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By Akis Tatsis & ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ Published on 21/07/2026 – 9:28 GMT+2 Two tourists were injured on Tuesday morning after a knife attack at the entrance to the Acropolis archaeological site, one of the busiest tourist spots in Athens. According to the Hellenic Police, the incident occurred at around 8.05am local time (7.05am CET), when a man attacked a couple of Greek-American tourists. The woman sustained a minor injury to her arm, while the man suffered a more serious wound to his leg. Officers from the DIAS motorcycle unit, who arrived immediately at the scene, bandaged the injured leg to stem the bleeding until…
A large fire broke out at a home improvement shopping centre in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, after a Russian drone strike. Video shows flames spreading across the site as firefighters work to bring the blaze under control. Emergency crews battled the fire for hours, with thick smoke rising above the building as they tackled the flames. Local media reported that rescue operations were complicated by the threat of further drone attacks in the area. The strike comes as Sumy, located close to the Russian border, continues to face attacks amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
Researchers have found a strange but effective way to stop an AI hacking agent in its tracks by using the exact trick that hackers already use against AI systems. Crucially, it uses built-in safety levers or no-go topics that the world’s major AI systems rely on, such as Claude stopping queries that relate to the creation of biological weapons or Chinese-built AI models ignoring sensitive political subjects like Tiananmen Square, to shut down an AI cybersecurity attack. Race against the machine The technique comes from Tracebit, a London-based security firm and builds on a study the company published in May.…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 8:03 GMT+2•Updated 8:42 On today’s show: Spanish football journalists Jorge López-Torrecilla and Pablo Montaño join us to discuss Spain’s World Cup success and why the team is cementing their place as a dominant force in world football as the country celebrated the title last night in Madrid. Euronews’ Sonja Issel reports on a potential Germany’s government reshuffle as Chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks to fill the vacancy left by his centre-right CDU party’s parliamentary leader Jens Spahn. Euronews’ Mared Gwyn speaks to Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics about the UK’s new prime minister,…
Spain’s World Cup-winning football team received a rapturous welcome as an open-top bus parade wound its way through central Madrid on Monday. Fans packed the streets, waving Spanish flags and cheering as the players travelled from near Moncloa Palace to Cibeles Square after Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final. Supporters lined the route hours before the team arrived. Many wore Spain shirts, while others held homemade signs, including a poster featuring a long-haired cat in tribute to defender Marc Cucurella. The players waved to the crowd from the bus as chants echoed through the capital. Fans…
As travellers look beyond Europe’s busiest beach destinations, a new wave of lesser-known islands are having a moment. From the golden sands of Porto Santo near Madeira to the foodie favourite of Syros in Greece and Norway’s dramatic Lofoten Islands, these under-the-radar escapes are seeing a surge in popularity as holidaymakers swap overcrowded hotspots for somewhere a little more authentic. Online travel agency Expedia has released its 2026 Island Hot List, which reveals the best up-and-coming islands to know now. Expedia’s research revealed that island-based holidays are getting ever more popular, with online searches for them rising an average of…
Merz’s bet is to beef up his ratings — and prevent the far right from coming to power — by bringing much-needed reforms, for example to the pension system, through parliament this fall. In doing so, he would show voters that the political center is indeed the only viable option to get things done, or at least that’s how the thinking goes in the government. But many of those proposals will also be painful for centrist voters, and significant persuasion will still be needed to win over enough members of Merz’s razor-thin parliamentary majority of just 12 seats to approve…
Montenegro is expected to set a precedent for how the expansion of the EU will be financed in the near future, introducing yet another complication to the complex discussion of the bloc’s next long-term budget. Last month, the European Commission presented the financial package for Montenegro’s accession, the most advanced process of all the current candidate countries for EU membership. The economic cost of the Western Balkan country, which has a population of around 626,000, was estimated at €3.2 billion – less than €1 per EU taxpayer, or, as Commission officials put it, less than the price of a coffee.…
It is precisely this lesser-known side of the city that the Avani Rio Novo Venice hotel wants to showcase. To do so, it has opted for more than just accommodation: a programme of activities designed to help its guests discover Venice as if they were locals. The programme includes activities as varied as sunrise running sessions, Venetian mask workshops, glass-making courses in Murano, hands-on experiences working with traditional lagoon wood and Italian cooking classes. They all share the same goal: allowing visitors to connect with the city in a deeper, more authentic way. Becoming Venetian for a day “We want…
Psychische Erkrankungen sind die häufigste Ursache für Krankschreibungen, doch die GKV-Reform bremst Psychotherapeuten künftig durch feste Budgets aus. POLITICO-Gesundheitsexperte Louis Westendarp erklärt, warum Patienten droht, noch länger auf freie Behandlungsplätze zu warten. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview übt die grüne Gesundheitspolitikerin und Ärztin Paula Piechotta Kritik an den Einsparungen. Sie fordert, Einsparpotenziale lieber bei den stark gestiegenen Pharmakosten anzusetzen statt bei der psychischen Gesundheit. Neuer Wind in Downing Street No. 10. Nach dem Wechsel an der Regierungsspitze übernimmt Andy Burnham das Amt des britischen Premierministers. Anne McElvoy analysiert aus London seinen Fokus auf das Inland und wie er sich zu Donald Trump positionieren…