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Hungary’s former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó has resigned from his seat in parliament and taken an executive position with Chinese electric automaker BYD. Szijjártó, who served as Hungary’s top diplomat for nearly 12 years under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, wrote on Facebook that he had received “a highly prestigious offer” from the world’s top electric carmaker “to fill an international position”. “BYD is one of the greatest success stories in the automotive industry over the past 20 years,” Szijjártó wrote. “Starting today, I will continue to work as the executive responsible for the group’s external relations and the development…
In the north-eastern city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, six guided aerial bombs struck medical and civilian facilities, killing three people and wounding 17. Firefighters extinguished burning vehicles outside a medical centre while rescue teams evacuated survivors. Regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said one of the victims was so badly injured that they could not immediately be identified. Further south, three more people were killed when missiles and drones hit industrial infrastructure in Odesa, setting a warehouse on fire and damaging several lorries. Regional governor Oleh Kiper said the attack marked the fifth consecutive day of combined missile and…
LONDON — A man was arrested Tuesday after an alleged threat to Nigel Farage on social media that he would be shot in the head. In a statement, the Met Police said they arrested a man in his 20s “on suspicion of sending threatening communications to a Member of Parliament.” That man was released on bail Wednesday. A report in the Telegraph newspaper alleges the Reform UK leader was told: “I am going to shoot you in the head if you win.” Police said the arrest relates to a social media post reported to them on May 8. “After receiving the…
On 15 July, municipal teams used an excavator mounted on a barge to lift large mats of vegetation from the water near the Vittorio Emanuele I Bridge. The operation is aimed at keeping the river navigable and usable for recreation while limiting disruption on one of northern Italy’s most important waterways. Rowers continued training despite the dense patches covering parts of the river, while local rowing coach Roberto Romanini said shifting weather patterns were becoming increasingly visible and were making daily conditions more difficult for clubs that use the Po. Officials say the clean-up is also intended to reduce the…
A Canada-style ban would put a lot of pressure on online safety regulator Ofcom to assess whether platforms are safe for use, but a blanket ban would put a lot of pressure on the government to get the criteria right — a tall order, given how quickly technology, and the risks associated with it, evolve. There is support from influential campaign groups for the Canada model. In May, a coalition of civil society groups, including the pro-ban Smartphone Free Childhood and anti-ban Molly Rose Foundation, managed to unite around the principle that platforms should earn the right to offer their services to children by meeting strict safety standards. “In many ways, this is a more future-proof approach than simply banning…
By Greta Ruffino with AFP Published on 15/07/2026 – 16:42 GMT+2 Russia is planning attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic states or Poland, Lithuanian and Latvian presidents warned on Wednesday, citing intelligence reports. “We are talking about energy and transport infrastructur, facilities where damage could… disrupt the functioning of the entire energy system,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said at a joint press conference in Vilnius with his Latvian counterpart, Edgars Rinkevics. “This planning is taking place at the highest level, effectively in Moscow,” he added. Rinkevics warned that Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, all EU and NATO members, must be prepared for…
By Euronews Published on 15/07/2026 – 15:14 GMT+2•Updated 16:03 US President Donald Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should continue traffic stops after recent fatal shootings, appearing to contradict a new policy halting the practice. Trump wrote on his social media site early on Wednesday that ICE is “doing a GREAT job, one that has to be done.” The President says to remove criminals he says were let into the country under the previous Democratic administration “we must be strong, tough and smart and we CANNOT give up one of ICE’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC…
The U.S. State Department on Monday launched a funding scheme worth nearly $5 million “to strengthen and develop democratic resilience, rule of law, freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and the defense of human rights in Europe.” Beneficiaries should “address national sovereignty, migration, censorship, and lawfare challenges in line with shared political philosophy, law, and our common Western civilizational heritage,” the statement reads. The Financial Times was first to report the scheme, which could grant individual applicants up to $3 million. Although the call does not explicitly list political parties as potential beneficiaries, Merz pointed to the illegality…
The lifting of border controls between Spain and Gibraltar has closed “an open wound,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday as an agreement allowing free movement across the frontier came into force. Speaking at a ceremony marking the removal of the metal gates separating the Spanish town of La Línea de la Concepción from the tiny British territory, Sánchez said the end of routine border checks marked a historic moment. “For decades, the border fence was exactly that, an open wound for the thousands of workers who crossed every day,” the Socialist leader said. “Today, we are making…
Climate activists staged a striking protest outside Rome’s Colosseum on Wednesday, unveiling three melting ice sculptures symbolising a farmer, a cyclist and a construction worker to highlight the risks rising temperatures pose to outdoor labourers. Placards at the demonstration carried the message: “Fossil fuel corporations get rich, we melt.” Greenpeace Italy and the CGIL labour union staged the protest to highlight conditions faced by outdoor workers during heatwaves. Campaigner Simona Abbate called for a phase-out of fossil fuels and heavier taxes on oil and gas companies to fund climate adaptation, while CGIL’s Natale Di Cola said heatwaves were destroying jobs…