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Cases involving psychological suffering alone were excluded from the French bill. For patient requests that are deemed eligible, a lethal injection will either be self-administered by the patient or administered by a medical professional if the patient is unable to do so. Health professionals will be allowed to refuse to administer the injection if they are morally opposed to the procedure but will be required to refer the patient to someone else who can provide the service. In a statement released on Tuesday, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, a former conservative who is now allied with centrist President Emmanuel Macron,…
Updated: 15/07/2026 – 20:51 GMT+2 Scientists are using instruments to record data on temperatures, sunlight, rainfall, wind and soil heat to create observations in order to forecast heatwaves. While also helping to predict future extreme weather as hot temperatures become more common. … More
Published on 15/07/2026 – 10:35 GMT+2 One person has been killed and three others are missing after a boat carrying 20 people sank near Alcatraz, the former prison and tourist site in San Francisco Bay, US officials said late on Tuesday. Helicopters, planes and rescue boats operated by local fire and police teams were working alongside US Coast Guard to find those who are missing. Fire Chief Dean Crispen said rescuers first responded to a report of “a boat on fire, 600 yards (548 metres) off Alcatraz” Island around 3:35 pm, according to a short Instagram video posted by San…
Without another extension next week, the cap will automatically bounce higher because oil prices have risen due to the war in Iran — handing Russian President Vladimir Putin a windfall. The European Commission is legally obliged to recalculate the price ceiling after July 15 but the new cap would become effective only on Aug. 1, giving the executive some leeway. It was the third day in a row that EU ministers or ambassadors had met, only to fail to agree on a 21st round of sanctions over Russia’s four-year war of aggression against Ukraine. The EU is struggling to maintain unity…
La Roja rises again: But first, Spain has knocked favourites France out of the FIFA World Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory in Dallas, Texas last night. The Spanish side will now face either Argentina or England in the final on Sunday. If you missed it, Christina Thykjaer has this post-match review from Madrid. Just in: Cyprus’ EU affairs minister Marilena Raouna has just weighed in on the dispute over the EU’s naming of Raffaele Fitto as special representative for Cyprus, an appointment which has been rejected by the Turkish Cypriot administration in the occupied north. “Reunifying the last divided…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 19:43 GMT+2 World leaders continued to arrive in Doha on Wednesday as Qatar observed the third day of national mourning for Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who ruled the country from 1995 to 2013 and is widely credited with transforming Qatar from a small Gulf emirate into a global power in energy, diplomacy and media. Senior leaders from Europe and the Middle East travelled to the capital to offer condolences to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Among those expected in Doha is Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, whose visit comes as tensions between…
Pourquoi les Ecologistes ont-ils autant de mal à peser dans le débat politique dans un contexte où il pourrait en tirer profit ? Au-delà de l’enlisement des discussions stratégiques à gauche, le sujet de l’adaptation pour faire face aux canicules a placé le parti, qui mettait auparavant davantage l’accent sur l’atténuation au changement climatique, sur la défensive. Anthony Lattier en discute avec Alexandre Léchenet et Arthur Nazaret, journalistes au service “Energie et climat” de POLITICO, dans le podcast Playbook Paris.
Hungary’s former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó has resigned from his seat in parliament and taken an executive position with Chinese electric automaker BYD. Szijjártó, who served as Hungary’s top diplomat for nearly 12 years under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, wrote on Facebook that he had received “a highly prestigious offer” from the world’s top electric carmaker “to fill an international position”. “BYD is one of the greatest success stories in the automotive industry over the past 20 years,” Szijjártó wrote. “Starting today, I will continue to work as the executive responsible for the group’s external relations and the development…
In the north-eastern city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, six guided aerial bombs struck medical and civilian facilities, killing three people and wounding 17. Firefighters extinguished burning vehicles outside a medical centre while rescue teams evacuated survivors. Regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said one of the victims was so badly injured that they could not immediately be identified. Further south, three more people were killed when missiles and drones hit industrial infrastructure in Odesa, setting a warehouse on fire and damaging several lorries. Regional governor Oleh Kiper said the attack marked the fifth consecutive day of combined missile and…
LONDON — A man was arrested Tuesday after an alleged threat to Nigel Farage on social media that he would be shot in the head. In a statement, the Met Police said they arrested a man in his 20s “on suspicion of sending threatening communications to a Member of Parliament.” That man was released on bail Wednesday. A report in the Telegraph newspaper alleges the Reform UK leader was told: “I am going to shoot you in the head if you win.” Police said the arrest relates to a social media post reported to them on May 8. “After receiving the…