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The European Union’s new Pact on Migration enters into force on Friday, meaning the bloc finally has a set of clear-cut rules to manage migration that applies to all EU member states – at least, on paper. The pact includes eight legislative acts, which together are meant to improve member states’ cooperation on migration management, hold frontline states to stricter standards for minimising irregular entries into the EU, and speed up asylum procedures. The new law introduces a border procedure which shortens the period to assess an asylum request for certain categories of applicants to 12 weeks, with 12 additional…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 13:48 GMT+2•Updated 14:13 A striking new study on earthquake risk has been published for Southern California, one of the most densely populated regions of the United States. Researchers report that the tectonic stress accumulating on the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems has reached its highest levels in the past 1,000 years and, in some segments, may already exceed those levels. While the study suggests the region may have the potential to generate a large and devastating earthquake in the future, it also stresses that the findings are crucial for reassessing earthquake hazards. Study examines…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 11:05 GMT+2 The UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April, according to data published on Friday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), ending a run of monthly growth stretching back to last summer and suggesting that the Iran war is beginning to weigh on British output. Services, the dominant sector of the British economy, fell by 0.2% on the month, while production was flat and construction inched up by 0.1%. Over the three months to April, GDP still expanded by 0.7%, the fifth consecutive period of three-month growth. The biggest single drag on output came…
David Hockney, one of the world’s most influential, beloved and celebrated contemporary artists, has died at his home in London. He was 88. Hockney’s publicist, Erica Bolton, says he died on Thursday, a few weeks short of his 89th birthday. Perhaps best known for his paintings exploring his life and home in northern France as well as his time in California, his works spanned several decades and often focused on personal portraits of friends and family. Born in Bradford in northern England, Hockney spent much of his career between Britain, the United States, and later France, turning shifting landscapes and…
LONDON — The U.K. defense plans were supposed to lay the groundwork for a rearmament drive to deter Russia and reinforce Britain’s role in NATO. Instead, it’s turned into a political and defense-policy crisis. On Thursday, Defence Secretary John Healey unexpectedly resigned, blaming a mismatch between the country’s ambitions and how much it was willing to spend under the much-delayed Defense Investment Plan. In his resignation letter, Healey said Prime Minister Keir Starmer had been “unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats,”…
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. When I began researching, writing, and publishing on the subject of space capitalism several years ago, many people laughed. They asked why I had chosen such a niche topic and suggested that it sounded more like science fiction than reality. Well, space capitalism is now a reality. Within a few hours, we will witness what is expected to be the largest IPO in history: Elon Musk’s company SpaceX aims to raise $75 billion. As a result, Musk…
In Al-Zawayda_,_ about three kilometres northeast of Deir al-Balah,in the central Gaza Strip, dozens of people followed the opening match between Mexico and South Africa from a makeshift coffee tent despite frequent power cuts. In Khan Younis, displaced families watched the tournament on television screens set up in temporary shelters, remaining gathered long into the evening. For many Palestinians, football remains one of the few widely accessible forms of entertainment and a source of collective escape. Supporters said the World Cup brought back memories of previous tournaments, when families and friends gathered at home to watch matches together before the…
Inflation stalls at 3.2% for the third month in a row, in the midst of the impact of the war in Iran. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) closed May with a year-on-year rate of 3.2%, the same as in the previous two months, according to final data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). It is the third consecutive month above 3%, in a context marked by energy price volatility stemming from the conflict in Iran. The figures confirm the flash estimate published by the INE at the end of May. Month on month, the CPI rose by 0.1%, three tenths…
Vehicles equipped with self-driving systems will soon be allowed to be tested on public roads in Portugal. After a decree-law authorising tests with autonomous vehicles on Portuguese roads was approved by the Council of Ministers at the end of April, it was published in the Official Gazette (source in Portuguese) last Monday and will enter into force next July. According to the legislation, autonomous driving will “help democratise mobility by promoting the inclusion of citizens who are unable to drive because of physical or other constraints”. At the same time, it will “enable new and different solutions for individual and…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 12:36 GMT+2 Brussels is putting the brakes on shared e-scooters. After years of complaints over dangerous riding, pavement clutter and even links to organised crime, the Belgian capital has announced that rental e-scooters will disappear from its streets from January 2027 – joining a growing list of European cities turning away from the once-booming mode of transport. The Brussels-Capital Region announced that the licences of the two remaining e-scooter operators in the city, Bolt and Dott, will expire at the end of this year. From 2027, only shared bicycles will be available for hire in Brussels.…