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By Omid Lahabi & Alexander Kazakevich with AP Published on 21/02/2026 – 20:56 GMT+1•Updated 20:58 Around 3,200 people took part in a demonstration led by far-right groups on Saturday, following the death of a nationalist activist who was beaten in the French city of Lyon. French President Emmanuel Macron called for calm ahead of the tribute to Quentin Deranque, 23, who died of brain injuries in a hospital last week. The demonstrations took place under heavy police scrutiny, with no major incidents reported. The mayor of the 7th arrondissement neighbourhood, Fanny Dubot, told Euronews that security had been stepped up at potentially threatened locations, such…
The planned summit in Toulouse, first reported by POLITICO, was meant to be a major display of Franco-Italian friendship and to mend the troubled transalpine relationship by gathering the two leaders and key ministers to discuss common policy priorities. France and Italy haven’t held a high-level bilateral summit since 2020, when then-Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte met with Macron in Naples. The Toulouse summit would be the first one since the signature of the Quirinale Treaty between Rome and Paris and since Meloni’s election. Macron and Meloni have so far clashed on a range of topics spanning from migration to…
As the world’s security landscape changes, space is no longer seen simply as a domain for research and commerce, but also as a central pillar of Germany’s national security and military deterrence. According to the Inspector of Cyber and Information Domain of the German Armed Forces, Vice Admiral Dr Thomas Daum, space has now become a battlefield in its own right. The Bundeswehr currently operates between eight and ten satellites, primarily for reconnaissance – including the SAR-Lupe and SARah systems – as well as for communications. This fleet is now considered outdated, though. Speaking to Euronews at the Munich Security…
German chancellor says he will travel to Washington with a common European position after the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed sweeping tariffs. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
In Wall Street Journal interview, ECB chief backs smaller country groupings to push capital markets reform and other long-delayed economic changes. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
The text, published on Saturday, showed little change compared to a draft declaration scooped by POLITICO on Monday. The declaration is the most tangible outcome of the fourth artificial intelligence summit, which took place in the Indian megacity of New Delhi this week. The omission of “AI safety” emphasizes how the summit shifted from a safety focus during the first iteration in the U.K. in 2023 to a free-for-all trade fair now. The EU, the U.S. and the U.K. all signed the declaration, which is a success for the Indian hosts. Russia, an ally of India, also signed. Last year,…
Oil transit to Slovakia and Hungary has been disrupted since late January after a Russian strike hit the Druzhba pipeline, a key route carrying Russian crude to Central Europe. Ukraine’s pipeline operator said this week that the Jan. 27 attack damaged critical infrastructure and that repair works are ongoing. In a letter to the European Commission, Ukraine’s embassy to the EU proposed using the Odesa–Brody pipeline or maritime routes as temporary alternatives to supply Hungary and Slovakia while repairs are completed. Fico accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of treating Slovakia as a “hostile country,” saying Kyiv first halted gas flows,…
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Dozens of visitors queued outside Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo to catch a glimpse of Punch, a six-month-old Japanese macaque who gained attention online after being abandoned by his mother. Footage of the baby monkey clinging to zookeepers and dragging a stuffed toy went viral on social media. Zoo officials said Punch is gradually adjusting to being with other monkeys, while fans continue to visit to see him in person. Some visitors said they had learned about Punch on Instagram and travelled to the zoo specifically to see him.
Jens Spahn, now leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and once Merkel’s health minister, struck a similar tone. “A party congress is a moment of positioning, but it’s also a family celebration,” he said. “And Angela Merkel is part of the family.” Volker Kauder, Merkel’s longtime parliamentary floor leader, put it bluntly: “The party wants unity, not dispute.” And Saxony’s state premier, Michael Kretschmer, visibly recoiled at the suggestion of a break with Merkel: “Not at all!” ‘Merzel’ A former federal minister, granted anonymity to speak candidly, offered a more strategic reading: For Merkel, the visit was a “win-win;” it signaled that she still cares about…