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Published on 09/07/2026 – 19:41 GMT+2 The world’s chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a “significant change in circumstances” since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and “concrete steps” to dismantle his deadly stockpile of banned substances. In 2021, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) took the unprecedented step of stripping Syria of its voting rights after finding its air force had used nerve agent sarin and chlorine gas on its own people. But since al-Assad’s 2024 overthrow, the new authorities in Damascus have vowed to co-operate with the OPCW to destroy the chemical weapons the…
Volkswagen’s management risks a “major conflict” with workers as the struggling German car giant thrashes out what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry, a union warned on Thursday. “We will not stand by and do nothing if the company does not change course,” said IG Metall official Thorsten Groeger, as workers staged protests over the carmaker’s reported plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close four factories. Europe’s biggest carmaker is under pressure from US tariffs, weaker profit margins on electric vehicles and, above all, fierce competition in China, the world’s largest car market.…
By Una Hajdari with AP Published on 09/07/2026 – 18:35 GMT+2 Media organisations including the New York Times and the Daily News are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a legal fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could reshape the future of a struggling news industry. The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is concealing evidence central to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI systems using millions of news articles. At stake is whether AI chatbots are unfairly competing as an information source, draining web traffic…
Marine Le Pen a emmené Jordan Bardella dans ses valises dès son premier déplacement de campagne, à La Flèche, mercredi, histoire de faire la promotion de son “ticket” : elle à l’Elysée, lui à Matignon. Le président du RN a changé brutalement de statut et doit remettre l’affirmation de son ambition présidentielle à plus tard. Son influence sur le parti et son programme interroge alors qu’en parallèle, le premier cercle des marinistes triomphe. Anthony Lattier en discute avec Sarah Paillou, journaliste à POLITICO, dans le podcast Playbook Paris.
By Nikos Papandreou MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, PASOK-KINAL (Greece) Published on 09/07/2026 – 18:12 GMT+2•Updated 18:27 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. When my European Parliament colleagues and I visited Egypt, last week, we were delighted to strengthen our ties to a country with which we have a close and strategic partnership. Our connection is stronger than ever – underpinned by a €7.4 billion package, and underscored by last October’s first leaders’ summit –…
A loyalist bonfire in Moygashel, Northern Ireland, features a replica mosque and signs with anti-immigration messages ahead of the annual Orange Order celebrations. The footage shows the structure placed on top of the fire, alongside messages reading ‘Secure our borders’ and ‘End the threat of radical Islam’. The installation has drawn criticism, as similar controversial symbols appeared at the same site in previous years. Bonfires are traditionally lit across Northern Ireland ahead of Orange Order parades on 12 July, marking the anniversary of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne, when Protestant forces defeated the Catholic King James II. The events…
A robot wearing Mark Zuckerberg’s face winks at the crowd. Seconds later, it shifts into the image of Barack Obama. This is one of the many displays filling a convention centre in Geneva, where more than 12,000 participants from 170 countries have gathered for this year’s AI for Good summit. Launched in 2017, the summit set a new visitor record this year, reflecting the growing urgency around artificial intelligence (AI) as governments and industries try to keep pace with a technology moving faster than many regulatory systems can respond. The summit is taking place as Geneva hosts a wider United…
In the latest headache for legislators, lawmakers on Thursday added an amendment to the controversial piece of legislation that would exempt end-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp and Signal from the scanning rules. In the end, both camps came out disappointed. German lawmaker Lena Düpont, the center-right group’s home affairs spokesperson, said the group wanted a “clear cut” return of the law with no amendments. “We’re not satisfied with the results of today,” she said. Irena Joveva, a Slovenian liberal lawmaker who voted against the scanning regime as a whole and was behind one of the successful amendments, said “I remain…
By Morten Wierod, Tom Erixon, Kim Fausing, Dominique Bossan, Jes Munk Hansen, Benoit Bazin, Olivier Blum, As Tempelman, Johnny Sjöström, Lars Petersson Published on 09/07/2026 – 15:13 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Europe is living through a period of compounding shocks. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed how deeply Europe’s security and economy depend on imported energy. The conflicts in the Middle East have reinforced that lesson. Each crisis has triggered emergency fixes and short-term workarounds. Europe has managed. Managing is not succeeding,…
Updated: 09/07/2026 – 17:47 GMT+2 Images shared by the Lithuanian Presidency show a revolver given by Turkey’s Erdogan to every NATO leader as a parting gift after the summit in Ankara. Each leader received a box containing a revolver engraved with their name, six bullets and a note exempting the weapons from export control. … More