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Published on 21/05/2026 – 10:00 GMT+2 Michael Bay, the filmmaker behind Pearl Harbor, Pain & Gain and the Transformers movies, is set to direct a film about Operation Epic Fury. The Universal Pictures film will be based on the true story of April’s rescue of two downed American pilots in Iran after their F-15E Strike Eagle was struck down during the US’ attack on the country. The news was reported by Deadline, whose sources told them that Bay will chronicle the extraordinary heroism of the two US airmen behind enemy lines. The film will be based on journalist Mitchell Zuckoff’s…
“Untreated, these infections can cause severe complications, such as chronic pain and infertility and, in the case of syphilis, problems with the heart or nervous system,” said Bruno Ciancio, an expert in transmitted and vaccine-preventable diseases at ECDC. Europe is struggling to bring sexually transmitted infections under control, with numbers rising over the last 10 years. This has been in part due to improvements in testing and surveillance, but also changes in sexual behaviors, with young people making more risky choices, such as not using condoms. The numbers also revealed that infections among men who have sex with men account…
By Nina Borowski with AFP Published on 21/05/2026 – 10:00 GMT+2 In France, the investigation into sexual violence at an after-school care centre in Paris is gathering pace. On Wednesday evening, 16 people who worked at the Saint Dominique state nursery school in the capital’s 7th arrondissement had their police custody extended. The suspects, aged between 18 and 68, are being questioned for offences ranging from rape to behaviour described as excessive or violent. In total, the Paris public prosecutor’s office is investigating possible violence in 84 nursery schools, around twenty elementary schools and around ten crèches. Since the beginning of 2026, 78…
The 700-kilogramme buffalo belongs to farmer Zia Uddin Mridha and gained popularity on social media because of its long blond hair, which many visitors compare to the hairstyle of US President Donald Trump. Families, influencers and curious residents have travelled to the farm throughout May to photograph the rare animal. Caretakers wash the buffalo four times a day and carefully brush its pale hair beneath its curved horns before visitors arrive. The owner says the animal has recently lost weight because of the constant crowds and attention, prompting the farm to restrict public access. Despite those measures, visitors continue to…
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By Euronews Published on 21/05/2026 – 9:29 GMT+2 An earthquake tremor was recorded on Thursday morning in the Campi Flegrei area of Naples. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reports that the epicentre of the 4.4-magnitude quake was located off the Gulf of Pozzuoli at a depth of 3 kilometres. The quake was felt throughout the Naples area. Many residents posted messages on social media to report the tremor. No damage to people or property has been reported so far. The municipalities of Pozzuoli, Bacoli and Quarto have decided to keep schools closed. The seismic zone in the Campi…
Video released by the office of Itamar Ben-Gvir showed detained Gaza flotilla activists handcuffed on the ground at Ashdod port in Israel on Wednesday. Images showed police officers dragging and restraining activists while Ben-Gvir walked among them carrying an Israeli flag and speaking to detainees. One activist shouting “Free Palestine” was seen being pushed to the ground by security personnel. Additional footage from Israel’s parliament later showed Ben-Gvir defending the treatment of the activists and criticizing calls for an apology over the incident.
“In my view, it’s a tactically astute move to bring Gerhard Schröder — who, after all, still enjoys considerable popularity in Germany — back into the picture, as if to say, ‘If you want, we can negotiate,’” said Georg Maier, the SPD interior minister of the eastern state of Thuringia. “It’s basically a lie, because if you actually wanted to negotiate, you wouldn’t need Gerhard Schröder for that. But of course, the impression meant to be created is that the [German] government wants this war and wants to sell weapons, wants to expand NATO’s influence — and this disinformation is…
Published on 21/05/2026 – 7:56 GMT+2•Updated 8:02 Also on today’s show hosted by Mared Gwyn: Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports on the political reactions to the drone incursion row. Interview with Henna Virkkunen, Commissioner responsible for tech sovereignty, security and democracy. Explainer by Jakub Janas: Why is German Chancellor Friedrich Merz increasingly disliked in Germany? Shona Murray reports on the gathering of NATO foreign ministers in Sweden today, where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected. We report on global reactions on a video from Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir showing him taunting handcuffed activists from the Gaza-bound aid…
Egypt is pressing Europe to share more of the cost of hosting what Cairo says are millions of refugees and migrants, as the EU weighs its dependence on a country it sees as a crucial buffer against irregular migration across the Mediterranean. The two sides are not short of bargaining chips over each other: Europe needs Egypt to keep irregular migration in check while Egypt needs European money to manage a refugee crisis it says is costing more than €8.5 billion a year, experts say. “Egypt’s leverage has clearly increased with the EU because EU governments are under domestic pressure…