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Published on 11/06/2026 – 17:25 GMT+2 German MEP Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, has warned that the long-running Airbus-Boeing dispute could jeopardise the EU-US trade agreement struck last summer if transatlantic tensions flare again in the coming weeks. The implementation of the Turnberry Agreement, clinched in July 2025 by US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, is entering its final stretch, with EU lawmakers expected to approve it in a vote next Tuesday. However, the five-year truce between US aerospace giant Boeing and its European rival Airbus over mutual…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 15:25 GMT+2•Updated 16:24 Scientists have uncovered a vast underwater whale graveyard in one of the most remote parts of the world’s oceans, revealing thriving communities of marine life feeding on the remains of the mammals that died millions of years ago. The site, located seven kilometres beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean, is believed to be the deepest, oldest and largest whale graveyard ever discovered. Researchers identified five whale carcass sites and numerous fossils during a series of deep-sea submersible expeditions in 2023. Among the remains were skulls belonging to beaked and baleen whales, with…
By Euronews Published on 11/06/2026 – 16:19 GMT+2 A few days before the latest European Council meeting, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni set out Rome’s position ahead of the complex negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the European Union’s long-term budget. Addressing the Italian Parliament on Thursday, Meloni issued a clear warning on the so-called “rebates”, the annual discounts on national contributions enjoyed by some member states. If the system is not abolished, she said, Italy will demand “the same privilege”. The figures for the next MFF will be on EU leaders’ table for the first time at next…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 17:08 GMT+2 The first group of Nigerians returned home from South Africa on Thursday as part of a repatriation ordered by the government following violent anti-immigration protests. A total of 262 passengers and three officials were on board the flight to Lagos, according to Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry earlier said over 1,000 Nigerians had registered for voluntary return. Authorities in South Africa said the returnees were found to be in the country illegally, contradicting Nigerian officials that they were fleeing xenophobic attacks. Nigerian officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.…
The exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Genius of the Renaissance” has opened in Astana, bringing together more than 40 life-size mechanical models reconstructed from the Renaissance master’s original drawings and notes. The exhibits were brought to Kazakhstan from museums in Rome and Florence and recreated using surviving manuscripts known as the Vinci Codices. “During his lifetime, Leonardo da Vinci wrote more than 20,000 pages of manuscripts, of which around 7,000 survive today,” said Narima Mukhambetalina, director of the exhibition. “These preserved writings have allowed specialists to reconstruct mechanical devices based on his drawings.” Spread across nearly 3,000 square metres inside the…
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Published on 11/06/2026 – 15:21 GMT+2 British Secretary of Defence John Healey resigned from office on Thursday, citing shortcomings in the government’s defence spending plans. In a letter addressed to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Healey criticised funding for the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP) and said he had “no other option” but to resign. The DIP, originally scheduled for publication in Autumn 2025, is due to set out the UK’s defence spending for the next decade, but it has faced repeated delays despite warnings that the nation’s armed forces face a major funding gap. “Your DIP financial settlement -…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 16:03 GMT+2 A Somali football referee who was denied entry to the United States ahead of the World Cup is set to officiate the UEFA Super Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in August. In a statement on Thursday, UEFA said it had appointed Omar Artan to the role after discussions with its sister confederation, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). Artan is regarded as one of the world’s top officials and received the 2025 CAF Men’s Referee of the Year Award. The Super Cup final, which sees the winners of the Champions League…
Andrew Giuliani, who is in charge of the White House’s World Cup task force, told the BBC that “while I can’t go into the derog [derogatory information] on that, I can tell you it was the right decision by customs and border patrol and I support that decision.” FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, have endured massive criticism over the referee’s rejection, with the fallout overshadowing much of the tournament’s kick-off week and casting a harsh spotlight on the border policies of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. In a statement, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin said: “Omar Artan is an excellent…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 12:53 GMT+2•Updated 13:22 Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis told Euronews that fiscal policy across the euro area must complement the efforts of the European Central Bank to contain inflation, after the conflict in the Middle East triggered an increase in energy prices across the bloc. The ECB is widely expected to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Thursday, as part of the monetary policy overseen by ECB President Christine Lagarde. Speaking on Euronews’ flagship morning programme, Europe Today, Pierrakakis said finance ministers must strike a balance between providing fiscal support and…