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Europe is not facing an immediate fuel supply crisis despite renewed tensions in the Middle East, but the continent remains dangerously exposed to fossil fuel supply and price shocks and must rapidly electrify its economy while resisting calls to return to Russian energy, top energy leaders told Euronews. Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol insisted that Europe should not interpret any ceasefire in the Middle East as a return to normal, warning that disruption to the Strait of Hormuz could send oil prices sharply higher and reignite inflationary pressures. “We are in a very…
When NATO leaders left the two-day summit in Ankara with a parting gift, most of them did not bother to look inside the gift bags they were carrying. In fact, it wasn’t until UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and a handful of other heads of government first opened the lavish wooden boxes they received from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that they realised the black felt-lined burgundy chest carried a .357 Magnum revolver toted by the likes of Dirty Harry — or rather, its Turkish-made equivalent. The discovery caused panic among some, most notably Belgian Premier Bart De Wever, whose…
The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued a stark warning that while international fuel supplies remain secure for now, the latest attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz show that Europe’s dependence on imported fossil fuels continues to threaten its economy. “The entire world should be prepared for the worst case, which we hope will not materialise, but we really need to be prepared for the worst case scenario,” IEA chief Fatih Birol told Euronews, referring to a complete blockade of the strait, through which flows 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas transit. Birol…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 20:10 GMT+2•Updated 20:11 Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington as President Donald Trump’s efforts to revamp the body of water extend well past his initial goal of having it ready by 4 July to mark the country’s 250th birthday. The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom. Trump has blamed the peeling on vandals, though critics…
“The truth is we’re responsible for letting you get dependent on us,” he added. When asked whether Trump had a point in demanding more defense spending, Emanuel responded, “Of course he does.” Emanuel also endorsed Trump’s demand that NATO allies spend 5 percent of their GDP on defense by 2035, something members agreed to do at the 2025 NATO summit in The Hague. The pledge drew pushback from Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who argued Spain could meet NATO’s capability targets while limiting defense spending to 2.1 percent of GDP. The former chief of staff to President Barack Obama is…
As millions of EU citizens plan their summer holidays, the European Parliament this week gave the green light to an overhaul of air passenger rights, which have been in force since 2004 and will now be updated for the first time in 22 years. The rules seek to ensure passengers are sufficiently protected against travel disruption, such as denied boarding and delayed or cancelled flights. An overwhelming majority of 646 members of the European Parliament voted in favour of the new rules during Tuesday’s plenary session, meaning the bloc now has a new rulebook. “It’s the biggest improvement in passenger…
Wegner’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won 28.2 percent of the votes in Berlin’s snap election in February 2023, held after the Constitutional Court ordered a rerun of the 2021 vote because of irregularities. Since then, the party’s support in the state of Berlin plunged to 17 percent — mirroring a broader national trend. The CDU has lost ground to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in nationwide polls, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s approval ratings declining ahead of several key state elections. While the CDU is on course to be overtaken by the AfD in this year’s state elections…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 18:08 GMT+2 A murder investigation was launched on Friday into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former member of Parliament who was found dead in her home in southwest England, police said. The 78-year-old former Conservative lawmaker and prisons minister had “sustained serious injuries” when she was found on Thursday in Haytor, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, according to a statement from Devon and Cornwall Police. Police said they were seeking a white male as the suspect. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the circumstances of her death “are extremely distressing.” Widdecombe found fame after…
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She appealed for anyone with information to come forward. Tributes had been paid throughout the day to Widdecombe, who served for years as a Conservative member of parliament and had backed Reform UK since 2023. Reform leader Nigel Farage said Widdecombe had a “decisive role in getting Brexit over the line” when she stood as a Brexit Party candidate in 2019. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch described Widdecombe as a “formidable politician,” while former leader Iain Duncan Smith told the Today program that she “gave her opinions even if you didn’t necessarily look for them.” A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir…