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Haro in northern Spain is covered in red as thousands take part in the town’s annual wine battle in La Rioja. Armed with buckets, hoses and spray bottles, revellers soak each other with wine in the streets. As the day goes on, people climb the hill and gather at viewpoints for photos, group shots and a moment to rest. At the top, visitors pose by statues and wave flags. The festival mixes chaos and celebration, with music, dancing and constant splashes of wine creating a lively atmosphere.

At this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the spotlight was firmly on how brands are navigating an ever-changing media landscape increasingly shaped by AI, internet culture, and moments that can go viral overnight for entirely unexpected reasons. Among the executives in attendance was Dorothée Gardon, the Global Marketing Strategy & Integrated Media Director at IKEA, who spoke to Euronews Culture about how the company is navigating innovation, affordability, and viral culture in an increasingly fast-moving media landscape. One of the most unexpected examples of that intersection came earlier this year, when a tiny baby Japanese macaque named Punch…

Prince Albert II of Monaco condemned what he described as a “criminal explosion,” calling it “a shock for the entire Monégasque community,” and praised emergency services for their response. But Monégasque authorities declined to offer possible motives for the bombing. “I believe we must be cautious about the legal classification of the incident,” Minister of State Christophe Mirmand told POLITICO. He added that two victims were in critical condition and a third had suffered serious injuries. Mirmand said Monaco had “put in place all protective measures” to raise vigilance across the principality’s services. He added that officials had not determined…

More than 1 million undocumented migrants in Spain have sought legal status under a scheme that has defied a wider European crackdown on irregular immigration, the government said on Tuesday, the final day for submissions. The vast scheme was predicted to benefit around 500,000 people, mostly from Latin America, when the left-wing government launched it in April. “The more than one million applications submitted…show how necessary this recognition of rights and responsibilities was,” Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said at an event in Madrid. Sánchez has become a standard bearer of more open immigration policies as his European neighbours, including…

Iran is preparing the largest state funeral in the history of the Islamic Republic, with ceremonies spanning five cities across Iran and Iraq over six days beginning Saturday, as the country buries the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei nearly four months after his death in the opening US-Israeli strikes of the war on 28 February. Khamenei served as the Islamic Republic’s ayatollah for 37 years, the second-longest-serving holder of the position since the Islamic Republic’s founding following the 1979 revolution. Born in 1939 in Mashhad, he served as Iran’s president from 1981 to 1989 before being selected as ayatollah by the…

Published on 30/06/2026 – 13:25 GMT+2•Updated 13:32 The Scandinavian airline SAS confirmed a record order at a press conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday, committing to as many as 40 twin-aisle aircraft from Airbus’s A330 family to renew and expand its long-haul fleet. At list prices the jets carry a combined value above $10 billion (€8.75bn), though, as is standard in the industry, SAS is likely to have negotiated a substantial discount for such a large bulk purchase. The order covers a mix of the new, more fuel-efficient A330-900, part of the upgraded A330neo range, and the older A330-300, which will…

Published on 30/06/2026 – 11:02 GMT+2 Forget the caviar, there’s a new must-have dish for first-class passengers on Swiss International Air Lines. This summer, the carrier has added a gourmet hot dog to its premium in-flight dining menu. But before you picture a burnt frankfurter drowning in ketchup and mustard, think again – this hot dog created by Swiss chefs shows that comfort food can be just as luxurious as fine dining. Available in SWISS First on all flights departing from Switzerland until 1 September 2026, the “Bastardo” hot dog comes from Winterthur-based gourmet takeaway Frau Hund, which was founded…

With a week of major articles looking at the EU’s foreign policy branch, POLITICO asks whether budget constraints, a lack of tools and a turf war with the European Commission is threatening its survival. Jun 29 13 mins read

Published on 30/06/2026 – 12:53 GMT+2 The UK’s outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday that Britain would spend almost £300 billion (€348 billion) over the next four years to modernise its armed forces amid rising threats. Starmer, expected to leave office next month after losing the support of Labour MPs, announced that the overall defence budget would increase by £15 billion (€17 billion) over the next four years to almost £300 billion, as he launched his long-awaited 10-year Defence Investment Plan. “Last year I made the decision in the national interest to reprioritise aid spending towards defence and…

La Guaira port in Venezuela has been turned into a makeshift morgue after twin earthquakes left more than 1,700 people dead and thousands missing. Forensic thanatology teams work among rows of caskets and body bags near the port’s silos as they document and process the victims. The scale of loss is visible across the quayside, now filled with temporary facilities and recovery operations. Teams move between containers, carrying body bags and recording details in a controlled but heavy atmosphere. Nearby, relatives wait outside the identification area, some holding flowers and others standing in silence as they look for news of…