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Published on 13/06/2026 – 15:55 GMT+2 A macabre discovery made a few days ago in Lutoryż, near Rzeszów, has sparked a huge public outcry. On private land that previously belonged to a pathologist, buried remains of human foetuses and medical waste were found. ‘On 10 June 2026, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Rzeszów was notified that significant quantities of items constituting medical waste, mainly paraffin blocks and microscope slides, had been uncovered on a property in the village of Lutoryż,’ said Krzysztof Ciechanowski, spokesperson for the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Rzeszów, in a statement (source in Polish). ‘According to the…

Fuhr underscored the scale of the project, saying that if Canada buys all 12 submarines and builds the required infrastructure on both coasts, “this could be the biggest procurement Canada does.” However, the move would not amount to a final contract award, but would push one of the two qualified suppliers into detailed negotiations with Ottawa. “Right now we have two qualified suppliers,” Fuhr said. “We’re going to now select a preferred supplier. This does not mean we’re going to have a contract. Then we’ll negotiate with the preferred supplier to come to a contractual arrangement.” The submarine race has…

The problem of uncontrolled migration to the European Union has persisted for a long time. The issue intensified after 2015, following remarks by then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel that were widely interpreted as an open invitation to come to the EU. The EU and its institutions are still working to develop common solutions and build a coherent migration policy. This is largely happening under pressure from the countries most affected by the phenomenon, namely Greece, Spain, Cyprus and Italy: sea borders are much harder to police, which is why most irregular migrants enter the Union through these states. The Jean-Claude Juncker…

Welcome back, this newsletter comes to you from a train departing Luxembourg to Brussels, with very dodgy internet, wrapping two days of meetings. For those who don’t know, I started my career in politics covering Eurogroup meetings, doing more doorsteps in the cold than I can remember. And still get a kick out of it after all these years, even if that means a three-hour train ride. What’s new this week? Negotiations around the next European common budget are underway, and that means one thing: not a cent will go down without a fight. Personally, I find these discussions uninspiring…

The Kremlin has long complained of Ukraine’s deepening ties with Western powers — along with discussions around joining NATO — citing it as part of their initial justification for starting Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. “This is a recognition of the determination, courage and hard work shown by both countries in advancing reforms, even in the face of immense challenges,” von der Leyen said in a statement. “And a signal that the EU’s offer of peace, stability and opportunity is unmatchable.” Throughout the all-out war that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched against Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

As the World Cup kicks off, cardiologists are warning fans with pre-existing heart conditions that the emotional intensity of matches can put a serious strain on the cardiovascular system. “Intense emotions, whether positive or negative, can act as ‘precipitating risk factors’ for cardiovascular events such as heart attack,” cardiologist and European Heart Network board member Paola Santalucia told Euronews Health. Strong emotional excitement, like feeling fervent about your national team making it to the next round or a nail-bitingly intense penalty shootout, could be dangerous for people with pre-existing heart disease, Santalucia said. Those affected by other risk factors such…

What do the Louvre jewellery heist and the theft of heritage copies of 19th-century Russian authors from several prestigious libraries in Paris and Lyon have in common? In both cases, the haul has yet to be found. But in the case of the books, the courts have only just delivered their verdict. Six Georgians have been sentenced in Paris to terms ranging from an 18-month suspended sentence to seven years in prison for the theft of Russian literary classics. Among the items stolen were works by Alexander Pushkin, including a first edition of “Boris Godunov” (1825), as well as texts…

The company claimed the U.S. government imposed export controls out of concerns that some of the models’ built-in safeguards could be bypassed, a process known as “jailbreaking.” “To date, the government has only given us verbal evidence of a potential narrow, non-universal jailbreak,” the company said. It added that it disagreed “that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model.” In early April, Anthropic announced it had granted a limited set of trusted tech and cyber firms access to Mythos Preview through the Glasswing project to help them boost cyber defenses. The decision…

Published on 13/06/2026 – 10:51 GMT+2 The picture was taken by Emilio Morenatti, an AP photographer and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, during the popemobile tour through Barcelona last Tuesday. In the image at the top of this article, Pope Leo XIV gazes intently at a boy and holds both his hands as the two smile. Morenatti later said the photograph was only possible because he broke with the routine photographers usually follow at this kind of event. ‘Covering a papal visit is often frustrating, because we are confined to fixed positions with little freedom to look for other angles,’ he…

Kaja Kallas has been caught in a political whirlwind after an informal document linked to the French government floated several ideas to drastically revamp her position of High Representative, the European Union’s foreign policy chief. The paper pitches three options, one of which would strengthen her portfolio and expand her competencies into trade and economic development. The other two options, however, would severely weaken her role by shifting powers either to the European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, or to the member states. Amid the damaging headlines, Kallas opened the door for a fresh debate but made it…