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Previous deterrence measures implemented by Brussels against Russia have so far failed to prevent it from carrying out attacks against European countries, intensifying the threat the country poses to the bloc, Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Kęstutis Budrys told Euronews. His comments come days after Germany attributed the presence of a drone rigged with explosives near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, which plays a key role in the transport of military goods, to Russia. The Kremlin has rejected these accusations. While Budrys applauded Berlin’s response to the incident, which involved handing Germany’s intelligence services greater powers to counter…
Published on 03/09/2026 – 21:33 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump has suggested Washington may not support the United Kingdom in the event of a future conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. Speaking to GB News, as reported by the BBC, Trump criticised Britain over its response to the US war with Iran, saying the country had “not been there to help me”. He later acknowledged that the US military had not required British assistance. Trump’s comments come as Argentine President Javier Milei renews his country’s longstanding claim to the islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina. Milei said he…
Un espace hybride La législation actuelle sur les services numériques, adoptée en 2022, n’avait pas prévu l’essor des chatbots. João Pedro Quintais, maître de conférences en droit à l’université d’Amsterdam, décrit ChatGPT comme une technologie “hybride” qui combine les fonctions d’un moteur de recherche et d’une plateforme en ligne, ainsi que d’autres fonctions plus proches de celles d’un éditeur de ses propres contenus. La qualification de “moteur de recherche” pourrait limiter la capacité de la Commission à contrôler la manière dont ChatGPT gère les risques liés non seulement à la santé mentale des adolescents, mais aussi à l’intégrité des élections…
Published on 03/09/2026 – 16:50 GMT+2•Updated 19:14 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron held their first official talks on Thursday at Downing Street. Macron hailed the “very special relationship” between France and the United Kingdom, a day after the opening of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum in London. “Defence, energy, support for Ukraine and European security: our partnership is more important than ever,” Macron wrote on X after the meeting. “Together with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, we are continuing this work towards a stronger, more sovereign and more secure Europe.” Migration was…
By Euronews Persian Published on 03/09/2026 – 17:43 GMT+2•Updated 17:49 An Iranian café chain boss has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and had all his property confiscated by the state for supporting the January protests, in one of the harshest sentences handed down to an entrepreneur in connection with the unrest. Sadegh Saeedinia, manager of the Saeedinia café chain, was convicted on charges including “media and propaganda activities against national security,” “conducting propaganda against the system,” and “taking operational action on behalf of hostile groups.” He will also be barred from working in the café sector for…
Published on 03/09/2026 – 19:39 GMT+2 If you walk through the centre of Lisbon from this Thursday, the 3rd, until the 13th, you run the risk of hearing screams coming from a cinema: another horror marathon is kicking off with the return of MOTELX, this time in an expanded format. For the first time, the festival runs for ten days and gains extra space by adding a second venue, the Cinemateca Portuguesa, to its usual home at Cinema São Jorge. This growth has a clear reason, as there is a round-number anniversary to celebrate: the 20th edition. The festival, directed…
The deepening crisis at Germany’s largest company comes at a terrible time for Merz, who promised to reform the economy and revitalize the country’s industrial base when he took power in 2025. Instead, automotive suppliers, chemical companies and other manufacturing firms are bleeding jobs, energy prices are high and the country is facing a growing wave of Chinese exports that threaten to gut important industries. All of those worries are coalescing around VW, an industrial powerhouse that employs over 280,000 people in Germany. “The crisis at VW is affecting the mood across the whole country. VW embodies German social capitalism like…
Former French socialist President François Hollande published his newest book on Thursday entitled “Unite. New World, New Left”, in which he outlined a series of 80 proposals for France’s political future — a move widely seen as an effort to appeal to centrist voters. Although his book may read like a manifesto, Hollande is keeping his cards close to his chest: stating that he will wait until December before announcing his decision about whether he will run for the country’s highest office or not. For now, Hollande will not participate in the left-wing primary set to take place in October,…
A Russian government decree requiring owners of chickens, camels, reindeer and the like to register their animals took effect on Tuesday, triggering a wave of public mockery and a minor administrative crisis as Russians began turning up at government service centres with live birds. Videos on social media showed people with chickens in tow waiting in queues, taking numbered tickets and lining up at counters. Some residents dressed their birds up before bringing them in. Bloggers and social media users quickly compared it to the satirical fiction of Gogol, a writer who specialised in skewering the absurdities of Russian bureaucracy.…
The law against ultra-fast fashion, which came into force on Tuesday, is “not discriminatory” and is primarily intended to “protect the environment and consumers”, a source in the French Foreign Trade and Attractiveness office, which comes under the Foreign Ministry, told Euronews on Thursday in response to accusations from Beijing. “It is in everyone’s interest, including China’s, to have a calm relationship with France, with the European Union, and a civil trade relationship”, the source said. At a press conference on Thursday, Chinese Commerce Ministry spokeswoman Huang Ling called for the suspension of the new French law known as the…