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Protesters gathered outside Granada city hall on Thursday in support of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, who was evicted from her Madrid apartment on September 23. UGC footage shows large crowds rallying in the city, including at a student protest. Demonstrations in support of Abascal were also held in other parts of Spain, reflecting wider anger over the country’s rising housing costs. Her eviction has become a focal point for protests over housing affordability and the difficulties faced by older tenants.
President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the Pope on his arrival at around 10am, before military honours and introductions to French and Vatican officials. The two then made their way to the Élysée Palace for talks. The four-day visit, running from Friday to Monday, will take the Pope to Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes and Metz. His programme includes meetings with Macron, French officials, civil-society representatives and diplomats, as well as a visit to UNESCO and meetings with young Catholics. The agenda is expected to include the future of Europe, social issues and the role of technology, including artificial intelligence, although the published programme…
Pope Leo XIV has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as artificial intelligence increasingly shapes daily life. Speaking at the French presidential palace in Paris on Friday, during his first papal trip to France, Leo XIV said he had made AI a central issue in his first encyclical. He called for the human person to remain at the heart of discussions about the technology, stressing the need to develop ethical discernment. The pope also urged people to develop the ability to recognise what is morally good as AI continues to transform society.
By Christina Thykjaer & Euronews en español Published on 25/09/2026 – 21:11 GMT+2 The United States Army is reportedly taking preparatory steps for a possible operation involving Cuba, according to an exclusive published on Friday by CBS News, which obtained an internal Army message and spoke with several US officials familiar with the plans. The US Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide US Southern Command with Military Police forces, medical staff and other support units within a period of 90 to 120 days, according to the document reviewed by CBS News. The internal message does not explicitly mention Cuba. However, several…
Published on 25/09/2026 – 18:49 GMT+2 A theatrical monologue about murdered Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas at the European Parliament. Actress Dora Chrysikou portrays a young woman who was an eyewitness to a far-right crime. The performance unfolds the story of the murder of Fyssas, while also taking us into the Golden Dawn trial. Maria Louka wrote the text, which is based on real witness statements. Korais Damatis directed the piece. PASOK MEP Nikolas Farantouris was behind the invitation to the European Parliament in Brussels: “No to the far-right agenda. We must not subscribe to the agenda of fear. We have…
Pope Leo XIV warned against the dangers of artificial intelligence on Friday, stating that new technologies must “remain at the service of the human person”, rather than becoming “yet another instrument of domination and injustice.” Speaking at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris as part of his four-day trip to France, the pontiff declared that AI risks impoverishing human “ideas and relationships” through a “process of dehumanisation”, while also criticising the ever-growing emphasis on productivity in modern societies. Delivering his speech in both French and English, he argued that judging people according to the “criterion of efficiency” risked undermining respect for human…
By Peter Barabas & Euronews Farsi Published on 25/09/2026 – 19:33 GMT+2 Iran has sent a new proposal to Washington that it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the US lifted its naval blockade, waived oil sanctions and observed a ceasefire that includes Lebanon, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told a private gathering on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. According to participants at the UNGA gathering, Araghchi said the proposal, which was given to the US through intermediaries, presents a seven-day roadmap to…
Published on 25/09/2026 – 14:53 GMT+2•Updated 15:19 European Union countries have agreed to release a €6.6 billion programme of military aid for Ukraine that had stalled since spring 2023, when Hungary imposed a controversial veto that paralysed the initiative. The agreement at the political level was reached on Friday during a meeting of the Political and Security Committee in Brussels. “That’s good news for Ukraine and bad news for Russia,” High Representative Kaja Kallas wrote on social media, announcing the news. “Moscow’s hybrid attacks try to intimidate Europe into scaling back its support for Ukraine. Europe is doing the opposite.”…
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“There are only three European political families represented at all three levels [of theEU],” the advisory committee wrote in a report, adding that the PES has “prime ministers, the President of the European Council, European Commissioners, and leaders of national parties.” “The Greens … have fewer ministers, no members of the European Commission, and noheads of government; consequently, their preliminary consultations carry less weight,” the report went on. PRO leader Jesse Klaver joined a PES meeting ahead of the European Council summit in June, alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. What about the MEPs?…