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By Célia Gueuti with AFP Published on 10/07/2026 – 12:24 GMT+2 Celebrations turned into a tragedy in northern France overnight after a 17-year-old girl died after falling from the back of a lorry. The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 am as a jubilant crowd soaked up the French national team’s victory over Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals. The teenager fell from the truck as it entered a roundabout and was crushed. Emergency responders tried to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Six minors were present when the accident happened. One of them was taken to Maubeuge hospital in…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 11:31 GMT+2 Now that 10 years have passed since the original’s release, do you fancy contributing to Disney’s Scrooge McDuck vault by shelling out for a ticket to watch a shot-for-shot live-action knockoff of Moana? No? Thought not. If you loved the original animated tale, stay away. There’s nothing in the new version that matches 2016 Moana ’s vibrancy or adds anything to a film that didn’t need fixing. If you were enchanted and moved by the coming-of-age nautical adventure of a Polynesian chief’s daughter (then Auliʻi Cravalho, now Catherine Laga’aia) chosen by the ocean to…
The Meta findings come just days before an EU panel of experts is set to deliver a recommendation on Monday that will give further momentum to calls for setting a minimum age to use social media platforms. Meta could face fines up to 6 percent of annual revenue for breaching the Digital Services Act if it fails to meet the Commission’s requirements issued on Friday. The tech giant can now examine the evidence the EU executive has gathered against it, and lay out its official defense. “We disagree with these preliminary findings, which don’t accurately take into account the significant…
Updated: 10/07/2026 – 12:24 GMT+2 French Economy Minister Roland Lescure reacts to Spain’s proposal for a new joint EU debt instrument worth up to €850 billion, while warning of potential risks. “If one country transfers its debt to the whole community, that might be an incentive for that country to take on more debt,” Lescure says. … More
Starting with culture to stabilise the Middle East. It is a political proposal put to the European Union by several Syrian intellectuals, mainly those now living in Europe, such as the Syrian linguist and musicologist Nabil Al Lao, former director of the Damascus Conservatory, later founder and superintendent of the opera house in the Syrian capital between 2003 and 2010. “The EU countries, especially France, Germany, Italy and Spain, have the tools to launch a cultural policy in the Levant with an initial, visible impact that could evolve into a concrete, broader political process,” Professor Al Lao tells Euronews. This…
Dutch media reported several incidents after Moroccan fans took to the streets in multiple cities on Thursday night, following their team’s 2-0 loss to France in the World Cup quarterfinal. Fans threw glass bottles at the police, prompting anti-riot officers to disperse crowds, according to the daily newspaper De Telegraaf. In Rotterdam, policemen were pelted with eggs, while in Amsterdam rioters reportedly fired fireworks at law enforcement and behaved aggressively toward journalists. Yeşilgöz is known for her tough stance on migration. “There are too many people coming into our country,” she wrote on X last year, prior to becoming minister. “This…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 12:08 GMT+2 A wildfire that has been raging since Thursday afternoon in Almería, Spain, has killed 11 people, according to figures released by the regional government of Andalusia. Early investigations suggest that many of the deaths may have resulted from one critical decision: some of the victims appear to have abandoned a designated evacuation route. Antonio Sanz, regional minister responsible for emergency services, said specialists were looking at two different scenarios to explain the fatalities. Four British nationals died inside a vehicle while seven other people died while walking, having left their cars behind in an…
Nearly one million people joined the ranks of US dollar millionaires worldwide in 2025, according to UBS, equivalent to more than 2,680 new millionaires a day, 112 an hour or almost two every minute. Europe accounted for much of the growth outside the United States, with the UK adding an average of 118 new dollar millionaires a day and France 95. At current exchange rates, $1 million is worth about €875,000. In percentage terms, however, Eastern European countries recorded the fastest growth. The first five places in the global top 30 were all European countries, including EU member states, EU…
Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country, is often associated with vast steppes, but much of the country’s natural beauty remains undiscovered. One of the best examples is the Zhetysu region. This corner of southeastern Kazakhstan brings together deserts, forests, waterfalls, mountain lakes, ski resorts, ancient monuments and archaeological sites, all within a single journey. To understand why Zhetysu is so diverse, start with its location. The region borders China and has long been a bridge between East and West. As part of the ancient Silk Road, it connected people, cultures and goods from different parts of the world. Natural wonders of…
A Ryanair flight bound for Munich that had departed from Thessaloniki returned safely to Greece on Friday after a serious engine failure during the journey, which caused a fragment of the engine to shatter a passenger window. The passenger was injured as the intense pressure difference pulled him towards the outside, while oxygen masks immediately dropped in the cabin, triggering panic among those on board. The authorities clarified that no crack or breach occurred in the fuselage of the aircraft. The crew detected the problem while the aircraft was flying over North Macedonia. The pilots decided to return to Thessaloniki…