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Published on 19/09/2026 – 13:10 GMT+2 Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more over the past day, according to local authorities. In Kharkiv Oblast in northeastern Ukraine, five people were killed and 15 were injured in Russian attacks, governor Oleh Syniehubov reported, adding that Russian forces had fired two missiles, five guided aerial bombs, and almost 60 drones at targets across the region. Strikes reportedly hit the villages of Lypkuvativka, Velykyi Burluk, and Slatyne, as well as the cities of Kharkiv and Balakliia, among other locations. Two people were also killed and five were…

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Published on 19/09/2026 – 11:41 GMT+2 At 20:49 on Saturday 18 September, Spanish time, Shakira stepped onto the stage of the Madrid stadium that bears her name. The setlist of 25 songs spread over two hours opened with ‘La fuerte’, her collaboration with Bizarrap from her latest album, and continued with ‘Girl like me’ and a medley of ‘Las de la intuición’ and ‘Estoy aquí’, her first international hit. “Good evening, Madrid, I can’t believe I’m here”, the artist said after the first few songs, before referring, without mincing her words, to her private life: “You’ll be thinking, the face…

BERLIN – Die schwarz-rote Koalition hat sich mit den Ländern grundsätzlich auf ein Maßnahmenpaket zur Entlastung von Bürgern und Unternehmen angesichts der hohen Spritpreise verständigt. Vorgesehen sind ein neuer Tankrabatt und ein krisenbedingter Spritpreisdeckel. POLITICO liegt das Beschlusspapier vor. Es sieht eine Entlastung von Bürgern sowie Unternehmen in Höhe von rund 2,5 Milliarden Euro vor. Konkret soll die Energiesteuer auf Benzin und Diesel bis Ende 2026 um 14 Cent je Liter gesenkt werden. Zusammen mit der Umsatzsteuer ergibt sich daraus eine Entlastung von 17 Cent je Liter. „Bund und Länder werden die Bürgerinnen und Bürger sowie die Unternehmen angesichts der…

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond in this Euronews news bulletin. In just a few minutes, our newsroom brings you the latest news and breaking news across world affairs, business, politics, culture, entertainment and travel, with the context you need to make sense of a fast-moving day. Reported with the independence and the European perspective that define Euronews, this regular round-up gives you a clear and reliable overview of the stories shaping our world right now, wherever you are watching from.

Although little-known, NATO’s military committee is the alliance’s most senior military authority, with the chair expected to give honest military advice to allies — helping assess the feasibility, financing and capabilities of operations. They oversee dozens of working groups of NATO military staff, and broker consensus on formulating military advice. The position is a “highly complex role,” said Eleonora Russell, the spokesperson of former chair Adm. Rob Bauer, because it requires simultaneously gaining the trust of both the military and the political leadership across the alliance — and not taking sides.  Such a role is particularly challenging today given enduring…

Published on 19/09/2026 – 8:54 GMT+2 Bolivian lawmakers approved a $1.9 billion (€1.65bn) loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, delivering the conservative government a key victory in its efforts to ease the country’s deep economic crisis as unions threatened to renew protests. Just hours after Congress approved the loan, President Rodrigo Paz announced an immediate end to subsidies for the diesel powering Bolivia’s trucks, buses and tractors — a step towards meeting IMF demands. Gasoline, used mainly in private cars, would remain subsidised for now, though Paz had already scaled back that support in recent months. The…

Published on 19/09/2026 – 9:50 GMT+2•Updated 10:13 Ed Sheeran is set to resume his tour on Saturday, possibly solo, after all his supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opening-act Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments on-stage. It remains to be seen how Sheeran will handle the performance at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field given the departure of his opening acts and supporting band. Sheeran has performed much of his Loop Tour concerts solo, but he had been joined for several songs at each stop by the Irish folk band Beoga. Macklemore, Sheeran’s original US opener, had been replaced by…

Ein historisches Novum rückt in greifbare Nähe: Fliegt die CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern womöglich aus dem Landtag oder schrammt haarscharf daran vorbei? Während Manuela Schwesig auf einen Wahlsieg mit für die SPD triumphalen Werten zusteuern könnte, kämpfen die Christdemokraten an der Fünf-Prozent-Hürde und ums politische Überleben im Land. Gordon Repinski und Rasmus Buchsteiner analysieren, warum die Polarisierung die Parteien erdrückt und welche bundespolitischen Ambitionen die amtierende SPD-Ministerpräsidentin Schwesig hegt. Hinter den Kulissen in der Union brodelt derweil weiter die Kanzlertausch-Frage. Also geht es bei den beiden im Gespräch auch darum, wie zum Beispiel ein CSU-Kanzlernachfolger ein beispielloses Stühlerücken im Kabinett auslösen…

Taunted, scorned, belittled, pushed aside, ditched – it is fair to say that the European Union and Canada each know how the other feels. For the past 20 months, the two have been relentlessly subjected to Donald Trump’s threats, demands and commands. Their experiences have been nearly identical: punitive tariffs, annexationist attempts, regulatory intrusion, bitter recriminations, all amplified in scathing personal attacks splashed all over social media. The breakup has been painful, to say the least. After all, both the EU and Canada have long defined the United States as their closest ally, their main security provider, their trade partner…