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If the European Union wants to remain a key player in wind power production, member states need to follow Germany’s example, a major leader in the continent’s wind industry said in an exclusive interview with Euronews. Former Belgian energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten, who was recently appointed CEO of WindEurope, the wind energy industry trade body in the EU, explained to Euronews that the industry is still facing significant challenges expediting permits to unlock wind power projects in some EU countries, a problem that undermines the bloc’s overall climate goals. Van der Straeten pointed to Germany as “the perfect…
2026 will be “a year of challenges” for national defence, French President Emmanuel Macron told armed forces on Thursday at the Istres Air Base in southern France, against a backdrop of escalating international tensions. Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, tensions are escalating amid violent protests in Iran, and a new source of concern has emerged with US President Donald Trump’s expressed interest in taking over Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Paris has viewed this development as strategically sensitive, given the Arctic region’s growing geopolitical importance. “We are ready,” Macron declared. “This decade of French rearmament is…
Long is a former Republican congressman from Missouri whom Trump nominated to become the new U.S. envoy to Iceland, replacing Carrin Patman. In the wake of Long’s reported comments, Icelanders launched a petition urging Foreign Minister Katrín Gunnarsdóttir to reject him as ambassador. It currently has 2,000 signatures. “These words of Billy Long, who Donald Trump has nominated as ambassador to Iceland, may have been said in half-hearted terms, but they are insulting to Iceland and Icelanders, who have had to fight for their freedom and have always been a friend of the United States,” the petition says. “We want Þorgerður…
Russia remained largely silent for almost two weeks after mass protests erupted in Iran, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying Thursday that “no third party can alter the fundamental nature of relations” between the two countries. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the situation in Iran — which has been steadily escalating for nearly 20 days — for the first time on Tuesday, blaming what she called the West’s “illegal sanctions pressure” which, in her words, “creates economic and social problems.” She stated “public tension” is being used “to destabilise and destroy the Iranian state.” Zakharova also repeated…
By Theo Farrant & AP Published on 15/01/2026 – 13:41 GMT+1 An astronaut in need of medical care has returned to Earth alongside three crewmates, cutting their space station mission short by over a month in NASA’s first-ever medical evacuation. The SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific near San Diego in the middle of the night (on Thursday 15 January), less than 11 hours after undocking from the International Space Station. “It’s so good to be home,” said NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, the capsule commander, as the crew emerged one by one onto the recovery ship. The returning astronauts include Cardman…
Kosogov is a co-founder of LetterOne, Remedica’s parent company. Two other Russian businessmen at LetterOne have already been sanctioned: Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, also co-founders, were sanctioned by the EU and U.K. in March 2022. “Remedica has not engaged in any discussions with the Cypriot government regarding concerns about EU sanctions related to individuals associated with LetterOne,” the generics firm said, adding: “Neither LetterOne nor Remedica have made any political donations to President Christodoulides’ administration.” The government has denied the allegations made in the video and calls it “hybrid activity” aimed at harming “the image of the government and the country.” Investigators…
A pro-Russian Telegram channel is sharing fake, doctored Euronews clips, some that include AI-generated voiceovers based on the voices of real Euronews reporters, to spread negative narratives about Ukrainian refugees in Europe. One clip focuses on the tragic fire in Crans-Montana, which blames a Ukrainian refugee for the blaze, despite no evidence to support this claim. The video adds approximately 15 seconds to a real Euronews report on the fire. It includes footage taken from social media that shows the blaze spreading and adds fake captions in Euronews’ style. Whilst the authentic clip starts narrating that a preliminary investigation revealed…
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will present fresh sanctions against Iran to member states as early as today to punish Tehran for its violent crackdown on protesters, two diplomats familiar with the discussion told Euronews. The proposed measures would fall under the EU’s human rights sanctions regime against Iran and would add to a wide range of travel bans and asset freezes already in place. At the start of the week, Kallas signalled that she was prepared to pursue fresh sanctions in response to the crackdown, which has claimed thousands of lives since protests began nearly two…
By Euronews with Africanews Published on 15/01/2026 – 13:47 GMT+1 Youssef El-Nesyri scored the winning penalty, and Yassine” Bono” Bounou saved two as Morocco advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 4-2 win on penalties over Nigeria on Wednesday. Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved one but was beaten by Bono in the shootout after the teams drew 0-0 with extra time in front of 65,458 mostly Moroccan supporters in Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. With the first semi-final completed, the country quickly turned its attention to the second: Morocco against Nigeria in Rabat, over in Casablanca, the Royal Air Maroc…
The Tory leader said she was presented with “clear, irrefutable evidence” her former shadow justice secretary is planning to leave her party. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech