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Published on 07/11/2025 – 16:14 GMT+1 Greek Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis announced a comprehensive crackdown on crime in Crete, including stricter gun penalties and permanent deployment of an elite organised crime unit following a deadly shooting in Vorizia that killed two people and injured at least six others. “The glass is overflowing … no more bullies and local mafias in Crete,” Chrysochoidis said at a Heraklion press conference, unveiling legislative changes and reinforced police presence on the island. The measures follow Saturday’s shooting in Vorizia village near Heraklion, where gunfire erupted during what authorities described as a family feud,…
Published on 07/11/2025 – 21:48 GMT+1 EU officials and the Belgian government have failed to break the deadlock over the proposal utilising of immobilised Russian assets to fund Ukraine reconstruction over the next two years. A technical meeting between the Commission and the offices of Prime Minister Bart de Wever and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot took place on Friday. According to sources close to the discussions there’s growing concern in the Belgian government at the lack of alternative proposals from the European Commission to using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine. The EU is pushing for a plan to use…
A concert by the Israel Philharmonic orchestra in Paris was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters who set off alarms and flares inside the venue, causing brief panic and forcing musicians off the stage. Four people were detained. The French government denounced the incident as antisemitic and an assault on freedom of cultural expression. The protesters had previously urged cancellation of the event, calling it a form of cultural whitewashing of Israeli policies.
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged support for a Brazilian initiative to support the conservation of the world’s endangered forests, at international talks on the edge of the Amazon rainforest ahead of the annual United Nations climate conference, COP30. The initiative, dubbed the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, drew $5.5 billion (€4.7 billion) in pledges, with Norway and France promising to join Brazil and Indonesia in investing. Merz said that Germany would make a “considerable” pledge, but didn’t specify an amount. The fund eventually seeks to leverage investments into $125 billion (€108 billion) that can be used to pay 74 developing…
Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, announced Friday, with nine nods including record, song and album of the year for his acclaimed album GNX. It marks the third time Lamar has been nominated in all three top categories simultaneously. With 22 Grammy wins and 66 nominations overall, Lamar could make history if GNX becomes the first rap album in over 20 years to win album of the year. Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Canadian producer Cirkut follow with seven nominations each. Gaga earned her first-ever simultaneous nominations for record, song and album of the year.…
Despite the controversy, Serbia’s parliament pushed the project through, with President Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party passing a special law to strip the site of its cultural protections. Lawmakers took the unusual step of invoking a constitutional provision to declare the development a project of national importance, thereby allowing it to proceed. Opposition lawmakers lashed out at the government over its decision, with center-left MP Marinika Tepić claiming Belgrade was sacrificing the country’s history simply “to please Donald Trump.” “In a place where bombs once fell, you now plan to pour champagne,” she said. But Vučić has argued the project is necessary to improve ties with Washington, accusing its critics of wanting to get in the way of “better relations with the Trump administration.” Kushner, who has no…
A video showing a young man claiming to be a Ukrainian conscript being sent to the frontline crying into a camera has been circulating on social media. The video, which shows a man speaking in Ukrainian saying the words: “I don’t want to die, I’m only 23”, has amassed hundreds of thousands of views in different European countries, where it was subtitled in Hungarian, German and English. One Hungarian version of the clip has generated 1.8 million views alone. Euronews’ verification team, The Cube, found further instances of the video being reshared with captions in French, Spanish, Greek, Turkish and…
Published on 07/11/2025 – 19:32 GMT+1 A European Union naval force reached a Malta-flagged tanker on Friday that had earlier been attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all of its 24 mariners safe after an assault that raised renewed fears about piracy in the region. The seizure of the Hellas Aphrodite, carrying a cargo of petrol from India to South Africa, ended as the ESPS Victoria came alongside the vessel. Special forces from the Spanish frigate boarded the tanker and released the 24 crew members who had locked themselves inside the ship’s citadel when the attack began…
Is Italy the leading EU country in sustainable goods? New European Commission data shows the country markets almost 19,000 products carrying the EU Ecolabel, a certification for products with a lower environmental impact throughout their entire lifecycle. Launched in 1992, it promotes greener industrial practices to help consumers and businesses make more sustainable choices. Today, more than 100,000 goods and services across Europe carry the EU Ecolabel. Spain is the bloc’s second most prolific country with around 16,000 Eco-labelled products, ahead of France (13,000), Germany (10,000) and Portugal (7,000) Its reach keeps growing, with a 15% increase in licences since…
Chinese tech and EV company XPeng showcased its second-generation humanoid robot, IRON, at its AI Day in Guangzhou. The robot, equipped with bionic muscles, a human-like spine, and three in-house Turing AI chips, will enter mass production in 2026. XPeng also announced new AI-driven products, including a robo-taxi program and a hybrid flying car named A868. Executives said advances in AI and computing power have accelerated development, while analysts noted fierce competition from rivals such as Huawei, NIO, and Tesla.