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Heavy monsoon rain has flooded parts of Mumbai, with people wading through waterlogged streets in the financial capital of India. A man wheels a motorbike through the deluge, while traffic officers manage movement on submerged roads as vehicles push through. The scenes reflect the arrival of delayed monsoon rains, which have come more than two weeks later than expected. Floodwater covers large stretches of road, slowing transport and forcing residents to navigate on foot. Amidst strong winds, a fallen tree crushed a vehicle, adding to the disruption already caused by the flooding as emergency services respond across affected areas.

Today is the first official Global Beatles Day, a date finally recognised by The Beatles and Apple Corps Ltd. On 25 June 1967, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr walked into Studio One at London’s Abbey Road Studios and performed the first international satellite television broadcast of their beloved song ‘All You Need Is Love’. To celebrate this official first, Euronews Culture is focusing on one of the most enduring mysteries surrounding the Fab Four, an enigma that keeps many a music lover awake at night: Who was the walrus in their classic 1967 song ‘I Am…

The EU has responded to U.S. and Chinese protectionism by raising trade barriers of its own — new steel tariffs, plus Made in Europe provisions in sectors like automotive and nuclear, will hit all trade partners. A pin with the Union Jack and the EU flag is seen prior a signing ceremony in the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 25, 2025. | Thierry Monasse/Getty Images The U.K. is currently in the process of fighting its corner on steel, proposing an alliance that would see the U.K. ultimately exempted. Whether Brussels will agree is another matter. So far, early…

The world’s largest startup incubator, based in Paris, celebrates its ninth anniversary this week as Europe’s maturing tech ecosystems become increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and changing geopolitics. Station F has worked with more than 9,000 startups since it opened its doors in 2017. Since then, it has spun out companies such as Hugging Face, quantum giant Pasqal and Pollen Robotics. The campus that turned a disused railway station into the world’s largest startup hub released a batch of numbers to mark the anniversary that tells a story about building a tech company in Europe. Artificial intelligence everywhere Artificial intelligence…

Think you’ve seen every hotel guest faux pas? Think again. New research has revealed some of the strangest habits travellers admit to while away from home, from sneaking food out of the breakfast buffet to washing underwear in kettles and squeezing extra guests into rooms. Hotels.com partnered with British etiquette expert William Hanson to launch its ‘Grand Etiquette Hotel Guide’, a list of 10 practical dos and don’ts for navigating modern hotel manners, from breakfast buffet protocol and the blurred lines around stealing from hotel rooms. The hotel booking platform’s study was conducted online and gathered responses from 2,000 British…

Ein exklusiv von POLITICO enthülltes Foto zeigt Sachsen-Anhalts AfD-Chef Martin Reichardt beim Hitlergruß. Pauline von Pezold und Frederik Schindler von „Inside AfD“ haben den Skandal aufgedeckt. Gemeinsam mit Gordon Repinski sprechen sie die absurden Erklärungsversuche der AfD, die Reaktionen aus der Parteispitze und wie sich die Affäre auf den Wahlkampf im Land auswirken könnte. Die aktuelle Folge von „Inside AfD“ hört hier hier. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Der Parlamentarische Geschäftsführer der AfD-Fraktion. Stephan Brandner verteidigt Reichard. Er erklärt, warum er glaubt, es sei eine “ungünstige Foto-Situation” und ob ein Abgeordneter, der den Hitlergruß zeigt, noch Platz in der Fraktion hätte. Mit Rasmus…

Ukraine’s allies are gathering in Gdańsk to talk about rebuilding the country — even as Russia continues to destroy homes, power stations and critical infrastructure. Zoya Sheftalovich reports from the Ukraine Recovery Conference, where governments, banks and businesses are trying to turn political promises into real investment. She and Sarah Wheaton look at the money on the table, Poland’s hopes of playing a major role in the reconstruction effort and the diplomatic row between Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who stayed away from the conference as tensions escalated. Plus: Why some European fossil fuel companies could…

The Commission wants to exclude companies exploring new fossil fuel projects from these funds, since exploration is not aligned with the objectives of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees over pre-industrial levels. But EU governments want these companies to be included if they also spend at least a fifth of their annual net investments, called capital expenditure, on green projects. This aligns with the fossil fuel sector’s argument that new oil and gas projects are important as Europe attempts to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel imports from a few big producers, which they say the…

It will be up to member countries to decide which YouTubers and TikTokers should attend, but the guidance from the Council says they should not pick anyone who has “published views against EU values,” said the guidance. The content creators should also not have any “significant or long-standing commercial collaborations,” to avoid associations with large brands, the guidance continues. The influencers will not be paid as part of the scheme. They can’t be seeking a political role, or already hold one, meaning influencer-turned-Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou wouldn’t be able to get the required accreditation. Cypriot member of the European Parliament…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government had previously said that only logistical and technical flights covered by the bilateral treaty governing U.S. military bases in Italy would be allowed to use its airbases to fly to the Middle East. Rutte’s comments prompted a strong rebuke from Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. “Only flights compliant with the Treaties; Rutte’s message is completely fallacious,” the defense ministry said in a statement, reported by Il Sole 24 Ore. Opposition politicians were not convinced. “Meloni deceived the Italians and parliament,” Green MP Angelo Bonelli said, Il Sole 24 Ore reported. “Meloni must immediately clarify…