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Fabien Roussel, the leader of the French communist party, criticized Rajoy’s statement, writing in a post on X: “They can’t help showing blatant racism to try to piss off our beautiful French team!” Pierre-Alexandre Anglade, a centrist MP who presides over the European affairs committee in the French National Assembly, called the remarks “a grave insult against our French team and against our country.” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) said: “It is shameful that Mariano Rajoy, who has been President of the Government of Spain, makes this type of statement.” Rajoy’s article also made a jab…
Footage from Buenos Aires, Argentina, filmed overnight on 11 and 12 July 2026, shows jubilant fans celebrating in the streets as Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 to reach the World Cup semifinals. For many fans, the victory followed a familiar pattern, with Argentina once again overcoming a difficult match before celebrating a place in the semi-finals. Supporters described the experience as tense but exhilarating. Alexis Mac Allister headed Argentina ahead in the 10th minute from a Lionel Messi corner in Kansas City, before Dan Ndoye equalised for ten-man Switzerland in the 67th minute after Breel Embolo was sent off. Julian Alvarez…
In football, there are winners and losers, and this time, the final score extended beyond the pitch, reaching the skies and across social media. Norwegian has been brought back down to earth after England’s 2-1 victory over Norway in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final. The final whistle didn’t just end the Scandinavian country’s World Cup dream, it also left Norwegian temporarily sporting British Airways’ logo after a pre-match wager that hasn’t quite gone to plan. Ahead of the match, the low-cost carrier challenged BA in a series of Instagram posts, taunting its rival to “risk its logo” and instead change…
Russia said a Ukrainian drone hit a tanker as it was entering the canal between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea on Sunday, as Kyiv intensifies its attacks on Russian fuel supplies. The governor of Russia’s Rostov region, Yury Slyusar, said on Telegram that a drone strike caused a fire on the vessel but that it had since been contained. The drone attack came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Kyiv would set up a new military unit instructed to make incursions deep in Russian territory to degrade Moscow’s fighting capabilities. Reports of fuel shortages in Russia have…
Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has sparked controversy after saying that France’s football team plays “without Frenchmen.” Rajoy made the comment in his latest World Cup column for El Debate, which he has been writing after each Spain match at the tournament. In his column, titled ‘”Hoy llegó el desquite,” or “today was the day for revenge” in English, Rajoy went over Spain’s 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Belgium and looked ahead to La Roja’s semifinal matchup against Didier Deschamps’ France side on Tuesday night at 9 pm CET. It was in that context that the former conservative prime minister,…
The IRGC warned that any further U.S. aggression would draw harsher retaliation, the semi-official Iranian news outlet Tasnim reported. The strikes came just hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart on Saturday to discuss “appropriate mechanisms for ensuring the safe passage of ships” in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s lead negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, on Sunday said: “The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking,” in a post on the social media platform X. On Saturday, Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei swore that Iran would…
By Peter Barabas & Euronews Doha, Euronews Dubai Published on 12/07/2026 – 6:42 GMT+2•Updated 10:02 Iran unleashed waves of major, simultaneous missile and drone attacks across the Gulf on Sunday morning, targeting Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait, and claiming further attacks in Jordan and Oman, following a new round of US airstrikes in Iran, in response to a new Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday night. Multiple loud booms shook Doha in two waves of Iranian attacks early Sunday, as Qatar’s air defence intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles above the capital, Euronews’ Qatar bureau journalists are…
In dieser Sonderfolge taucht Gordon Repinski tief in die US-Politik ein. Er spricht exklusiv mit Rahm Emanuel, dem ehemaligen Stabschef von Barack Obama und möglichen demokratischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten für 2028. Emanuel blickt auf den NATO-Gipfel und Donald Trumps sprunghafte Aussagen. Er versichert den starken Rückhalt der US-Bevölkerung für das Bündnis und fordert eine neue Strategie der kollektiven Abschreckung gegenüber einem „verwundeten“ Russland. Zudem spricht er über die explosive Lage im Nahen Osten und übt deutliche Kritik an Israels Premier Benjamin Netanjahu. Rahm Emanuel warnt, dass Israel durch eine rein militärische Strategie seinen globalen Rückhalt und den Status als „Startup-Nation“ verspiele. Ob…
Published on 12/07/2026 – 9:33 GMT+2•Updated 9:47 US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died following a “brief and sudden illness,” his office has announced. In a statement, it said Graham, 71, had died on Saturday evening. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” the statement added. The Senator, who represented the state of South Carolina, was elected to the United States Senate in 2002 after starting his career as a lawyer in the US Air Force. He had been serving as the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee up until…
Published on 12/07/2026 – 8:06 GMT+2 Thomas Tuchel’s England side are through to the World Cup semifinals following a 2-1 extra-time victory over Norway in Miami on Saturday. Norway took the lead late in the first half when what looked to be a cross from Andreas Schjelderup deceived Jordan Pickford, dipping over the England goalkeeper and flying in off the post. England responded quickly, however, with midfielder Jude Bellingham adding to his impressive goal tally for the tournament with a cool left-footed finish just before the interval. Tuchel made a number of changes at half-time, bringing off Noni Madueke and…