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Published on 15/06/2026 – 15:45 GMT+2 As summer begins, thousands of tourists will soon take a stop on the side of the road on the plateau de Valensole, southern France, to take a selfie in front of lavender fields. But these Instagram-worthy landscapes are threatened, as some of them are no longer as profitable. Farmers are starting to shift their production to pistachio, pomegranate or almond trees, whilst others are turning to a booming sector: laying hens. Two chicken coops are set to appear in the lavender fields of the plateau de Valensole, each of them to raise 25,000 laying…
Published on 15/06/2026 – 15:24 GMT+2 An American former business leader has been detained in Myanmar, days after a US trade organisation revealed it had uncovered suspicious financial dealings linked to former members of its board. Adam Castillo, the founder of security and risk management firm AGS Myanmar and a former US Marine officer, was detained on Thursday at Yangon International Airport upon returning to the country, according to an associate who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing safety concerns. He had served as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar — known as AmCham — between 2023…
More than half of football fans in Spain plan to watch the 2026 World Cup matches in a bar. That is the figure from a LaLiga study on football viewing habits, and it shows Spaniards are the Europeans most likely to follow tournaments away from home. On the ground, however, the reality is more nuanced. Santi Vidal, owner of the bar El Cuadro in the Madrid neighbourhood of Carabanchel, is not expecting a stampede for the opening games: “People prefer to watch them at home. We are only expecting big crowds as La Roja progresses through the tournament,” he told…
France and the U.K. have been spearheading efforts to put together a maritime mission aimed at securing the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil and gas deliveries, once the fighting stops. “We have built a mission with the British, several nations are included, we are ready to act very quickly,” Macron said on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, where leaders are gathering Monday for three days of talks. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Iran to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, the deal does not…
Published on 15/06/2026 – 14:03 GMT+2 A 34-year-old former consultant for the Swedish military went on trial on Monday, accused of trying to pass classified information to Russia’s intelligence services. The man is a Swedish citizen, born to Iranian parents, who worked as an IT consultant for the military from 2018-2022, according to court documents and the military. Arrested in January, he was charged with attempted espionage. He is accused of having tried, during a trip to Moscow between November and December 2025, to disclose secret information “notably to the Russian FSB and GRU services, in exchange for protection as…
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Published on 15/06/2026 – 14:06 GMT+2 The deal announced on Monday will give Fox access to the Roku channel, first-party data and more than 100 million global streaming households. Fox, a media giant that includes sports, news and entertainment content, as well as Tubi, will pay $96 in cash and 0.9693 shares of its Class A common stock for each Roku Class A and Class B share outstanding. The transaction is valued at $160 per Roku share. Existing Fox shareholders are expected to own approximately 73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders will own about 27%, once the deal…
Some trips leave you with a camera roll full of photos, while others leave you with more questions than answers about how you want to live your life. Whether it’s a discovery of you being braver than you think, having the distance from home to process a life challenge or experiencing a new way of life, some destinations leave a lasting impact long after you’ve unpacked your suitcase. Could making a change in your life be a mere plane ticket away, and if so, where does one start? Explore, a UK-based international tour operator, has analysed more than 1,500 comments…
Published on 15/06/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Oscar winner Robert De Niro attended a “Rise Up” event last night as part of some counterprogramming to Donald Trump’s 80th birthday cage fight celebrations. The New York event, which celebrated the First Amendment, saw the 82-year-old screen legend speak out against Trump. “I’m pretty close to being a free speech absolutist,” said De Niro, “even speech I don’t like, and there’s plenty of that around. So when I hear something I don’t like, I use my own free speech to respond.” De Niro then cited a recent example, and made reference to a…
Being de-listed from the lobbying database could mean no longer being eligible to sit on expert groups convened by the European Commission to discuss key files or in committee hearings held by the European Parliament, the message adds. The suspension from the Transparency Register comes after the Corporate Europe Observatory lodged a complaint alleging that MCC Brussels failed to disclose its funding sources. It also accused the think tank of “spreading Orbán regime propaganda. Launched in 2022, MCC Brussels received more than €6 million in 2024 according to a funding disclosure “to acquaint and influence European policy makers with its…