched to space, with X-ray observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to create one image. Seen face-on from Earth, the larger galaxy, NGC 2207, dominates the…