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Updated: 13/07/2026 – 20:07 GMT+2 Thousands of football fans gathered in Mexico City’s Zócalo to swap 2026 World Cup stickers as part of a Guinness World Record attempt. The Panini event brought together collectors of all ages, turning the hunt for missing stickers into a celebration of football, family and community. … More
The amendment also reimposes a mandatory retirement age of 70 for all Constitutional Court judges, a move that would result in the removal of four current justices, including Polt, the court’s president. When asked in June whether he would sign an amendment removing him from power, Sulyok told POLITICO, “I can never say for certain in advance whether I will sign a law or not.” On Monday morning, Magyar accused Orbán’s Fidesz party of preemptively prohibiting Sulyok from signing the amendment, saying that “Fidesz has shifted to direct control in the Sándor Palace,” referring to the office of the president.…
A full ban on EU imports of goods made in Israeli settlements extracted “most support” from EU foreign ministers during a meeting on Monday, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said, after the European Commission last week presented a range of options to restrict settlement trade, the boldest of which was a full trading ban. “The option that got the most support was banning the trade with the illegal settlements,” Kallas told reporters in Brussels on Monday evening. Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are considered illegal under international law and by the EU. EU ambassadors will…
US President Donald Trump declared the return of a naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday, saying Washington would impose hefty fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz as fighting once again flared over the vital waterway. In a counter to Trump, Iran’s military command insisted it would not allow the US to “interfere” in the key conduit for oil and gas, while also warning its Gulf neighbours — who have borne the brunt of Tehran’s attacks — against cooperating with Washington. The competing claims came as the two sides traded attacks of a scale unseen since an April…
Face aux attaques racistes contre l’équipe de France de football et Kylian Mbappé, les condamnations sont quasi unanimes. Pourquoi le Rassemblement national met-il en sourdine ses critiques contre le capitaine des Bleus ? Emmanuel Macron peut-il surfer sur la performance des Bleus ? Pourquoi ce sujet n’intéresse-t-il pas Jean-Luc Mélenchon ? Anthony Lattier en discute avec Pauline de Saint Remy et Elisa Bertholomey de POLITICO.
Nine European countries and Ukraine announced the creation of a coalition to develop anti-ballistic capabilities in Europe to protect the continent. “We believe that the protection of Europe, requires a global solution of integrated missile defence architecture to deter and defeat future missile threats,” said a joint declaration by Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. “Faced with the ballistic threat, we are making a clear choice: protect Ukraine, strengthen our collective security, and build the Europe of defence,” France’s President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X. The statement comes on the sidelines of the…
The review comes as von der Leyen’s self-described “geopolitical Commission” confronts growing demands, from trade tensions with Washington and Beijing to supporting Ukraine against Russia. Its expanding role has also sharpened sensitivities in some capitals about the EU executive’s growing reach. Monday’s proposals include shifting more officials from the Commission’s Brussels headquarters to EU capitals to strengthen ties with the bloc’s 27 member countries, accelerating the promotion of a new generation of leaders ahead of an expected wave of retirements, and preparing the institution to become “AI-ready,” according to a senior official involved in the review. The official, granted anonymity…
Published on 13/07/2026 – 16:46 GMT+2 The European Union has sanctioned VK Company, which dominates Russia’s online sphere, for colluding with the Kremlin to identify critics of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and curtail access to independent sources of information. VK Company runs VKontakte, the country’s most popular social media site. Often described as “the Russian Facebook”, it has an estimated 70 million users. The decision, taken on Monday by foreign ministers, points the finger at VK Company and an associated firm for developing and managing Max App, which is state-backed and comes pre-installed on all phones and tablets sold…
Published on 13/07/2026 – 16:17 GMT+2•Updated 16:18 It’s looking mighty likely that Andy Burnham will become the UK’s next prime minister, and the current Labour MP for Makerfield has made music central to his public image. The likes of Oasis and Elbow have soundtracked his by-election campaign, and his campaign logo even had a northern soul feel to it. It’s hardly surprising that the former Mayor of Greater Manchester used these two Manchester bands – especially since his political ideology is often described as “Manchesterism”, characterised as “business-friendly socialism” by Burnham. Now, Burnham has blind-ranked his favourite British bands in…
Kushner’s participation is a win for the European Commission, which is seeking to coordinate support among the U.S.-backed Board of Peace, the Palestinian Authority, European governments and established international aid bodies. Among the cash pledges announced Monday, the Commission and the European Investment Bank proposed contributing €257 million to the package, with Spain, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium and the World Bank also participating. The conference comes days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the first Palestinian legislative election since 2006. This is a developing story.