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By Euronews Published on 13/01/2026 – 12:02 GMT+1 French farmers steered some 350 tractors through Paris on Tuesday to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America they say threatens their livelihoods. The tractors entered Paris shortly after 6 am through Porte Dauphine, escorted by police, and rumbled down Avenue Foch toward the Arc de Triomphe before driving along the Champs-Elysées. The convoy crossed the Seine River to reach the National Assembly, snarling rush-hour traffic. The protests were led by the FNSEA farmers’ union and Jeunes Agriculteurs or Young Farmers, demanding “concrete and immediate action” to defend France’s…
By Euronews with AP Published on 13/01/2026 – 10:56 GMT+1 Apple will rely on Google to help complete its efforts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence (AI) features to the iPhone as the trend-setting company plays catch-up in technology’s latest craze. The deal, which allows Apple to tap into Google’s AI technology, was disclosed on Monday in a joint statement from the Silicon Valley powerhouses. The partnership will draw upon Google’s Gemini technology to customise a suite of AI features dubbed “Apple Intelligence” on the iPhone and other products. After Google and others took the early lead…
A row is brewing between the government, Labour backbenchers and the security services over the Hillsborough law. Sam has the intel on why MPs want it to go even further, leaving Number 10 in a tricky position. After several policy U-turns and potentially more on the horizon – is the prime minister still in the driving seat and to what extent? Plus, as Reform UK claims its most high-profile scalp so far in Nadhim Zahawi, why are the polls heading in the wrong direction and could the party be accused of being the “same team, new badge” equivalent of Boris…
France saw hundreds of tractors circle Paris around the Arc de Triomphe on Tuesday morning in a new wave of protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Farmers drove their machines into the capital to show they oppose the pact the European Commission plans to sign in Paraguay on 17 January. They say the agreement with Mercosur countries would let cheaper food into the EU and hurt their businesses. The action added to earlier demonstrations and blockades at ports and roads across the country. Unions say discussions with the government have not produced firm protections for local producers. President Emmanuel Macron…
The vast majority of casualties, around 97 percent, occurred in Ukraine-controlled territory due to attacks launched by Russian armed forces. Russia’s army increased its efforts to capture Ukraine’s eastern and southern regions in 2025, with the campaign resulting in the killing and injuring of civilians, destruction of infrastructure and new waves of displacement. The aggression continues as Russian leader Vladimir Putin brushes off U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war. More than 9,000 people were injured in 2025 in frontline areas, with the elderly most affected. Civilian casualties by short-range drones increased by 120 percent last year, with…
At the same time, election observation is being actively threatened by powers like Russia, which promote narratives opposed to electoral observations carried out by the organizations that endorse the Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation (DoP) — a landmark document that set the global standard for impartial monitoring. A few years ago, for instance, a Russian parliamentary commission sharply criticized our observation efforts, pushing for the creation of alternative monitoring bodies that, quite evidently, fuel disinformation and legitimize authoritarian regimes — something that has also happened in Azerbaijan and Belarus. When a credible international observation mission publishes a measured…
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Published on 13/01/2026 – 8:14 GMT+1 It took three months of work and 20 technicians to install millions of tiny light bulbs but it appears that every single second was worth it. Every winter evening, thousands of visitors have been braving the freezing cold to attend Japan’s largest light display, Nabana no Sato Winter Illumination, located four hours from Tokyo. Over 5.8 million LEDs animate botanical gardens with shifting landscapes, from golden tunnels to aurora-inspired scenes. For the Japanese, the end-of-year celebrations are above all a celebration of beauty and wonder. “It’s beautiful. It’s very Japanese”, said one couple attending.…
Weber accused Garcia and the Socialists of “harming the European agenda.” During her remarks, the S&D chief shot back: “You know who is responsible for the fact that this pro-European alliance … does not work in this Parliament? It has a name and surname. It is called Manfred Weber.” The exchange reflected a relationship under strain, as the EPP pushed deregulation, weaker green rules, and a crackdown on migration backed by far-right votes after the 2024 election shifted the Parliament to the right. Sidelined by that new math, the Socialists have increasingly felt alienated and have hardened their attacks on von…
Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn writing from Brussels. Welcome to a packed Tuesday newsletter. Just in: former Danish European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has just told my colleague Méabh Mc Mahon that US President Donald Trump’s ambitions to seize Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, represent an “existential” threat for the NATO miitary alliance. “I know President Trump says he is not reined in by anything but his own morals, but (…) for one NATO country to attack another NATO country for territory, that would be I think the most existential threat to NATO that we have seen,” Vestager told Europe Today.…