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Barbut was against the pesticide and water storage proposals, both of which were added late in the legislative process to ensure the bill’s passage in the conservative-majority Senate. She made her opposition clear over the weekend in an interview published by Sunday newspaper La Tribune Dimanche. “This government bill, which was intended to address an emergency situation facing our farmers, has — since the Senate’s amendments — significantly altered the policy governing the allocation of water resources in our country,” she said. Annie Genevard, France’s conservative agriculture minister, directly opposed her colleague at the Ministry of Ecological Transition, warning that…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 9:16 GMT+2 A lawyer representing Andrew and Tristan Tate said the brothers will fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where they are accused by British authorities of rape, sex trafficking, assault and other offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. The pair, who were arrested in Miami on Saturday, appeared in a United States federal court on Monday wearing jail uniforms and handcuffs. They remained silent during the brief hearing as a judge scheduled a further hearing for 27 July. A district judge will decide whether the legal conditions for extradition have…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 12:06 GMT+2 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed on Tuesday that its Aerospace Force targeted and “destroyed” the central data infrastructure of the US company Amazon in Bahrain using several cruise missiles. The IRGC also said in a statement released by its public relations office that “US air defence systems and radar installations in the Bahraini areas of Muharraq and Riffa were also targeted” in the attack. Bahraini and US officials, as well as Amazon, have not yet responded to the claim. The reported strikes come as direct military confrontations between Iran and the…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 11:29 GMT+2 FIFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into the Argentina national team over the incidents that occurred after the World Cup final, in which Spain were crowned champions. The body’s disciplinary committee has appointed a disciplinary and ethics prosecutor to analyse the referees’ reports and the images of the match to determine whether sanctions should be imposed on players or members of the Albiceleste coaching staff. Among the incidents under investigation is Leandro Paredes’ conduct at the end of the match. According to the footage, the midfielder was involved in a confrontation with several Spanish…
Updated: 21/07/2026 – 11:42 GMT+2 Eighteen historic condominium-style theatres across Italy’s Marche, Emilia Romagna and Umbria regions are seeking to be recognised by UNESCO and are hoping for a place on its prestigious World Heritage List. … More
This amounts to “indirect taxation,” said David Laborde, one of the authors behind the report and the FAO’s lead director of agrifood economics. The EU’s direct farm subsidies from the Common Agricultural Policy, which Europe has paid since the 1960s, is partly to blame. Europe’s agricultural subsidies (CAP) form one of the largest EU funding programs. But, the lack of investment into research to bring down the costs of producing fruit and vegetables, which tend to be labor-intensive, has had an even bigger effect on the affordability of healthy foods in Europe, Laborde said. “This has increased productivity in some…
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia has announced a new multiple-entry visa for Umrah pilgrims. With the newly launched visa, valid for 365 days from the date of issuance, visitors can enter the holy cities multiple times to perform Umrah for a cumulative stay of no longer than 90 days. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), this move “aligns with Saudi Vision 2030 and the Pilgrim Experience Program’s goals of facilitating arrival, enriching the pilgrim experience and improving service efficiency”. Pilgrims are eligible to use the new visa only if they purchase an Umrah service package…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 9:46 GMT+2 Posts circulating online claim that the EU will ban the sale of traditional shrink-wrapped multipacks of bottled water from this summer. Among those sharing the claim is far-right MEP Virginie Joron, from the French National Rally and Patriots for Europe group, who argues that new EU rules will force consumers to carry bottles individually. The posts refer to the EU’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). However, this is misleading. The legislation forms part of a broader EU effort to reduce packaging waste and improve recyclability across the bloc. While some provisions of…
Two Portuguese scientists were the lead authors of a study, published in the scientific journal Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, (source in Portuguese) which set out to “hunt” and analyse clouds on Mars, in a breakthrough designed to make future missions to the Red Planet easier. As part of this research, the aim was to measure simultaneously the altitude and propagation speed of Martian atmospheric waves, which are a key element in understanding how energy is transported in the planet’s atmosphere. As scientist Francisco Brasil, who led the study alongside Pedro Machado, both from the Faculty of Sciences of the…
Published on 21/07/2026 – 9:27 GMT+2 What a fun World Cup this has been… If only FIFA and Argentina hadn’t ruined the whole thing. It’s a sentiment shared by many online, who believe that this year’s tournament has brought the culture of football further into disrepute – whether it’s the exorbitant ticket prices, the controversial “hydration breaks”, the Trump-Infantino relationship leading to the infamous red card scandal, some dubious refereeing and allegations of favouritism… The list goes on, and went on up until the final, in which Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time. Indeed, FIFA has confirmed that Argentina…