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Published on 15/05/2026 – 20:28 GMT+2•Updated 20:57 Hundreds of road surfaces in western Hungary may be contaminated with asbestos. One of these areas is the Oladi plateau, a suburban part of Szombathely that is currently under construction, which may have been exposed to contamination for eight to ten years, when stones were transported there from Austrian mines. Tamás Weiszburg, a geologist and former head of the mineralogy department at Eötvös Loránd University, explains to Euronews the dangers asbestos poses to the human body. “On its own, it is just a piece of rock; it is the form that matters. It…
“Some estimates of his personal vote suggest he could have added up to 20 points or so to Labour’s vote share in Gorton and Denton, and 5 points on top of Labour vote intention nationwide,” as YouGov analyst Patrick English put it. “He’d need every bit of that personal boost to hold off Reform in Makerfield.” Farage’s team are vowing to throw money, activists and major national attention at the contest — and they’re planning for the leader to spend a lot of time on the ground in the campaign. “I struggle to see locals thinking voting Labour gets Starmer…
At least seven individuals — including multiple figures with ties to Europe’s far-right — have been barred from attending a rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson in central London on 16 May. A number of those barred by British authorities were set to address crowds at the “Unite the Kingdom” march, but the Home Office declined their electronic travel authorisation (ETA), a system brought in earlier in 2026 that, once granted, allows visa-exempt foreign nationals to visit the UK multiple times over a period of two years. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, said that they were banned because their…
Despite being NATO allies, Greece and Turkey have been at odds for decades over a number of bilateral squabbles, including quarrels over maritime boundaries, overlapping claims to their continental shelves and the long-running Cyprus dispute. Greece has designated restricted fishing areas in the Aegean Sea, some of which have been challenged by Turkey as being out of the country’s jurisdiction. Athens has also protested against a Turkish maritime spatial plan that designated zones for fishing in the Aegean Sea. Athens says that in several cases Turkish fishing vessels have operated in areas that Athens considers to be Greek territorial waters…
The Spanish government is seeking to contain a scandal linked to EU pandemic funds, categorically denying that it used European money to pay pensions, as member states prepare for tough budget talks amid deep divisions over how funding should be allocated. An official in Madrid with direct knowledge of how EU funds are structured told Euronews that a technical matter is being instrumentalised in a way that is “simply false”, accusing the opposition of playing politics over what it describes as an accounting issue. A Spanish budget watchdog reported earlier this month that the government of Pedro Sánchez used budget…
By Tokunbo Salako with  Published on 15/05/2026 – 12:14 GMT+2•Updated 16:14 Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has announced details of its historic half-time show at the World Cup final in New Jersey this July. The climax of the highly anticipated sporting contest at the MetLife Stadium will feature a star-studded performance headed, no pun intended, by Madonna, Shakira and boy band BTS. Curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, it’ll be first time FIFA has staged a show during its flagship event. Keen to match the global reach and lucrative advertising pull of the American Football’s Superbowl, FIFA is taking a big page out…
The song that “moves me the most,” the German politician went on, “is ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’ by Céline Dion, which won [for Switzerland] in 1988. What a voice, what emotion.” And, from the more recent entries, “I think the energy in ‘Euphoria’ by Loreen in 2012 is unmatched!” The song won for Sweden, and Loreen went on to win the contest again in 2023. A spokesperson for European Council President António Costa said that his favorite Eurovision entry is Portugal’s 1974 chanson “E depois do adeus” by Paulo de Carvalho. While the song failed to win the contest,…
Published on 15/05/2026 – 18:13 GMT+2 Norway’s foreign ministry has defended a decision to revoke export licenses linked to a naval missile system for Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur warned that the move could impact confidence in European defense suppliers. The move had blocked delivery of the Naval Strike Missile system as well as launcher components that had been destined for Malaysia’s littoral combat ship program under the terms of a 2018 deal. The purchase had been planned as part of the Southeast Asian nation’s wider naval modernisation efforts. The Norwegian ministry on Friday said that while Oslo “greatly values its…
Swiss watchmakers Audemars Piguet have been creating timepieces since 1875. The company has plenty of innovations on its resume, including developing the first skeleton watch in 1934 and manufacturing some of the thinnest watches around. The firm’s latest challenge to convention is a collaboration with Swatch, known for creating playful, affordable watches. The bold move is part of Audemars Piguet CEO Ilaria Resta’s drive to push the boundaries of an industry whose reputation is often hampered by entrenched assumptions. She’s particularly passionate about breaking the narrative that watchmaking is a conservative, male-dominated art. Historic watchmakers create pop art timepieces Audemars…
“I am a great admirer of America,” Merz added, drawing laughter from the crowd, “but right now my admiration is not increasing.” The comments emphasize the growing rift between Berlin and Washington after weeks of public clashes between Merz and President Donald Trump. The German leader — who previously headed the Atlantik-Brücke, an influential network that promotes U.S.-German ties — told schoolchildren on April 28 that the American president had been “humiliated” by Iran and lacked a coherent strategy for the war that broke out in late February following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian targets. Three days later, on May…