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Published on 24/08/2026 – 17:31 GMT+2 There were no marching soldiers, no tanks and no columns of heavy armour. In their place came robots designed to perform many of the same tasks. Marking 35 years of independence, Ukraine staged a different kind of military parade on Monday, showcasing its defence technology and unmanned warfare capabilities. The parade offered a glimpse of the future of warfare and how profoundly four and a half years of Russia’s full-scale invasion have transformed the Ukrainian military. Dozens of multi-role unmanned ground vehicles moved along Khreshchatyk, Kyiv’s main street, including robotic systems designed for combat,…
Around 10,000 people marched through central Stockholm on Sunday to demand stronger climate action, three weeks before Sweden’s general election on 13 September. Climate ranks among voters’ top concerns. The march began in Vasaparken, where the group Mothers Rebellion sang before Greta Thunberg addressed the crowd, and ended outside parliament at Gustav Adolfs torg. Protesters carried signs reading “vote for the climate” and banners from the school strike movement Thunberg founded. Watch the video above.
A bronze Thomas Jefferson is the latest Founding Father to take up residence in the White House Rose Garden – a space that is looking increasingly less like a garden and more like an open-air monument to American history. Created by Colorado artist George Lundeen, the statue joins sculptures of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin, alongside a monument depicting Revolutionary War soldiers. The makeover began after Trump returned to the White House for his second term and forms part of a wider effort to reshape the White House and its grounds.
Bitcoin is back in the spotlight after a week-long rally pushed the cryptocurrency above $79,000, with gains of more than 20% in just a few days. The rally has been driven by fresh flows into spot Bitcoin ETFs, expectations of greater liquidity in the United States, a more favourable climate for cryptocurrencies in Washington and a squeeze on traders betting against Bitcoin. But there is a distinctly Italian twist to the story. While Bitcoin returns to centre stage, Italy’s richest man is someone who built his fortune at the heart of the crypto economy. At 62, Giancarlo Devasini, chairman of…
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group have agreed to a roadmap for peace talks, according to a joint statement published on Sunday. “The Parties developed a roadmap setting out sequenced steps and timelines for negotiations under the Doha Framework Agreement and committed to flexibility and creativity within the existing structure,” the statement published by Switzerland, which had hosted the negotations, said. “They reaffirmed their commitment to pursue negotiations towards comprehensive peace and conflict resolution through the implementation of the Framework Agreement,” it added. The two sides signed a US-brokered framework agreement last year in the…
The Esports World Cup has wrapped up in Paris on Sunday after seven weeks of competition, ending an edition that was not supposed to take place in France. The tournament moved from Saudi Arabia amid the ongoing war in the region and travel disruptions. French player Gwendal “Gwen” Duparc went into the Trackmania final needing to finish third or better to secure the overall Club Championship for the China-based AG.AL. Instead, he won it. The victory earned Duparc $130,000 (€111,500) and secured the $7 million (€6m) Club Championship prize for his team, denying Saudi Arabia’s Team Falcons a third straight…
By Christina Molle with AFP Published on 24/08/2026 – 16:03 GMT+2 Mobile phones will indeed be banned in all high schools nationwide from the start of the new school year. Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon on Monday confirmed President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to enact the law containing this measure: “The ban on mobile phones in high schools has been approved by the Constitutional Council. So the President of the Republic has decided to enact the law that was partially struck down, without the articles that were ruled unconstitutional, of course, in order to apply, within a stabilised legal framework, the tools that have already…
Published on 24/08/2026 – 15:34 GMT+2 Brad Pitt will return to the San Sebastián Film Festival 17 years after his last visit to present_Heart of the Beast_, the new film by David Ayer, the organisers of the event announced on Monday (source in Spanish). The American actor will attend the festival’s 74th edition, which will run from 18 to 26 September, to present the film, which will be screened out of competitionin the Official Selection. Pitt and Ayer previously worked together on Fury (2014). Heart of the Beast is an adventure survival thriller in which Pitt plays James Belmont, a…
The National Rally leader has long been the favorite to win, and Mélenchon’s rise raises the risk of a runoff between two candidates who hold deeply skeptical views of the EU and NATO. In one scenario tested, which includes three candidates from the political center, the France Unbowed leader would receive 16 percent of the vote ahead of former prime ministers Édouard Philippe on 14 percent, and Gabriel Attal on 8 percent. Le Pen came in well ahead of all of them with 35 percent. Without Attal in the contest, the poll found Mélenchon and Philippe would be tied for…
By Cristian Caraballo & Euronews en español Published on 24/08/2026 – 15:44 GMT+2 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has convened an extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council as authorities in Ceuta struggle with the aftermath of the mass arrival of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco almost four weeks ago. The council will meet at Madrid’s Moncloa Palace ahead of the first cabinet meeting after the summer break to assess the situation and coordinate the government’s response. Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the North African coast bordering Morocco, has been under intense pressure since tens of thousands of people crossed the…