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By Euronews with AP Published on 20/07/2025 – 17:22 GMT+2 Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians. “I once again call for an immediate end to the barbarity of this war and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict,” the pontiff said at the end of his Sunday Angelus prayer from his summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo. Pope Leo also expressed his “deep sorrow” for the Israeli attack on the only catholic church in the Gaza strip on Thursday, which killed…
Sanseito ran an anti-immigration campaign under a “Japanese First” slogan. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told a press conference that he was “aware of [his] responsibility,” but said he planned to stay on as head of government. Ishiba is in talks with Washington in an attempt to avoid a 25 percent U.S. tariff scheduled to take effect Aug. 1. U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Japan for not importing more American rice despite a domestic shortage and for resisting calls to increase its spending on defense. Sunday’s electoral setback comes just a few months after the ruling coalition lost control of…
Where can we go to escape the heat? The concept of a “climate shelter” is becoming more popular as a solution. In a wave of intense heat, such as those experienced in Lisbon and other European cities in recent times, some places can offer relief and coolness for the population. These can be public parks and gardens, libraries, civic centres, museums, or schools, open during the day to receive people who are vulnerable to extreme temperatures. “The heat island effect is intensified in these heat waves and usually happens in cities,” says data scientist Manuel Banza. “This is because we…
The accusations reportedly prompted Schwab to step down from his role as chairman at the WEF — a non-profit best known for its annual gathering of global elites in Davos, Switzerland — after more than half a century at its helm. In April, the WEF confirmed the existence of the whistleblower letter — first reported by the Wall Street Journal — and said it had launched an internal investigation, while stressing that the misconduct allegations “remain unproven.” Schwab has denied the accusations and filed a criminal complaint against the whistleblowers. The WEF did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for…
PARIS – Une pétition lancée par une étudiante de 23 ans pour abroger une nouvelle loi sur l’agriculture a recueilli plus de 833 000 signatures, dépassant ainsi le seuil requis pour être débattue au Parlement français — une première dans l’histoire récente de la France. Le Parlement français a adopté au début du mois la proposition de loi écrite par Laurent Duplomb (LR) qui, selon ses partisans, faciliterait la vie des agriculteurs en réduisant les formalités administratives, mais aussi en autorisant temporairement l’utilisation de l’acétamipride, un insecticide interdit en France depuis 2018. Le texte a été soutenu par le gouvernement…
Platforms like Temu and Shein specialize in selling cheap products through small parcels — millions of which enter the EU each day. Earlier this month, a European Parliament report found that “most unsafe and illegal products” arriving in the EU came via such small parcels in online commerce, “in particular” through Chinese platforms. In October last year, the European Commission opened a formal investigation into Temu, with a preliminary analysis suggesting that the platform may have failed to crack down on noncompliant products. Brussels has also targeted Shein for alleged violations of consumer protection law involving fake discounts and misleading…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ignored calls from U.S. President Donald Trump to implement a ceasefire, while Kyiv has agreed to one on the condition that Russia stop its attacks on Ukraine. In the latest Russian attack, more than 300 strike drones and 30 missiles targeted Ukrainian cities Friday night and early Saturday, including the port city of Odessa, where one person was killed and six others injured, Zelenskyy said Saturday. Russia’s capital Moscow has been attacked by Ukrainian drones for several nights in a row, local officials and media reported. In his address late Saturday, Zelenskyy said he was…
It all started in 2014 when Dave Hakkens, then a student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released his design for a plastic recycling machine to the world for free. The aim was to make plastic recycling available to local communities at scale by lowering the technological threshold for success with easily replicable and repairable machines. That year, three people independently replicated Hakkens’ machine. Within a short time, the Precious Plastic project was born. ‘Teach a man to fish’ Everything the project makes – from machines, tutorials and tools to product designs – is shared freely online under open-source licenses, enabling…
The Trump administration imposed new restrictions Saturday on flights from Mexico and threatened to end a longstanding partnership between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico in response to limits the Mexican government placed on passenger and cargo flights into Mexico City several years ago. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Mexico’s actions to force arilines to move out of the main Benito Juarez International Airport to the newer Felipe Angeles International Airport 50 kilometers away violated a trade agreement between the two countries and gave domestic airlines an unfair advantage. “Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg deliberately allowed Mexico to break our bilateral…
The value of the European luxury goods market grew to almost €110 billion in 2024. “This is the result of several converging factors,” assesses Rafal Drzewiecki, TikTok’s Country Director for Central Europe, in an interview with Euronews. “The recovery of tourism after the pandemic, attractive exchange rates and the growing importance of emotional consumption. European luxury has become more accessible.” In his opinion, a generational change is playing a key role. New consumers of luxury no longer buy for prestige. They buy for themselves. This is borne out of the popularity of the hashtag #selfgifting, which has seen a 110%…