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Ferrari chairman John Elkann and senior company executives met the pontiff before unveiling the vehicle under a red cover. The Pope inspected the car closely, sat in the driver’s seat and listened as Ferrari test driver Raffaele De Simone explained the vehicle’s controls and driving modes. Images from the Vatican meeting showed the Pope holding a Ferrari steering wheel and posing with engineers and technical staff from the Italian manufacturer. Ferrari said the Luce uses four electric motors, one on each wheel, and delivers up to 1,040 horsepower. The company estimates a driving range of 530 kilometres, while acceleration from…
By Laura Fleischmann Published on 27/05/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2 Global private financial wealth grew by 7.4 per cent in 2025 – significantly outpacing inflation, which remained below 3 per cent in each of the major economic areas. In Germany it stood at 2.2 per cent. That is according to the ‘Global Wealth Report 2026’ published today by the management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Growth driven above all by strong equity markets The main driver of the increase in wealth was last year’s performance on the stock markets. In Germany, total wealth as of the reporting date of 31 December 2025…
With a heatwave hitting Europe this week, we’re sure many of you are fantasising about heading to the beach right now. Great timing then for European Best Destinations to unveil its ranking of the top sandy stretches on the continent for 2026. Released annually, the editorial team longlists 10 beaches per country which are evaluated based on factors like natural beauty, accessibility, beach services and overall atmosphere. Whittled down to a shortlist of just 30 beaches, these are then submitted to an international panel of travellers who determine the final ranking. This year, the top spot went to Praia de…
In a photograph, five schoolchildren stand before a blue wall. Their starched white shirts throw them into sharp relief. From behind the tinted lenses of their bright yellow sunglasses, they look directly at the viewer. Just as the viewer looks at them. When French photographer Stephan Gladieu’s request to travel to North Korea was approved, he knew he wanted to focus on capturing the country’s people. “I made it clear from the beginning that I will not do architecture photography or photograph empty places—that had no interest for me,” Gladieu tells Euronews Culture. “I wanted to give a representation of…
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Updated: 27/05/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2 Heatwaves have become “much more common” and are affecting all Europe, not just the south, Carlo Buontempo, from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, says. He warns that climate change is making these events “last longer” and increasing their “intensity”. … More
Published on 27/05/2026 – 8:12 GMT+2 Artificial intelligence has made it easier to write emails, generate spreadsheets and plan holidays, as the widespread popularity of the various AI models can attest. It has also, according to a recent Google report, made it considerably easier to figure out previously unmapped or impossible-to-predict gaps in the software of our systems. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said it had for the first time caught hackers using AI to discover and exploit a so-called zero-day vulnerability, or a security flaw the software’s developer does not yet know exists and for which no fix is available.…
INTCEN has no operational espionage capabilities of its own; instead, it analyzes intelligence shared voluntarily by EU countries and passes its assessments to senior officials in the EEAS, the Commission and the European Council. The renewed attention lends fresh weight to a unit often dismissed as toothless — and comes as officials in Brussels and national capitals have floated the question of whether the EU needs its own spy agency. The EU’s new European Security Strategy, which is being drafted by the Commission and the EEAS, should be published this summer. It is expected to use an expansive definition of…
Published on 27/05/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2 Also on today’s show: Interviews with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Benjamin Haddad, French Minister for European Affairs. Euronews’ Rafael Salido reports live from Madrid on a corruption case in Spain involving Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Euronews’ Fay Doulgkeri reports from Athens on Alexis Tsipras’ new political party as the former Greek prime minister eyes coming back to power. Interview with Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, on heatwaves across Europe. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor…
Updated: 27/05/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 44 school teams competed over six weeks in China’s first high school humanoid robot football competition. The robots played fully autonomously, using student-written code to pass, defend and shoot without remote control. … More