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Ten days after Ferran Torres sealed Spain’s second star with an extra-time goal in the World Cup football final against Argentina, the Spanish Royal Mint has decided that the feat should also be struck on a coin. Spain’s Royal Mint is preparing to launch a 5-euro silver coin under the title “World Champions”, aimed at collectors and fans who want to keep something more tangible than the memory of the 1-0 win at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. For the Mint, it is more than just a collector’s piece. In presenting the coin it places the title among the great…
The French Ministry of the Interior told POLITICO the order to remove her from the country was signed on Tuesday. Xenia Fedorova did not immediately reply to a request for comment, but her lawyer told Agence France-Presse she would challenge the decision. Fedorova headed RT France before it was shut down due to EU sanctions in 2023. She has since become a fixture on the CNews television channel, Europe 1 radio station and Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper — all owned by conservative French billionaire Vincent Bolloré. As POLITICO previously reported, the TV star’s commentary echoing Moscow talking points on…
By Sertac Aktan with AFP Published on 29/07/2026 – 15:49 GMT+2 Europe had its share of wildfires recently, and there is still no clear end to it, as the disaster continues to ravage swathes of France and Spain. Experts in the European Union are monitoring the latest developments at the emergency coordination centre in Brussels, while crews on the ground battle to contain the blazes. These EU officials are playing a vital role, as they are responsible for reallocating limited resources across Europe to ensure the right equipment is delivered on time to where it is needed. “The team is monitoring the situation,…
At the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre, a veterinary area has been set up for pets belonging to people evacuated by wildfires in Gironde. Vets are on hand to distribute food and provide medical support. The facility was created after residents were forced to leave their homes as wildfires spread across France’s southwestern Gironde region. Volunteers and veterinary professionals have been caring for animals, from dogs and cats to rabbits, helping families cope with the disruption. Evacuees said the presence of the veterinary team brought reassurance during a difficult period, allowing them to keep their animals with them while they wait to…
The archaeological site of Fuente Álamo, in the Cordoban town of Puente Genil, may contain a proto-library that would be the oldest found to date in the Iberian Peninsula, according to a study published in the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology by researchers from the universities of Córdoba and Granada. Until now it was thought that room number 10 at Fuente Álamo had been a shrine to Mithras, a deity of Persian origin that was incorporated into the Roman pantheon at a relatively late stage. The complex began life as a spa in the 1st century BC, which was later abandoned…
German car manufacturer BMW is cutting thousands of jobs by the end of 2027 through a voluntary redundancy program, a corporate spokesperson told POLITICO. Up to 8,000 jobs are expected to be culled under the program, with offers going out beginning in October, according to internal corporate sources. The program targets German-based workers in administrative and research and development roles, the spokesperson said.
While Silicon Valley debates whether to slow down, Beijing has so far shown no sign of wanting to. More than 1,100 employees at some of the world’s most powerful AI companies signed a petition urging the US government to help “pace” the industry, following the shocking revelation last week that an OpenAI model autonomously hacked into rival platform Hugging Face’s servers to cheat on an evaluation. It is a striking scene: some of Silicon Valley’s most competitive companies, asking to be reined in. But the more interesting question may not be whether Washington listens — it is whether Beijing will,…
Der ehemalige AfD-Chef Jörg Meuthen blickt in diesem Sommer-Spezial schonungslos auf seine Zeit an der Parteispitze zurück. Im Gespräch mit Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler räumt er Fehler im Umgang mit dem radikalen Flügel ein. Die heutige AfD werde von einem völkisch-nationalistischen Kurs dominiert. Meuthen bereut es heute, den extremen Parteiflügel um Björn Höcke anfangs als harmlose Folklore unterschätzt zu haben. Ein gemeinsamer Kurs mit Frauke Petry hätte die Partei damals in eine völlig andere Richtung lenken können. Stattdessen sei er damals rein taktische Allianzen mit den Radikalen eingegangen. Die aktuellen Umfragehochs der Partei seien einzig der eklatanten Schwäche…
Published on 29/07/2026 – 13:15 GMT+2 The European Union has joined the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in criticising FIFA’s controversial plan to launch a new commercial company with external investment to sell a stake in the World Cup. “The relentless commercialisation of football has become corrosive,” EU Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef wrote on X on Wednesday. He added that a possible alignment of FIFA’s regulatory powers with the financial interests of private entities is a concern for the European Commission. FIFA announced on Tuesday it plans to create a $20 billion (around €17.6 billion) subsidiary to run…
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