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Published on 17/06/2026 – 16:25 GMT+2 Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, the Royal palace has announced. Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed in 2018 with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis, a condition which causes lung scarring and difficulty breathing. “I have had occasional health challenges for a number of years, and now we know more about their underlying causes,” Mette-Marit said at the time, adding that the condition could affect her work schedule at times. Arnt Fiane, a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and a cardiothoracic surgeon, expressed…
Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defence at his state murder trial, claiming he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance when he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. That could mean less prison time if he’s convicted. A jury that accepts such a defence would be obliged to convict Mangione of manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, instead of murder, which could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. An emotional disturbance defence isn’t available in Mangione’s federal case, where he also faces a possible life sentence.…
Wadephul also echoed comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said at a summit of G7 leaders Tuesday that he could be ready to deploy fighter jets and frigates quickly, but that a request to do so must come not only from the U.S. but also from Iran and Oman. “Germany needs to know whether such a mission is even possible in that maritime area. That means the coastal states must give their consent,” he said. “So far, there has been at least some ambiguity on the Iranian side — even words of rejection. I don’t know if that’s the…
The United Kingdom’s Minister for EU relations, Nick Thomas-Symonds, said that his government is on course to sign a triple deal designed to bolster post-Brexit cooperation with the European bloc when both sides convene for a summit on 22 July. The deal would seek to slash barriers to agri-food trade by aligning sanitary and phytosanitary rules, bring the UK back into the EU’s internal electricity market and grant special visas to young Europeans and Brits under a youth experience scheme. “Of course, we will get moments of difficulty, as you always do in the final parts of the negotiations, but…
Iran’s hardline establishment is framing the US-Iran framework deal as proof that Tehran outlasted Washington rather than as a concession, even as questions persist over how much control the IRGC exercised over its terms. IRGC’s Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani made his first public appearance in months on Monday night to discuss the deal, telling Iranian state television that the Bab al-Mandeb Strait “is fully in the hands of the guys in Hezbollah, the (Houthis) in Yemen, and even some of the comrades and children of resistance who are not Yemeni.” The remark on Bab-al Mandeb — which links the…
Published on 17/06/2026 – 16:30 GMT+2 A floating bookshop has just dropped anchor in one of Paris’ most iconic spots – right at the foot of the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral – and its founders are calling it “the biggest book box in Paris.” The barge called Nanna, located on the Quai de Montebello, opened this month and will remain at the site for the next ten years. Visitors can browse a self-service collection of more than 5,000 works – organised by category, with a particular emphasis on women authors alongside French classics, world literature, poetry and drama – and borrow…
Orbán lost April’s election, but he remains the leader of the Fidesz party. Fidesz MEPs are part of the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament, alongside those of France’s National Rally, led by Jordan Bardella. “Our election defeat does not change the historically decisive fact that, in Europe, the patriotic political parties’ progress is continuing,” Orbán said, adding that the Patriots for Europe faction still has one representative in the European Council, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. “I am convinced this progress could only be stopped if the leadership of the EU could present some success.” EU leaders…
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Ladies and Gentlemen, when one is invited to speak at occasions like this, convention requires beginning with a familiar sentence: “It is a great pleasure and a distinct honour to join you this evening.” But I will not say it that way. Because I did not come here merely because this is an important gathering. I came because of a rather unusual convergence of three things: The city where we meet, the moment in which we meet,…
Government workers in different parts of Afghanistan have started switching off their smartphones, following an order imposed on Wednesday that reportedly came from the country’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. A letter announcing the ban on smartphones for all government employees started circulating on social media last week under the emblem of the Supreme Court. “All the heads of departments in their respective provinces are advised to inform their staff, higher-ranking or lower-ranking, that using smartphones is strictly banned effective 17 June,” the letter said. It referred to all employees of the military and civilian departments, mentioning that exemptions could only…
Clever, Denmark’s leading operator of EV charging stations, has scrapped the traditional management ladder altogether. There are no bosses, no middle managers and, since 2025, not even job titles that carry the word. From its headquarters in a converted industrial quarter of Copenhagen, the firm runs on self-managed teams in which every employee shares in decisions and owns the job of seeing them through. The architect of the experiment is co-founder Casper Kirketerp-Møller, who launched the business more than a decade ago with a handful of staff. Denmark and its Nordic neighbours have long prided themselves on egalitarian workplaces and…