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Published on 27/08/2026 – 16:22 GMT+2•Updated 16:53 UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. UEFA said on Thursday it filed documents in a Manhattan court requesting discovery of potential evidence from the New York investment fund, Thrive Capital Management, founded by Joshua Kushner. Thrive and Kushner were to be the anchor investors intending to pay FIFA $4.2 billion (€3.6 billion) for a 20% stake in a subsidiary that would run the soccer body’s commercial events, including…

Nuwakot district in central Nepal is facing widespread destruction after catastrophic flash floods and landslides swept through the region on 26 August, following the glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border a day before. Communities along the Trishuli River basin, including Bidur, Devighat and Trishuli Bazaar, were hit by torrents of mud and debris. Images from the area show buildings partly buried, vehicles submerged in sludge and major infrastructure badly damaged. Nuwakot is among the worst-affected districts, alongside neighbouring Rasuwa, with hundreds of residents, tourists and security personnel still unaccounted for as rescue operations continue. The Nepal Army has deployed MI-17…

Published on 27/08/2026 – 20:18 GMT+2 Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones on Thursday, the latest in a series of increasingly frequent daytime assaults, killing one person and wounding many more, authorities said. More than four years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has recently intensified its attacks on cities, including during the day. A Russian drone attack on a shopping centre in Kharkiv killed one person and wounded others, local prosecutors said. The regional governor, Oleg Synegoubov, posted photos on Telegram showing the charred interior of a department store, with part of a roof and a wall torn…

Euronews speaks to Rhine Group’s Executive Director Luis Garicano about the group’s mission, members and why now, as calls grow for the European Commission to implement the Draghi Report faster. The launch of the platform also marks the return of the former ECB central banker to the forefront of Europe’s economic debate. Garicano tells Euronews the goal remains the same: to stop a trajectory of slow decline. “We want Europe to be an innovation superpower.”

Mélenchon said that if elected, France would “disobey” EU rules on trade and economic policy. He also doubled down on his calls to rewrite the treaties that underpin the bloc. The famously Euroskeptic Le Pen, who previously wanted France to leave the EU, said as president she would slash Paris’ contribution to Brussels by €5 billion. Le Pen’s economic plan takes shape A burning question heading into the campaign season has been the extent to which Le Pen and her far-right party, the National Rally, would tweak its populist economic platform to broaden its appeal to a wider base of…

Published on 27/08/2026 – 22:25 GMT+2 Switzerland announced its intention to build a military drone battalion on Thursday, amid a rearmament trend across Europe. “From 2028, the army will deploy its own drone battalion for reconnaissance, operations and defence,” the defence ministry said in a statement. The battalion will be backed up by a specialised recruitment and training programme. The ministry outlined plans for a civilian-military centre for drones and robotics, consisting of a tech hub and a military command. “New solutions are to be jointly developed, tested and quickly made usable for military use,” it said. The defence ministry…

Rescue teams waded through mud on Thursday searching for more than 1,400 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, as the death toll rose again to 392, with entire villages swept away. Experts warned of the risk of further floods a day after the devastating tsunami-like wall of freezing water and mud wiped out towns under a torrent of sludge, engulfing homes, smashing bridges and dams and sweeping vehicles away like toys. Many of the missing are foreign tourists, including trekkers in the Himalayan nation, as well as scores of Hindu pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred snow-capped…

Alors que le doute planait encore avant le départ en vacances de la candidate du RN sur la réforme qu’elle défendrait — Jordan Bardella, lui, avait fait miroiter une proposition de réforme sans âge légal de départ, dans le cas où il aurait porté les couleurs du parti —, la quadruple candidate à l’élection suprême a répété qu’elle défendrait le principe d’un retour à un âge légal de 60 à 62 ans suivant l’âge de l’entrée sur le marché du travail. Elle a dit “assumer” le coût supposé d’une telle réforme — 9 milliards d’euros par an, selon elle —,…

Protests over security in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta escalated into clashes between locals and police on Thursday, a month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco. Police charged protesters at a beach after a group of demonstrators moved into the area where migrants have been sleeping, with some belongings set on fire during the disturbances, images broadcast on Spanish public television showed. Earlier on Thursday, dozens of protesters staged a sit-in to temporarily prevent Red Cross vehicles from reaching the beach to distribute food to hundreds of migrants staying in the area. Demonstrators, many waving Spanish flags,…

Surveillance footage posted on Chinese social media shows a wall of mud and debris rushing towards the port, with people running as parked vehicles were surrounded by floodwater. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the disaster on the Nepalese side had caused major casualties and left people missing at the port. The footage, which was later removed from Chinese platforms, was verified by AFP using satellite and street-view data. The flooding came as rescue teams searched across Nepal and Tibet after a disaster along the border. On 27 August, Nepalese authorities said at least 270 people had died and 823 remained…