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Published on 25/09/2026 – 18:49 GMT+2 A theatrical monologue about murdered Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas at the European Parliament. Actress Dora Chrysikou portrays a young woman who was an eyewitness to a far-right crime. The performance unfolds the story of the murder of Fyssas, while also taking us into the Golden Dawn trial. Maria Louka wrote the text, which is based on real witness statements. Korais Damatis directed the piece. PASOK MEP Nikolas Farantouris was behind the invitation to the European Parliament in Brussels: “No to the far-right agenda. We must not subscribe to the agenda of fear. We have…
Pope Leo XIV warned against the dangers of artificial intelligence on Friday, stating that new technologies must “remain at the service of the human person”, rather than becoming “yet another instrument of domination and injustice.” Speaking at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris as part of his four-day trip to France, the pontiff declared that AI risks impoverishing human “ideas and relationships” through a “process of dehumanisation”, while also criticising the ever-growing emphasis on productivity in modern societies. Delivering his speech in both French and English, he argued that judging people according to the “criterion of efficiency” risked undermining respect for human…
By Peter Barabas & Euronews Farsi Published on 25/09/2026 – 19:33 GMT+2 Iran has sent a new proposal to Washington that it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the US lifted its naval blockade, waived oil sanctions and observed a ceasefire that includes Lebanon, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told a private gathering on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. According to participants at the UNGA gathering, Araghchi said the proposal, which was given to the US through intermediaries, presents a seven-day roadmap to…
Published on 25/09/2026 – 14:53 GMT+2•Updated 15:19 European Union countries have agreed to release a €6.6 billion programme of military aid for Ukraine that had stalled since spring 2023, when Hungary imposed a controversial veto that paralysed the initiative. The agreement at the political level was reached on Friday during a meeting of the Political and Security Committee in Brussels. “That’s good news for Ukraine and bad news for Russia,” High Representative Kaja Kallas wrote on social media, announcing the news. “Moscow’s hybrid attacks try to intimidate Europe into scaling back its support for Ukraine. Europe is doing the opposite.”…
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“There are only three European political families represented at all three levels [of theEU],” the advisory committee wrote in a report, adding that the PES has “prime ministers, the President of the European Council, European Commissioners, and leaders of national parties.” “The Greens … have fewer ministers, no members of the European Commission, and noheads of government; consequently, their preliminary consultations carry less weight,” the report went on. PRO leader Jesse Klaver joined a PES meeting ahead of the European Council summit in June, alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. What about the MEPs?…
By Laure Valentin Published on 25/09/2026 – 17:40 GMT+2 French President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting withPope Leo XIV gave the French leader an opportunity to revisit the fundamental principles that shape dialogue between the state and religions, while addressing the upheavals confronting contemporary societies. In his speech, Macron placed the encounter within the framework of the traditional dialogue between France and the Holy See, while recalling the principles of the Republic. The French president placed particular emphasis on secularism, presented not as a way of distancing society from religion, but as the framework that guarantees freedom of conscience and enables everyone to…
Published on 25/09/2026 – 18:12 GMT+2 China’s president Xi Jinping was wrapping up his much-anticipated state visit to the United States on Friday, with details of his talks with US president Donald Trump still to emerge on the thorny issues that define what Xi called as the “healthy competition” between the two global powers. The two leaders met behind closed doors for 90 minutes on Thursday, when they discussed issues such as the Middle East, Ukraine and the Korean Peninsula, according to the official Chinese government readout of the meeting. The White House has not provided any information about the…
Published on 25/09/2026 – 16:40 GMT+2•Updated 16:53 The Dominican Republic’s National Police has identified the four suspects in the attack on the home of merengue singer Gilberto Julián Sarante, known as Julián Oro Duro, in which his wife, 60-year-old Zeneida Socorro Castillo, was killed and the singer was seriously injured. All four suspects are already in custody. Those arrested are Phillips Michael Tejeda Vásquez; Juan Carlos Hernández García, known as Peña; Kevin Dariel Germán Troncoso, known as Yandel, 23; and Lawrence Mark Liranzo Marcos, known as Chiquito, 18. The latter was detained after an active search by the police. According…
That means if the U.S. refuses to be brought to the table on AI, the U.K. could turn increasingly to China as the next largest global power. The U.K and China already have ties on AI, said Isabella Wilkinson, Senior Research Fellow for the Digital Society Initiative at Chatham House. “The U.K. and China have had very close exchanges on issues of technology, policy, and cybersecurity in the past,” Wilkinson told a briefing ahead of Xi and Trump’s meeting. Bridging the divide between China and the U.S. could be a way for the U.K. to bring America into the fold,…