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In both France and Spain, national meteorological institutes said the heat wave will last at least through this week and possibly into next week. “Heat waves have always happened, there will always be heat waves, but all of the temperatures are just getting higher, so the chances of reaching these potentially dangerous temperatures are just ratcheting up as the world warms,” Barnes said. Additionally, most southern European countries, including Portugal, Spain, Greece, the Balkans and Turkey, are also battling wildfires. Two people died in Spain, including one firefighter, while thousands had to be evacuated across the country. In Greece, three…
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi with AP Published on 14/08/2025 – 8:49 GMT+2 •Updated 9:04 At least three people from the same family were among those killed during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, as submerged roads caused chaos and led to dramatic rescues of people trapped in their cars, authorities said Wednesday. The three, a mother, father, and child, were killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management spokesperson Amy Maxwell said. Authorities said they found another body on Wednesday while searching for a man who…
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces sentencing and a possible retrial in his New York City sex crimes case. Manhattan Judge Curtis Farber said that he could sentence Weinstein on 30 September, but only if there’s no retrial on a rape charge that the last jury failed to decide. If there is a retrial, the judge wants it to happen this fall. Weinstein, 73, was convicted in June of forcing oral sex on TV and movie production assistant and producer Miriam Haley in 2006. The charge carries a possible sentence of up to 25 years in prison. At the same…
Rather, this is about Ukraine agreeing to cede land for something that hasn’t at all been made clear. NATO membership? The recognition of Ukraine’s sovereignty and its right to conduct foreign and defense policy in any way Kyiv sees fit, including receiving arms supplies from the West? Unlikely. “Putin is not fighting merely for land but for what he considers a ‘friendly’ Ukraine, as he defines it,” noted Russian political scientist Tatiana Stanovaya. Indeed, few seasoned observers of the Kremlin believe Putin is serious about giving up his ultimate goal of subjugating Ukraine — a nation he doesn’t believe should…
She’s 13 feet of granite curves and unapologetic cleavage – and soon she’ll be gone. Denmark’s Big Mermaid statue, unveiled in 2006 as a bold, modern counterpoint to Copenhagen’s iconic Little Mermaid, created by Edvard Eriksen, is set to be removed from public view after years under the cloud of public disapproval. Critics have long described her as “ugly and pornographic” and her exaggerated form has been accused of cheapening rather than celebrating female beauty. In 2018 she was quietly relocated from Copenhagen’s waterfront to Dragør Fort, several miles south, in what looked suspiciously like exile. Now, Denmark’s agency for…
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski trolled Orbán over the footage, asking him whether zebras are “traditional farm animals” in Hungary. From Budapest to Grozny, from Moscow to Pyongyang, strongmen leaders have long turned wild animals into political props, as symbols of wealth, virility and power. In light of Orbán and the zebras, POLITICO took a look at some of the world’s other controversial animal aficionados. Shark tale Georgian oligarch and de facto ruler Bidzina Ivanishvili resides in a neo-modernist steel-and-glass castle above Tbilisi — with his own shark tank. In recent years, his Georgian Dream party has pivoted away from…
Did you know EU countries hold only 16.6% of the world’s personal wealth? In Europe, this rises to 22.3% when four more countries are included. The US holds more than a third, and China about a fifth. Together, these two powers control 54% of world’s wealth according to UBS’s Global Wealth Report 2025. The UBS report covers 56 countries and markets, representing over 92% of global wealth. But which European countries hold the largest shares of the world’s personal wealth? And what is the total personal wealth of each country? Euronews Business takes a deep dive. Where in Europe holds the…
But now, as EU military mobility needs increase and other rail lines face capacity issues, the pressure is mounting for action. “It’s getting on [the countries’] nerves,” said a mobility consultant close to the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirming that discussions are accelerating. “This project is political,” said Thomas De Spiegelaere, spokesperson for the Belgian transport ministry. “Prime Minister [Bart] De Wever has taken control of the project himself.” Not everyone, however, is fully on board with prioritizing the railway’s revival. The Dutch, in particular, are less than enthusiastic. Their section is short while the parallel Betuwe…
Wer regiert die Welt – und was treibt sie an? In unserem Sommer-Spezial geht es um die mächtigsten und umstrittensten Politikerinnen und Politiker unserer Zeit. Wir zeigen, wie sie denken, entscheiden – und was das für uns bedeutet. Ein Politiker pro Tag, ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der Macht. In der Machthaber-Serie: 04.08.2025 – Wladimir Putin05.08.2025 – Marine Le Pen06.08.2025 – Javier Milei07.08.2025 – Xi Jinping08.08.2025 – Giorgia Meloni11.08.2025 – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan12.08.2025 – Benjamin Netanjahu13.08.2025 – Friedrich Merz14.08.2025 – Narendra Modi15.08.2025 – Mohammed bin Salman16.08.2025 – Ursula von der Leyen Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen…
TIRANA, Albania — While the rest of Europe bickers over the safety and scope of artificial intelligence, Albania is tapping it to accelerate its EU accession. It’s even mulling an AI-run ministry. Prime Minister Edi Rama mentioned AI last month as a tool to stamp out corruption and increase transparency, saying the technology could soon become the most efficient member of the Albanian government. “One day, we might even have a ministry run entirely by AI,” Rama said at a July press conference while discussing digitalization. “That way, there would be no nepotism or conflicts of interest,” he argued. Local…