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By Escarlata Sánchez Published on 23/09/2026 – 16:44 GMT+2•Updated 24/09/2026 – 7:45 GMT+2 Javier Bardem has mobilised his followers on social media in support of a petition calling for US singer P!nk to be removed from her institutional role as a goodwill ambassador for Unicef. With this move, the Spanish actor is openly throwing his weight behind an initiative that is already close to 150,000 signatures to have the artist stripped of her role at the UN agency. The initiative emerged after the singer’s reaction to the slogan “Free Palestine” voiced by rapper Macklemore during Ed Sheeran’s tour. In front of…
PARIS — Qui pour faire face à Marine Le Pen ? Donnée entre 30 et 31 % des intentions de vote dans le sondage Cluster 17 réalisé en exclusivité pour POLITICO* entre le 15 et le 16 septembre, la candidate du RN confirme sa position de large favorite pour accéder au second tour de l’élection présidentielle de 2027. Le match pour la deuxième place est en revanche plus serré que jamais : pas de véritable favori entre Edouard Philippe (Horizons) et Jean-Luc Mélenchon (LFI). Dans le premier des deux scénarios testés, le maire du Havre porte seul les couleurs du…
The German government has called on the EU to open its planned “Made with Europe” rules to countries outside the bloc, according to a position paper obtained by Euronews, setting it up for a collision course with France. Berlin is leading the push for a more open-market approach to the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), a draft EU law that would restrict public procurement — government contracts for goods such as steel, batteries and electric vehicles — to products and companies meeting minimum EU production requirements. Where the Commission’s original text favours “Made in Europe”, Berlin wants “Made with Europe”: rather…
Published on 24/09/2026 – 10:38 GMT+2•Updated 10:48 The Trump administration has acknowledged eight suicide attempts by US service members during the extended deployment of an aircraft carrier to the Middle East, a US lawmaker revealed on Wednesday. The information emerged in a letter, seen by the AFP news agency, that was sent by Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao in response to questions from Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Reports of deteriorating living conditions and poor mental health on board the carrier since it first deployed to sea last November made headlines in the United…
On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet US President Donald Trump again, this time at the White House, four months after the two last saw each other in Beijing. The meeting comes with a backdrop that weighs particularly heavily on Latin America. In August, the White House published a report on trade transshipment, the shipment of Chinese goods through third countries to avoid tariffs, which flags more than 40 economies as risk points. Nine of them in Latin America or the Caribbean including Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. The “great transshipment…
Robotic arms are being used to carve complex sculptures from blocks of marble, guided by software that turns digital designs into precise instructions for the machines. The technology is being developed by Italian companies LITIX and ROBOTOR, which say it could make marble sculpture more accessible. “The goal is to be able to create something out of your idea, even if you don’t have the skill to do that,” says Giacomo Massari, founder and CEO of LITIX and ROBOTOR. A digital image can be converted into a 3D file before software generates the toolpaths used by the robot. The machine…
The European Accessibility Act, which entered into application in June 2025, reflects this changing perspective. It establishes common accessibility requirements for products and services such as e-commerce, banking, smartphones, computers, ticketing systems, self-service terminals and e-books. By harmonising standards across the single market, the legislation reduces fragmentation, lowers compliance costs and enables companies to scale accessible solutions more efficiently across Europe. Accessibility is not simply a matter of rights or compliance — it is a proven tool for driving innovation and strengthening Europe’s long-term competitiveness. Accessibility should also be understood as a quality standard. Many features originally developed for people…
Socialists and Democrats MEP Chloé Ridel said US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “unacceptable”, accusing him of seeking to “erase the court” because it is “out of his control”. Ridel called on the European Commission to “act now” after a year of attacks against the Hague-based institution. She said the European Union has “the means to protect the court” through a blocking statute that could “block the effects of the American sanctions against the court”.
Residents of Lazaro Cardenas, on Mexico’s Pacific coast, fill sandbags and stack them along the seafront as waves threaten businesses. Military personnel are also seen on the beach, while the swell reaches the shoreline and nearby properties. The rough conditions have already damaged buildings and other structures along Playa Azul beach. Local business owners are worried about more damage as Hurricane Polo passes offshore. The storm was downgraded to Category 4 after reaching Category 5, the highest category.
European motorists are paying record prices at the pump, while investors in the companies that produce and refine those fuels are having a remarkable year. Europe’s renewed fuel crisis has driven a powerful rally in the region’s oil and gas companies, with share prices up between 40% and nearly 90% since January. The biggest gains are not simply about crude oil. The more important story is happening inside refineries. Shortages of diesel, petrol and jet fuel have pushed the gap between the price of crude and the price of the fuels made from it, known as the crack spread, to…