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It could have been a messy transition, but the ease with which Andy Burnham has returned to Westminster appears to be the product of many months of careful planning. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy delve into the details of how Burnham’s expected coronation has been managed – and why Louise Haigh has emerged as a key architect behind the scenes. Meanwhile, as Donald Trump breaks his silence on Sir Keir Starmer’s likely replacement, his verdict is rather blunt. The duo dissect the US president’s first public comments on Burnham, who he labelled as “extremely liberal”. What does this mean for…
Updated: 26/06/2026 – 8:59 GMT+2 Seyed Hossein Mousavian, former spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiation team, tells Euronews he believes Tehran will allow the IAEA access to its nuclear sites as part of negotiations with the US, despite some Iranian officials saying access could only be granted after a final deal has been struck. … More
Published on 26/06/2026 – 10:33 GMT+2 Police in Montenegro have arrested an Iranian-Turkish national wanted by the United States over alleged cyberattacks that authorities say caused more than $3.4 billion (€2.98 billion) in damage. Police said the 39-year-old suspect, identified only as A.B., was detained on Thursday in the coastal town of Kotor in an operation carried out with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. The man is wanted by a court in New York on charges including computer fraud, hacking, identity theft and organised crime, according to a police statement. Montenegrin authorities alleged that from 2013 onwards, the suspect…
By Maja Kunert Published on 26/06/2026 – 10:40 GMT+2 Volkswagen, the carmaker based in Wolfsburg, is bracing for an unprecedented upheaval. According to a report in manager magazin citing insiders, chief executive Oliver Blume is planning to cut up to 100,000 of the group’s roughly 657,000 jobs worldwide. That would mean doubling the previous job-cut target: only a few months ago VW announced plans to shed around 50,000 jobs by 2030 – a move that was already seen at the time as historic in its scale. Blume is said to have already presented the board with a corresponding restructuring plan. According…
Alexandre Bompard, CEO of Carrefour, one of the main French supermarket chains, confirmed in a LinkedIn post that his company had donated four tons of ice to the city’s firefighters. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were the hottest days on record in French history and the extreme heat is expected to continue until Sunday. Temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius have been reported in the densely populated French capital. On Thursday, the Paris mayor said the heat wave had led to an uptick in mortality rates, but did not provide figures. French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said 25 cardiac arrests had…
In 2025, inland demand in the EU for natural gas increased by 2.5% compared with 2024, according to the latest Eurostat figures. The largest increases in consumption across the bloc were recorded in Croatia (11.3%), Portugal (11.2%) and Slovenia (10.3%). In contrast, the largest drops were seen in Finland (17.7%), Sweden (9.7%) and Estonia (9.6%). Last year, Germany, Italy and France had the highest inland demand for natural gas. Gas is mainly used for power generation, household heating and industrial processes. For instance, around 30% of households in the EU are heated using gas. Inbalance in production Romania is the…
Microsoft said on Thursday it will raise the price of its Xbox video game consoles worldwide by between $100 and $150 from 1 August, blaming soaring storage and memory costs driven by AI-related demand. Editor’s note: Euro figures are approximate conversions based on today’s exchange rate and do not reflect official pricing from the companies. In the United States, the cheapest Xbox, the Series S, will increase to $500 (about €440) this summer, while the Series X will cost as much as $800 (about €705). The company has not yet released prices for Europe, where the Series X currently sells…
“If he gets a big, big bounce and the other parties decline, it will be very tempting for him, for example, if we’re 15 points ahead in October,” said this MP, who, like others in this article, was granted anonymity to speak frankly. “I can tell you though the mood among Labour MPs is that we very much do not want him to go for an early election.” Not another one Burnham’s backers are well aware he will face an onslaught of demands to give voters a say and criticism for having no mandate as soon as he walks into…
Thousands of supporters filled the streets of Abidjan after the Elephants secured their first-ever place in the knockout stage on the night of 25 June. A 2-0 victory over Curaçao, inspired by two goals from Nicolas Pépé, sealed qualification and triggered scenes of jubilation across the economic capital. Fans danced, waved national flags and praised head coach Emerse Faé as the team advanced beyond the group stage for the first time in four World Cup appearances. The result capped an impressive Group E campaign for Ivory Coast, who opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over Ecuador before losing to…
Groups D, E and F played their third group stage fixtures at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday. The six matches saw a total of eight – maybe nine – teams clinch crucial points to make it to the elimination rounds of this expanded version of the World Cup, featuring 48 teams. Here is an overview of how the matches went: Ivory Coast v Curacao Ivory Coast rejoiced as players dropped to their knees on the pitch for a team photo and they all pointed one finger toward the sky. Players…