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Published on 17/09/2026 – 16:26 GMT+2 Sweden’s bloc of centre-left parties has won a parliamentary majority in the tightly contested general election. The alliance is led by Magdalena Andersson and her party, the Social Democrats. It also includes the Left Party, Greens and the Centre Party. They now hold a three-seat majority in the 349-seat Riksdag (Sweden’s parliament) over outgoing prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing alliance. After the final count, the result was very close with only around 50,000 votes separating the two opposing blocs nationwide. For Andersson, the hard work starts now. She must form a government with the…
The 95th edition took place at Screggan, near Tullamore in County Offaly, from 15 to 17 September, drawing more than 350 competitors and tens of thousands of visitors from Ireland and across the EU. Traditional horse-drawn ploughs and vintage machinery stood alongside modern tractors, while veteran farmers demonstrated loy digging, an Irish method of turning soil by hand with a narrow spade. The event also showcased the future of farming, with drones, robots and autonomous tractors highlighting the growing role of automation and precision agriculture. Manitou’s MLT 625e, a battery-powered compact telehandler, was named Machine of the Year after judges…
Published on 17/09/2026 – 19:17 GMT+2 Britain’s King Charles III has met with senior AI figures where he urged them to keep artificial intelligence technologies under human control and ensure it serves people, communities and the environment. Representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Nvidia were hosted by the King at Dumfries House in Scotland to discuss how AI can benefit society while limiting its risks. Joining the King and AI bosses, including the CEO of AI giant Nvidia Jensen Huang, was the UK’s newly appointed Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Kanishka Narayan. In his opening remarks, the King referenced the…
On Thursday 17 September, a torrential downpour flooded Florence, with more than 45 millimetres of rain falling in just one hour. In the Uffizi Gallery, a small leak appeared beneath the skylight in the room where seven 17th-century paintings are kept, including Bacchus by Caravaggio. “The leak splashed the outer glass of the protective case containing Caravaggio’s Bacchus,” the museum wrote in a statement. It added: “No damage whatsoever has been found to any of the works. The room will be open to visitors as normal from opening time tomorrow morning.” “Before visitors’ eyes, the image of the 1598 oil…
The bill “falls under the category of unfriendly actions, and of course the imposition of any additional sanctions by the U.S. would certainly complicate efforts to find a peace settlement in Ukraine,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday. The Indian foreign ministry said New Delhi had previously “very clearly articulated” the potential impact of the measures on its relationship with Washington, and would “take all necessary measures to protect its trade and economic interests.” Meanwhile, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing’s trade relations were not “subject to interference or coercion from any third party.” As for the…
Published on 17/09/2026 – 17:20 GMT+2 Residents in parts of the Lublin and Podkarpackie provinces received a Government Security Centre alert at midday on Thursday warning of a possible air attack. Earlier, the Operational Command of the Armed Forces reported that Polish military aviation had been activated in response to Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory. Alert for residents Residents of parts of Lublin and Podkarpackie provinces were sent an SMS reading: “ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Threat of an air attack. Find a safe place. Follow the instructions of the emergency services. Await further announcements.” Alarm sirens were also activated in Lublin…
US President Donald Trump expects the war across the Middle East to end soon and is determined to bring it to a close, his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs Massad Boulos told Euronews. Boulos declined to give a timeline, saying the moment would be Trump’s to choose. “The president believes that it’s going to end soon, and he’s determined to make it end. And he’s working towards that,” Boulos told Euronews at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai. “He’s a person who delivers, and we’ve all seen President Trump deliver on his promises. There’s no promise that…
France has in recent years struggled to rein in spending and a debt burden that has grown from €2.3 trillion to more than €3.5 trillion and is becoming increasingly expensive to service as interest rates spike across the world. Lecornu, who vigorously opposes tax hikes on any segments of the population, said the country needs to find an additional €10 billion to finance the debt. “The debt burden is weighing increasingly heavily on the budget equation,” he said. The French government had initially planned on reducing its deficit to 4.7% of its gross domestic product (GDP) this year — but…
Published on 17/09/2026 – 17:24 GMT+2 The European Commission stepped up pressure on China on Thursday, calling for tangible results with Beijing following a one-hour video call between Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao. The EU executive hopes to secure commitments from Beijing to rebalance the trade relationship, as the bloc’s trade deficit with China has been widening by €1 billion a day. However, Beijing wants to secure access to the EU’s market of 450 million consumers, resisting calls from the Europeans to reduce its exports. “While genuine engagement remains a priority, it is equally important…
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