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Copernicus said the record temperatures were “due to global heating from burning fossil fuels,” combined with rising sea surface temperatures in the Pacific linked to a strong El Niño climate pattern. “Combined with record global sea surface temperatures and the warmest summer on record for western Europe, these observations show how climate change is driving extremes across both the atmosphere and the oceans,” said Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, which carried out the research for Copernicus. The sweltering August capped a record-breaking European summer of heatwaves, wildfires and droughts, as planet-warming greenhouse…
One thing is certainly clear from the conversations I’ve had with diplomats in the city’s old town to drone producers in the countryside. The small Baltic nation is preparing — and has been preparing for decades — for Russia’s worst case scenario, while continuing its unwavering support for Ukraine. This was made abundantly clear while walking past the Russian embassy in the city centre. The building is located on a 65-metre long street that in 2022 was renamed Ukrainas neatkarības iela, which in English means Ukrainian Independence Street. The embassy itself is surrounded by buildings showing unflattering illustrations of Russian…
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Matveev added that Zelenskyy’s air campaign has exposed how the Russian military can’t fully protect the country. That was underscored in May when the Kremlin reluctantly pared back the Victory Day jamboree celebrating the Red Army’s defeat of Nazi Germany. Shortly after, in June, Ukraine repeatedly struck Russian oil refineries and fuel infrastructure, including around Moscow. In July, Ukrainian drones reached the Omsk refinery in Siberia, Russia’s largest, about 2,700 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory, reportedly using an upgraded drone. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrives to attend the pared-back Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9,…
Published on 10/09/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:23 On today’s show: Maria Tadeo reports live from the Rīga Conference in Latvia, where this year’s focus is squarely on the Russian threat. She interviews Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, whose country borders Russia. Sasha Vakulina explains why a drone incursion delayed Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s departure from Moldova. Ukraine’s president’s plane was also almost hit by a drone while taking off for Oslo. Also, interviews with: Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Housing and Energy, on Europe’s housing crisis. Alicia García-Herrero, economist at the Bruegel think tank, on EU-China trade relations. Andrea Renda, Director of…
During a long self-celebrating speech at a Republican convention in Dallas, Texas, Donald Trump attempted to revitalise his conservative base while trying to buy other voters. If Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, every American adult will receive $5,000 (€4,300). That’s the extraordinary gambit Donald Trump is making to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. “So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump dividend,” Trump told Republicans in Texas, as the party struggles in polls against the Democrats. Within an hour, Vice…
Madrid is bracing for Formula 1’s arrival in the city with a parallel contest to the sporting one: that of soaring accommodation prices. The Spanish Grand Prix, to be held from 11 to 13 September at the Madring circuit, has sent the cost of short-term rentals in areas close to the track, as well as in some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in the city centre, soaring. In recent weeks it was still possible to find homes to rent in Valdebebas, where the circuit is located, next to Ifema, for prices reaching as high as 20,000 euros for stays of…
Many of us enjoy a city break, and the most seasoned travellers know that a successful trip is often down, in part, at least, to a destination being walkable. Now Skyscanner has revealed the best up-and-coming cities for a break which aren’t the obvious choices – think Berlin or Dubrovnik. Experts at the travel booking platform looked at flight data for destinations outside the United States which are walkable and easy to navigate. A total of 14 factors for each city were evaluated, including the distances between the main attractions, the number of walking trails, average elevation, air quality and…
In 2025, 28 percent of new heavy-duty vehicles sold in China were electric. In the European Union, the figure was 1.9 percent, according to data from the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT). That is a ratio of almost one to 15, despite the technology now being available on both sides. Gaël Quéinnec This gap is no longer technological. It reveals a deeper problem: we have set trajectories without creating the economic and political conditions needed to achieve them. China has the planning and implementation capacity to bypass the patient process of building coalitions among stakeholders. Europe, by contrast, is…
The European Commission is redirecting internal resources to Moldova’s enlargement process, after Chișinău’s reform pace outstripped the department’s capacity to keep up with it, EU officials told Euronews. The Moldovan government has pushed through required reforms so quickly that the Commission is now playing catch-up, reallocating existing resources to keep tabs on progress. “Moldova’s impressive record of EU reforms is paying off. I had a good call with new Prime Minister Vasile Tofan during which we discussed the next steps on Moldova’s EU accession path,” Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos wrote on X on Tuesday. The Commission’s enlargement department, already stretched…