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By Euronews Persian Published on 15/07/2026 – 11:03 GMT+2 Iran executed a man convicted of setting fire to a government building during the January 2026 protests, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of executions linked to the wave of unrest that left thousands dead. Mohammad Amini Dehaghani was hanged after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, Mizan said, stating that all legal procedures had been completed and that his trial was held in the presence of a lawyer. No details were given about when he was arrested, when the death sentence was…
China’s economy slowed sharply to 4.3% year-on-year growth in the April-June quarter, the government said Wednesday, the weakest pace in over three years. The official data fell short of forecasts and was well below the economy’s strong 5% growth pace in January-March, despite a surge in exports, driven in part by the artificial intelligence boom and robust global demand for Chinese electric vehicles. “This was the slowest growth in any quarter since the lockdown-impacted fourth quarter of 2022,” said Lynn Song, chief economist for Greater China at ING Bank, in a note. China has largely shrugged off the wider economic…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 10:09 GMT+2 So long France, welcome celebrity cameos. While Les Bleus won’t be gracing the pitch on 19 July, an impressive array of stars will be present at the World Cup halftime show. We already reported that Madonna, BTS, Shakira, Justin Bieber and some other muppets will be performing for the first ever World Cup final halftime show, but now FIFA are doubling down in a bid to turn the Americanized mega-event even more mega. Tom Cruise has been booked for a “special appearance”, following his infamous show at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris…
Labour’s Neil Kinnock wasn’t up for pleasantries either. He asked Thatcher why those competing for her job were “wriggling around trying to find a way out of the poll tax trap.” Britain’s first female PM, correcting herself, said she thought “they were keeping the poll … the community charge.” John Major abolished it the following year. June 27, 2007: Blair was the future once Tory leader David Cameron opted to keep things friendly for Tony Blair’s finale, following up questions on flooding and the Middle East with congratulations for his 10 years in office and “considerable achievements to his credit.”…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 9:30 GMT+2 The number of Europeans is currently on the rise. As of January 2026, the EU’s population was estimated to have grown by 706,000 inhabitants since last year, reaching a total of 452 million, according to the latest data from Eurostat. This was the fifth consecutive year of population growth in the EU, following a drop in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bloc’s population is also 8 million higher than in 2016. This figure doubles if we zoom out to see how it’s changed over the past two decades. When looking at an even…
It’s Sir Keir Starmer’s final PMQs, so Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy wonder if he will get a softer side of Kemi Badenoch in the chamber today. But, as Starmer picks up his engraved carriage clock gift from cabinet, there’s a shift in the chat about who Andy Burnham’s neighbour at Number 11 might be. Have Team Burnham gone off the idea of Ed Miliband as chancellor because of soft left optics? And who else is in the frame?
Updated: 15/07/2026 – 9:20 GMT+2 Conflict in Lebanon has “hit humanitarian operations” worldwide, says WFP Executive Director Carl Skau. “In the poorest countries, people are now eating less” as rising costs have reduced aid deliveries and disrupted supply chains. … More
Published on 15/07/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2 Sudan’s warring factions are profiting from control over the country’s resources, with the “war economy” helping to sustain the conflict, the United Nations said on Wednesday. To fund the growing cost of military operations, the warring parties rely on controlling and exploiting territory, trade routes and commodities, contributing to a conflict that has become “increasingly self-perpetuating,” the UN human rights office OHCHR said. The war between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in April 2023. It has killed 200,000 people by some estimates and displaced upwards of 11 million,…
Hunters account for less than 1 percent of Italy’s population, and polls suggest around eight in 10 Italians regard hunting as dangerous or unethical. The government’s determination to push ahead with the reform regardless has drawn attention as a potential play to woo conservative voters — particularly with Meloni now facing pressure from a new nationalist movement belonging to retired General Roberto Vannacci. “We considered it essential to revise legislation that is more than 30 years old and adapt it to an environmental and hunting context that has changed considerably,” Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Luca De Carlo told POLITICO, rejecting…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2 Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports from Kyiv on Ukraine’s government reshuffle, the political implications of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s reset and the country’s efforts to strengthen its air defences amid intensified Russian attacks.Jorge Liboreiro reports from Kyiv as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prepares to announce a new support package for Ukraine, including fresh funding, progress on EU accession and a new agreement on drone production.World Food Programme Executive Director Carl Skau joins Europe Today to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and how the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are threatening…