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The column Mariano Rajoy writes for ‘El Debate’ after every match played by the Spanish national team is still making waves several days after it was published. In his latest piece, the former prime minister praised the performance of Luis de la Fuente’s side against Belgium, but also penned a few lines that have ended up carrying more weight than his football analysis. The row intensified when the former leader turned his attention to the French national team and the background of part of its squad, which he described as being of the very highest level but “without French players”,…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 11:17 GMT+2 Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has opened Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere – a luxury countryside resort in northwest England. Marking the brand’s fourth property in the UK, the new hotel is nestled within 157 acres of picturesque Cheshire countryside, with views over The Mere lake. Offering a range of accommodations and activities, guests can check into 116 rooms, including 23 suites, dine at Gordon Ramsay at The Mere restaurant, or book a wellness treatment at the Fairmont Spa. Between all the relaxing and dining, visitors can also play 18 holes on a championship-level golf course.…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 11:30 GMT+2 The first trailer for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s hotly anticipated new film Digger has been released, giving audiences a first look at Tom Cruise’s most transformative and least recognisable role since Tropic Thunder. Crusie plays Digger Rockwell, “the most powerful man in the world” who’s grey, balding, potbellied, and speaks with a thick southern accent. His company may have triggered a trillion-dollar ecological disaster and as per the film’s logline, he “embarks on a frantic mission to prove that he is humanity’s saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything”. He also spends a lot…

The report draws a contrast between Brussels and Washington, D.C., which is home to elite schools like Georgetown University or Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Unlike its American counterpart, the EU power center lacks such institutions “even though all the other protagonists in the debate are located there,” says the report, which contains other recommendations that would promote Sciences Po’s EU-level standing, like launching a “European thinker prize.” The French school is making the proposal with an eye on the competition. Students interested in Europe “do not spontaneously choose Sciences Po” and instead turn to the College…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 11:32 GMT+2 Ten men suffered injuries during the eighth and final bull run of Spain’s famed San Fermín festival on Tuesday, bringing the total number of daredevils injured during this year’s fiesta to 57. An 18-year-old man suffered a gore wound to the thigh and a 46-year-old man was gored in the chest, while the remaining eight were taken to hospital with bruises of varying severity, the Navarre regional government said in a statement. The bulls completed the 848.6-metre (928-yard) course from a holding pen to the city bull ring in two minutes and 25 seconds.…

Footage from Staines, England, filmed on Monday 13 July 2026, shows the Vintners’ and Dyers’ livery companies rowing traditional skiffs along the River Thames, catching cygnets, weighing and measuring them before King Charles’ Chief Swan Marker, David Barber, released them back into the water near Windsor Castle. The event, called Swan Upping, is an annual census of the Thames mute swan population running from 13 to 17 July, from Sunbury Lock in Middlesex to Abingdon Bridge in Oxfordshire. Barber, in the role since 1993, said this year’s count was encouraging, continuing a tradition dating back to the 12th century in…

Andros, the second largest island in the Cyclades after Naxos, has a long maritime tradition. For many decades, the island’s economy has relied on men who loved the sea and travelled to the ends of the earth. Those who stayed behind, together with the island’s women, worked in livestock farming and cultivated the land. The Andros lemon is one of the most emblematic products of the fertile Livadia valley. From the 17th century until the mid-20th, large quantities were exported throughout the Mediterranean, Central Europe and Russia. Every year, a Lemon Festival is held in the town of Andros. “We…

The United States is investigating whether Iran has drones stored in Cuba, President Donald Trump confirmed from the Oval Office on Monday. Asked by reporters about a purported intelligence report pointing to the possibility, the president replied bluntly: “If they have them, and it’s very possible that they do, we’ll take care of it.” Trump went further, suggesting the island might also be storing Iranian missiles, something that, he said, his administration “is looking into right now.” Trump did not provide any photographs, intelligence documents or details on the number, model or location of the alleged equipment. The question that…

Owning a home in Europe means paying tax at almost every turn: buying it, holding it, letting it and selling it. Across the continent, property ownership comes wrapped in a tangle of taxes that follow you from the moment you sign the contract to the day you sell, and they apply whether the property sits empty or earns you rent. How much you actually hand over depends enormously on where you buy. Data from the Global Property Guide, which tracks real estate taxation in more than 80 countries, show that housing is taxed heavily right across the continent. There are…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:55 On today’s show: Euronews’ Aadel Haleem reports on the latest developments in the Middle East as tensions remain high and Trump vows a 20% shipping fee in the Strait of Hormuz. Interview with Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova following the latest meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. Jane Witherspoon breaks down Azerbaijan’s announcement to leave the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights organisation. Noa Schuman reports on claims about EU restrictions on social media platforms potentially censoring the internet. María Muñoz Murillo from Euronews Spain reports on comments about…