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Scientists insist both are needed. “The success of global mitigation efforts is … critical to determine future temperature increases and the magnitude of the global risks,” said Edenhofer. “Adaptation can reduce climate risk and associated harms.” For example, southern Europe’s droughts will become more frequent and intense the higher global temperatures rise — according to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), more than a third of the region’s population will face water scarcity at 2C of global warming, while 3C doubles this share. Curbing warming limits this risk. To address the remaining risk, countries can introduce adaptation measures…
By Ekbal Zein & Euronews Published on 17/02/2026 – 11:00 GMT+1 Iran and the United States are to hold a second round of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, as military tensions in the region continued to rise. The choice of Switzerland as the venue has again placed a spotlight on the small Alpine nation’s decades-long role as the primary back channel between two countries that have had no formal diplomatic relations since 1980. The estrangement between Washington and Tehran dates to the Iranian revolution of 1979, when supporters of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Nine months later, in…
By AP Published on 17/02/2026 – 10:08 GMT+1•Updated 10:13 The Vatican is marking the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter’s Basilica with a host of visitor-friendly initiatives, including expanding access to its spectacular terrace and its snack bar in the shadow of Michelangelo’s great dome. The Vatican on Monday outlined its plans to make better use of St. Peter’s and better redistribute the millions of people who pass through it each year, while at the same time protecting its artistic treasures. Among the initiatives are a new online reservation system, to lessen the often hours-long wait to get into…
It could trigger another fight between the U.S. and the EU over enforcement of Europe’s tech regulations. Top officials in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump blasted a move by the European Union in December to fine X €120 million over violations of the bloc’s content moderation rulebook, the Digital Services Act. The Irish regulator is in charge of enforcing the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on many of the world’s tech giants that have their European headquarters in Ireland. It has the power to impose fines on X as large as 4 percent of global annual turnover. The…
Published on 17/02/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 Four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union is still importing Russian steel – and not everyone is happy about it. Next week, MEPs and EU member states will begin negotiations on whether to ban Russian steel outright. What began as a sanctions debate has morphed into a high-stakes political fight. Swedish lawmaker Karin Karlsbro is preparing to take on the EU council, which represents the member states, with Belgium, Italy, the Czech Republic and Denmark all arguing that they still need imports of unfinished steel for major construction projects. “It is…
By Euronews Published on 17/02/2026 – 10:19 GMT+1 Greece has announced its intention to obtain photos that appear to show the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad in Athens during World War II, after the previously unknown pictures surfaced on eBay. The images reportedly show the men being led to their deaths on 1 May 1944 at a shooting range in the Kaisariani suburb of the Greek capital. Although the executions were well known, there were no known photos or film documentation of the event. The photographs were put up for sale on eBay over the…
Published on 17/02/2026 – 8:41 GMT+1 The Vatican will offer artificial intelligence (AI)- assisted live translations of Mass in 60 languages, as the Catholic Church embraces and heeds warnings about the technology. The service will allow worshippers to follow services on their smartphones and is set to launch next week during the main celebrations at St. Peter’s Basilica, which marks the Fourth Centenary of the church’s dedication, which runs from 1626 to 2026. “Saint Peter’s Basilica has, for centuries, welcomed the faithful from every nation and tongue,” Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican City Vicar General,…
The push would put Metsola and the EPP on a collision course with the Socialists and Democrats, the Parliament’s second-biggest group, which claims it should get the presidency as part of a power-sharing arrangement signed at the beginning of the term. But the EPP has remained vague about whether they committed to any such deal. The S&D hasn’t yet pushed a candidate to replace Metsola — a fact that hasn’t escaped some of the party’s own allies. One Green lawmaker, when asked whether they would support the Socialists, said “I will think about it when they have a candidate, I cannot…
Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn with your Tuesday morning newsletter. The European Commission is sending a representative to attend the first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington on Thursday – but is not becoming a member due to persisting concerns over the Board’s scope, governance, and overlap with the United Nations. As we reported on Monday, the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, will join only the “specific part” of the meeting that deals with Gaza, as the EU executive aims to avoid getting completely sidelined from the implementation of the US-brokered 20-point peace plan without getting…
“He [Macron] is worried about the dangers ahead and wants to shore up his legacy,” a former diplomat said, while the West faces instability triggered by Russian belligerence and American unpredictability. Macron has already tapped an ally to become the country’s top auditor despite accusations of a conflict of interest. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a sweeping reshuffle is underway that will go beyond the traditional summer envoy swaps in French embassies. More than 60 outposts are expecting to receive new ambassadors in the coming months, including in Washington, London, Berlin and Kyiv. “Everything will be sewn up before…