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By Euronews Persian Published on 21/08/2026 – 10:50 GMT+2 Iran executed a foreign national accused of taking part in anti-government protests in the city of Isfahan in January, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Thursday. The judiciary identified the man as Qaim Hosseini, but did not disclose his nationality. Mizan said Hosseini, who was also known by the alias “Arian,” had confessed to taking part in protests held on 8 January in Ali Khani Square in Isfahan. The judiciary had previously said that four security personnel were killed during protests in the square. Authorities arrested 59 people after the incident…
Published on 21/08/2026 – 10:26 GMT+2 The world’s oldest person is celebrating her 117th birthday today, after a year of “many firsts” – including meeting King Charles. Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater, Surrey, UK, is spending the day with her family and friends to mark the occasion. In a statement, she said: “Thank you for all of the kind birthday wishes. Even at 117, I’ve had many firsts this year, from stroking a llama to holding hands with the King.” Indeed, she was visited by King Charles last September, just after her 116th birthday.…
But some ships that have nothing to do with Russia or Ukraine are also finding themselves caught in the middle of this drone battle. To be sure, Ukraine’s drone attacks are extremely precise, which means there is little risk that a drone intended to hit one vessel ends up hitting another. Still, tankers and other ships now operate in a world where they may accidentally become drone targets — not only because of a mistake Ukraine could make but because of the risk that Russia could decide to use drones against merchant shipping to harm Ukraine and its Western allies.…
A group of Cuban migrants, including several minors, who went missing at sea last week have been rescued, the Mexican navy said. The migrants set sail from the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio on 11 August, according to Cuban and US media. Their whereabouts had been unknown since and fears for their safety had grown amid reports they were running short of supplies. “We rescued the Cubans,” the navy source said, putting the number of passengers found at 15, including four minors. A Cuban man living in Mexico, whose two children were traveling on the boat with their…
Published on 18/08/2026 – 23:50 GMT+2•Updated 20/08/2026 – 22:39 GMT+2 The family history of Geri Halliwell, one of the members of the Spice Girls, is closely linked to Córdoba. Her great-grandfather, Emiliano Hidalgo Fernández, was the republican mayor of Dos Torres during the Second Republic and was executed by firing squad on 27 December 1940, at the age of 61, at La Salud cemetery in Córdoba. The information was uncovered after months of investigation by journalist David Moreno. Hidalgo was arrested in May 1939 and brought before a court martial because of his socialist activism and his role during the…
Anyway, there are also links between theme parks and politics — and not just because spending too long doing either can make you vomit. Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron sought Saudi investment to turn what was once the country’s biggest theme park into a manga-themed attraction. The site used to be home to Mirapolis, which celebrated French literature and culture (“c’mon kids, let’s go ride a rollercoaster based on Proust’s ‘À la recherche du temps perdu.’ The queues are short, but the ride lasts 200 hours”) but closed down in 1991 due to financial difficulties. Then there’s the Puy du…
The attack began shortly after midnight on 20 August and lasted for nearly nine hours. In Solomianskyi, the upper floors of a nine-storey apartment block were destroyed, killing at least eight people and leaving others trapped beneath the rubble. Emergency crews rescued 12 residents as they searched the wreckage for survivors. Rescuers worked through the debris as residents inspected shattered windows, damaged homes and burned vehicles. The strike also damaged nearby civilian infrastructure, including a school and a children’s hospital, according to Ukrainian authorities. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack caused extensive damage in three Kyiv districts, with Solomianskyi among…
There are certain albums which no one dares to disgrace or reappraise. You know the ones: records that are revered by practically everyone and which every self-respecting music fan is expected to cherish. But are these albums truly untouchable, or are we blindly regurgitating accepted wisdom? The Euronews Culture team bares all and takes a hard listen at 12 so-called ‘masterpieces’ and asks: ‘Isn’t it about time we admitted that these aren’t the sacrosanct triumphs they’re made out to be?’ Different strokes for different folks, of course – we wouldn’t want to break any levees. Speaking of which, we start…
We are now one year away from the latest possible date — Aug. 22, 2027 — that Spain can hold a general election. For embattled Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, it looks like it’s going to be a bruising ride to get that far. He insists he will seek reelection, brushing aside the predictions that he is doomed by pointing to his well-established knack for defying political gravity. But this time, the odds are especially stacked against him and his fragile minority government, which has never appeared so isolated. The challenges that lie ahead are so daunting that Sánchez could well…
The UN’s most powerful body, the Security Council, will meet later on Friday to hold another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to become the organisation’s next secretary general. Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan was the front-runner after last month’s first informal vote, in which the council’s 15 members, including the five with veto power, pass judgment in secret on the candidates. Argentina’s Rafael Grossi, the current head of the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA), is also a candidate along with Chile’s Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador’s Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Uganda’s Olara Otunnu and Senegal’s…