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Cuba says some electricity was restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity. Energy minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country had 500 megawatts of energy in its electrical grid early on Saturday. He posted on X that “several substations in the west now have electricity.”O Levy also said two thermoelectric power plants are back and two more will resume their operations “in the next few hours.”In addition to the Antonio Guiteras plant, whose failure on Friday affected the entire national system, Cuba has several others and it…

The court’s rejection of detention was based on concerns about the safety of the migrants’ home countries — Bangladesh and Egypt. The court cited an Oct. 4 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Italian government on Friday vowed to push ahead with the program, saying it would appeal the court ruling. The detention centers, operational for just a week, received their first group of 16 migrants from Bangladesh and Egypt, who arrived on an Italian warship on Wednesday. Four other migrants had already been rejected by center staff — two due to vulnerability after health assessments…

Russia-fed misinformation has been stoking fears about Sandu’s potential reelection as well, claiming she’s preparing to drag the country to war with Transnistria, which is politically backed by Moscow. These misinformation efforts have also focused on tarnishing the EU’s reputation, claiming that membership will spread LGBTQ+ propaganda and lead to family separations. Despite Russia’s outside support for the opposition, however, Moldova’s pro-European forces are laying the groundwork for a successful close to their campaign. Sandu has actively promoted EU integration, holding large rallies in Chișinău and launching her reelection bid with a focus on EU aspirations. The country’s civil society…

A funeral home in Poland issued an unusual apology on Saturday after a corpse that it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic. Polish media reported that a man was driving down a street Friday in Stalowa Wola, a city in south-eastern Poland, when he first saw a sheet on his car window. When the sheet slid down, he saw a body lying on the road. For a moment the driver feared that he had hit the person.Local media published an image of the corpse lying on a white striped pedestrian crossing where it tumbled out of…

Both the Kremlin and Pyongyang deny they have engaged in military transfers. And NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday that he could not “confirm reports that North Koreans are actively now as soldiers engaged in the war effort.” But Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last summer signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty that commits both countries to provide military assistance to each other if either is attacked. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Friday that Pyongyang’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict would pose a “grave security threat” to the world.  “This is a huge threat of further…

A key element of Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ would be a formal invitation into NATO, which the West has been reluctant to consider until after the war ends. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the 2 1/2-year war with Russia, telling reporters in Kyiv on Saturday that he will work with Ukrainian officials to secure other nations’ backing for the proposal. Unveiled by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this week, Kyiv’s so-called “victory plan” hopes to compel Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine through negotiations.The proposal is being considered by Ukraine’s Western…

An Israeli airstrike Friday on a refugee camp in northern Gaza killed at least 33 people including 21 women, the BBC reported, citing the Gaza Strip’s Hamas-run health authorities. Qatar-based Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya reiterated the Palestinian group’s position that no hostages would be released “unless the aggression against our people in Gaza stops,” France24 reported.  Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Hamas was alive and will survive despite the death of Sinwar, Reuters reported. “His loss is undoubtedly painful for the Axis of Resistance, but this front did not cease advancing with the martyrdom of prominent figures,” Khamenei said. “Hamas…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy clarified that Ukraine is not pursuing nuclear weapons but stressed the need for NATO membership for security amidst Russian aggression. Apart from joining NATO, Ukraine’s only option would be nuclear weapons, Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the European Council earlier this week while discussing what needs to be done to protect the eastern European country still fending off Moscow’s invasion.“Who gave up nuclear weapons? All of them? … Ukraine. Who is fighting today? Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.As one can imagine, the statement had a ballistic impact. Later that day, in a meeting with NATO top chief Mark Rutte, Zelenskyy had to…

Isabelle Huppert was awarded the coveted Prix Lumière. Euronews Culture attended the ceremony, as well as her masterclass. Here are the 10 things we learned. To mark the 15th anniversary of the Lumière Film Festival, Isabelle Huppert was awarded the prestigious Prix Lumière at the traditional award ceremony, held last night at the Amphithéâtre 3000 in Lyon.With an audience including the likes of Alfonso Cuarón, Claire Denis, Noémie Merlant, Anthony Delon, James Franco, Emmanuelle Béart and Julien Clerc (who took to the stage to play his famous song ‘Ma Préférence’ in honour of the evening’s main star), Huppert came on…

The Austrian capital was voted “most liveable city in the world” by The Economist in part because of its public transport. Public transport is part of what makes Vienna “the most liveable city in the world”, but what makes mobility so good in the city?The city has a population of around two million and roughly half of them hold a transport pass, according to Josef Taucher, a Vienna city council member from the Social Democratic Party.“It is €1 per day, and this has been the case since 2012. And it has a massive impact on climate protection,” Taucher told Euronews…