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Published on 02/08/2026 – 9:15 GMT+2 A light aircraft carrying tourists to view Peru’s Nazca Lines crashed on Saturday, killing all 13 people on board, according to authorities and local media. The Cessna Caravan C-208 involved in the incident, operated by Peruvian airline Aerodiana, had taken off at around 12:10 pm local time on Saturday from Pisco airport for a sightseeing flight over the world-famous geoglyphs. “At approximately 1 pm, when the aircraft was flying near the town of Socos, the crew reported an emergency to the Nazca airfield control tower, after which all radio contact was lost,” Peru’s Ministry…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 8:25 GMT+2 The migration crisis in Ceuta has sparked a political row between Italy and Spain. After news that thousands of migrants had reached the Spanish enclave, Giorgia Meloni’s government announced tighter border checks on arrivals by sea and air from Spain. Why people are talking about a suspension of Schengen and what it actually means Several media outlets on Friday reported that Rome had suspended the Schengen agreement in relation to Spain, because in a post on X Prime Minister Meloni wrote that “the government has decided to temporarily suspend the free movement regime provided…
It’s been a massive year for sport in 2026, with both the Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup held over the past six months. Even non-sporting fans are getting in on the sports tourism action, with people travelling to soak up the atmosphere at baseball games in Japan, ice hockey games in Canada and Muay Thai bouts in Thailand. If you’re planning your next trip and thinking about dipping your toes in the sporting waters, why not combine it with your love of history and culture? These historic sporting events date back centuries, and offer a fascinating glimpse into the…
As of 2 August, the EU’s rules on AI models become enforceable, cementing the European Commission’s role as the world’s most prominent regulator of this disruptive technology. Euronews takes a deep dive into what the rules mean for Europe and beyond. The AI Act is the first comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence. Passed in 2024, some of its most significant provisions — notably those regulating large language models — become applicable this August. As the law introduces first-of-its-kind rules, enforcing them presents a unique set of challenges, not least because new generations of AI technology emerge every few months. Brussels’…
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Published on 01/08/2026 – 22:32 GMT+2 Gianni Infantino’s FIFA presidency remains in crisis as football associations around the world targeted his leadership after a controversial private investment plan was dropped on Saturday. “No option should be off the table,” said European soccer body UEFA just hours after FIFA announced it was withdrawing its private equity plan. FIFA had floated the plan on Tuesday, saying it could raise up to $4.2 billion based on a valuation of $20 billion for a new commercial subsidiary, called the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), which it proposed would run events such as the World Cup…
Published on 01/08/2026 – 21:20 GMT+2 The autonomous city of Ceuta is trying to regain a sense of calm. Authorities have begun installing protective barriers along the breakwater where at least 60,000 people crossed irregularly. Yet, the effects of the crisis remain palpable. An undetermined number of migrants are still wandering the streets, and authorities suspect that some are hiding in the homes of friends and relatives. One resident told me: “Honestly, It was scary. When, when that whole that stampede came in, that whole crowd came rushing in. Yes, we were scared, to be honest. The truth is, we…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has lamented what he describes as a lack of European solidarity over the Ceuta crisis in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in which he points to misinformation, prejudice and petty politics. The letter, sent on Saturday and seen by Euronews, comes after Sánchez described the arrival of 50,000 migrants from Morocco in Ceuta in a single day, after the double-fenced border was breached, as an “attack” and a “violation of Spain’s territorial integrity”. In the strongly worded letter, Sánchez describes the response from some EU partners as “rather asymmetric”. While…
Published on 01/08/2026 – 14:30 GMT+2•Updated 14:34 After around 60,000 irregular migrants entered the Ceuta Spanish enclave in North Africa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said this Saturday that “the vast majority of those who arrived illegally have returned to Morocco.” She held a conference call with EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner in charge of Internal Affairs and Migration and Dubravka Šuica in charge of the Mediterranean and Demography to discuss the migrant crisis in Ceuta. “Due to the effective work of Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement. Not a single person reached mainland Spain or the rest of the…
Published on 01/08/2026 – 17:10 GMT+2 Hamburg celebrated its annual Pride event, one of Germany’s biggest, with increased security on Saturday, one week after a deadly attack near Berlin’s pride parade that shocked the country. Organisers expected around 250,000 people to attend the parade, which this year has the motto “Queer in solidarity. Take a stand — for a future without fear.” A late addition to the trucks taking part was one representing the Berlin Pride event — or Christopher Street Day, CSD for short, as the parades are known in Germany. People on that truck were asked to wear…