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The Kremlin has long complained of Ukraine’s deepening ties with Western powers — along with discussions around joining NATO — citing it as part of their initial justification for starting Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. “This is a recognition of the determination, courage and hard work shown by both countries in advancing reforms, even in the face of immense challenges,” von der Leyen said in a statement. “And a signal that the EU’s offer of peace, stability and opportunity is unmatchable.” Throughout the all-out war that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched against Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
As the World Cup kicks off, cardiologists are warning fans with pre-existing heart conditions that the emotional intensity of matches can put a serious strain on the cardiovascular system. “Intense emotions, whether positive or negative, can act as ‘precipitating risk factors’ for cardiovascular events such as heart attack,” cardiologist and European Heart Network board member Paola Santalucia told Euronews Health. Strong emotional excitement, like feeling fervent about your national team making it to the next round or a nail-bitingly intense penalty shootout, could be dangerous for people with pre-existing heart disease, Santalucia said. Those affected by other risk factors such…
What do the Louvre jewellery heist and the theft of heritage copies of 19th-century Russian authors from several prestigious libraries in Paris and Lyon have in common? In both cases, the haul has yet to be found. But in the case of the books, the courts have only just delivered their verdict. Six Georgians have been sentenced in Paris to terms ranging from an 18-month suspended sentence to seven years in prison for the theft of Russian literary classics. Among the items stolen were works by Alexander Pushkin, including a first edition of “Boris Godunov” (1825), as well as texts…
The company claimed the U.S. government imposed export controls out of concerns that some of the models’ built-in safeguards could be bypassed, a process known as “jailbreaking.” “To date, the government has only given us verbal evidence of a potential narrow, non-universal jailbreak,” the company said. It added that it disagreed “that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model.” In early April, Anthropic announced it had granted a limited set of trusted tech and cyber firms access to Mythos Preview through the Glasswing project to help them boost cyber defenses. The decision…
Published on 13/06/2026 – 10:51 GMT+2 The picture was taken by Emilio Morenatti, an AP photographer and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, during the popemobile tour through Barcelona last Tuesday. In the image at the top of this article, Pope Leo XIV gazes intently at a boy and holds both his hands as the two smile. Morenatti later said the photograph was only possible because he broke with the routine photographers usually follow at this kind of event. ‘Covering a papal visit is often frustrating, because we are confined to fixed positions with little freedom to look for other angles,’ he…
Kaja Kallas has been caught in a political whirlwind after an informal document linked to the French government floated several ideas to drastically revamp her position of High Representative, the European Union’s foreign policy chief. The paper pitches three options, one of which would strengthen her portfolio and expand her competencies into trade and economic development. The other two options, however, would severely weaken her role by shifting powers either to the European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, or to the member states. Amid the damaging headlines, Kallas opened the door for a fresh debate but made it…
Published on 13/06/2026 – 9:33 GMT+2 The United States kicked off their World Cup campaign with a dominant 4-1 win against Paraguay in Los Angeles on Friday, setting the tone for Group D. Goals from Giovanni Reyna and Folarin Balogun, alongside a little help from a Paraguay own goal, proved too much for the South American side, as ex-Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino’s team romped home to victory. Despite the immense pressure of the occasion, the US side were superb in the opening 45 minutes, before a classy outside-of-the-boot finish sealed the win late in the game. It was an…
Published on 13/06/2026 – 7:35 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump said US forces carried out an operation to eliminate the leader of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, which he called “one of the most bloodthirsty terrorist organizations on planet Earth”. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the United States Southern Command had conducted a “swift and lethal kinetic strike” to take out Hector Guerrero Flores, the gang’s leader and cofounder, who is also known as Niño Guerrero. Trump’s post included a short, unclassified video showing a building with a green roof exploding. Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary…
Long before Spain lifted the Women’s World Cup, or stadiums began to fill up to watch women playing football**,** there was already a Spanish women’s team playing international matches without the support of the federation. In the early 1970s, a group of footballers travelled around the country promoting a sport that was still viewed with suspicion under the Franco dictatorship. That team went on to face Portugal and Italy and had a captain who would become one of the greatest legends of Spanish women’s football: Concepción Sánchez Freire, better known as Conchi Amancio. Regarded as the first Spanish female professional…
By euronews Published on 13/06/2026 – 6:30 GMT+2 A giant hydrogen-powered engine has successfully generated electricity for Spain’s national grid in what its manufacturer says is a world first for large-scale power generation. The technology was developed by Finnish energy company Wärtsilä and tested at its facility in northern Spain. The engine runs entirely on hydrogen and is designed to help solve one of renewable energy’s biggest challenges: providing electricity when wind and solar power are not generating enough energy. Company officials say hydrogen-powered engines could help balance future power grids without producing carbon emissions. Unlike hydrogen fuel cells, the system…