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By Euronews Persian Published on 02/09/2026 – 14:37 GMT+2•Updated 14:42 The US dollar broke above 2.1 million Iranian rials on Tehran’s free market on Wednesday, setting a new record as the rial lost around 60% of its value against the dollar since the start of the Iranian calendar year in March — when the dollar traded at approximately 1.35 million rials. The rial’s slide has accelerated since the US reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports in July, following the collapse of a short-lived ceasefire. The euro hit an unprecedented 2.55 million rials, and the UK pound reached 2,976,000 rials. The…
Kurz vor der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt analysieren Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler, wie es AfD-Spitzenkandidat Ulrich Siegmund gelungen ist, einen regelrechten Gute-Laune-Wahlkampf zu inszenieren und dabei auch viele Nichtwähler zu mobilisieren. Trotz Umfragewerten um die 40 Prozent bleibt fraglich, ob es für seine einzige Option, eine absolute Mehrheit, tatsächlich reicht. Außerdem sprechen die beiden darüber, wie gleich vier Mitarbeiter der AfD-Landtagsfraktion um Siegmund früher in der inzwischen verbotenen Neonazi-Organisation „Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend“ aktiv waren, darunter auch Fraktionsgeschäftsführer Patrick Harr und Fraktionsjustiziar Laurens Nothdurft. Eine Distanzierung von dieser Vergangenheit gibt es weder von den Betroffenen noch von Siegmund selbst. Zum…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that incidents such as last month’s Russian drone sabotage in Germany had become the “new normal”, marking a further escalation of Russian activity on European Union soil. “Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia, but it is part of a broader pattern of increasingly dangerous incidents,” she said, alongside NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte at a press conference in Brussels. If the attack had succeeded, “this would have resulted in enormous damage, and possibly even loss of life.” “Europeans are faced with a hard truth,…
Published on 02/09/2026 – 5:52 GMT+2•Updated 6:43 Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled the city’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement. It was the second prosecution of Wong – a former student leader in the pro-democracy movement and one of its most recognisable faces – under the national security law introduced in 2020 to quell massive anti-government protests that rocked the city a year prior. Wong, 29, who wore a blue shirt, appeared thinner as he entered his plea.…
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for his first visit since 2016, as the two countries mark 70 years of diplomatic ties and push their relationship into new areas in what Beijing has described as a “comprehensive strategic partnership”. Since his last visit, some of Beijing’s megaprojects have become part of Egypt’s landscape. Chinese companies have helped build the central business district of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital. Built by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, it consists of 20 skyscrapers. At its centre stands the 385.8-metre Iconic Tower, Africa’s tallest building. A light rail system built with Chinese…
Can’t wait until 2027’s “eclipse of the century” for your next celestial adventure? DarkSky International has given its seal of approval to two resorts in Saudi Arabia which offer guests the perfect vantage point to gaze into the night skies. DarkSky, which champions efforts to tackle light pollution while promoting responsible outdoor lighting that is “beautiful, healthy and functional”, kickstarted its Approved Lodgings & Resorts certification programme in August. Based on a set criteria, the certification process assessed factors, including whether a facility is located in a region with an exceptional dark sky resource, as well as understood sensitive nighttime…
Slovenia’s parliament on Wednesday allowed prosecutors to pursue a criminal case against former Prime Minister Robert Golob over allegations that he improperly meddled in police staffing after taking office in 2022. All 75 lawmakers present — including Golob himself — voted against granting him parliamentary immunity, allowing proceedings to move forward. The decision was taken without debate or explanations of the voting. Golob had already told parliament he would not invoke immunity and wanted the case resolved as quickly as possible.
Spain’s interior minister has asked police to check a report that a government agency blamed Moroccan security forces for July’s mass entry of migrants to the enclave of Ceuta, ministry sources said on Wednesday. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday that Morocco was not responsible, instead accusing Israel, Russia and the far right of spreading disinformation about the mass entry of around 70,000 migrants into Ceuta. Sánchez told Cadena SER radio that “no intelligence service with which the Spanish government normally cooperates” had suggested “any involvement in one way or another of the Moroccan authorities.” But online newspaper…
Balloons floated above a schoolyard in Kyiv’s Obolon district on Tuesday as children arrived to mark the traditional start of the new school year. The celebration came hours after Russian ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital overnight, leaving parents and pupils tired but determined to continue with the ceremony. Their morning was soon interrupted when an air raid alert sounded. Families dispersed as distant explosions replaced music and children’s laughter. At Lyceum Obolon, principal Yevhen Poliakov had considered cancelling the event, knowing that repeated alerts could disrupt it. The school has a shelter, however, allowing pupils to reach safety quickly.…