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The Vatican has issued a final appeal to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, while in Switzerland preparations are underway for a new break with Rome. On one side is the Pope, urging them to stop. On the other are the Lefebvrists, who are determined to press ahead with the ordination of four new bishops without papal approval, a step the Holy See considers potentially schismatic. In a letter addressed to the Fraternity, the Pontiff issued a direct and personal appeal, urging the traditionalists to return to full communion with the Catholic Church. “Filled with Christian affection, I beg…
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Published on 01/07/2026 – 10:45 GMT+2•Updated 10:51 The European Union is heading into a “phase of conflict” with Beijing unless it reaches a deal by the autumn to curb its widening trade deficit, European People’s Party chairman Manfred Weber has told Euronews’ flagship morning programme, Europe Today. The EU’s trade chief, Maroš Šefčovič, said on Monday that Brussels aims to reach an agreement with China by October to address trade imbalances, amid growing concern that Chinese industrial overcapacity is undercutting Europe’s already struggling industries. Brussels is calling for tangible results as it readies new defence tools. “We have to fundamentally…
Published on 01/07/2026 – 11:21 GMT+2 Three people died in Mexico City on Tuesday night as the city celebrated Mexico’s 2-0 win over Ecuador in the World Cup, local authorities said. A 44-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman, and a 19-year-old woman died from asphyxiation, according to the city’s health secretary. Emergency crews were called to the Juárez area of the capital after three people were reported to be unconscious. Paramedics, firefighters, and police officers were among the responders dispatched to the scene. The patients received first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and were taken to hospital for specialist medical care but…
PARIS — French voters will go to the polls to elect a new president on April 18 and on May 2 next year, according to two government officials who were granted anonymity to speak about a decision that has not yet been made public. The election details, first reported by local newspaper Ouest France, are expected to be publicly announced after a cabinet meeting Wednesday morning. Given the legal and constitutional constraints regarding the dates of French presidential elections, the only other dates that would have worked were April 11 and April 25. However, the dates chosen will see the…
But first, just in: Mafred Weber, the chairman of the powerful centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), has just told Europe Today that unless the EU and China strike a deal to reduce trading imbalances by October, the bloc is “entering into a phase of conflict” with Beijing. The EU’s trade chief Maroš Šefčovič said on Monday that the EU would seek a pact with China to address the ballooning trade deficit by October, as concerns mount over the impact of Chinese industrial overcapacity on Europe’s already struggling industries. Weber called for a “fundamentally changed” approach to China. “The Chinese must…
Fans erupted in celebration at a World Cup watch party in San Diego after Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 in a round of 32 match. The video shows supporters jumping, chanting and waving shirts and flags as the final whistle confirmed Mexico’s first knockout win in 40 years. Many shout ‘Mexico!’ as the crowd turns into scenes of celebration. The match was played in Mexico City and started an hour late due to a thunderstorm. It marked Mexico’s first knockout stage win since 1986, ending a long run of defeats at this stage of the tournament.
For weeks, I’ve been irritating my coworkers at Euronews Travel towers by singing and humming snippets of the viral “Puerto Rico song”. I’ve never been, but the earworm has shot the Caribbean archipelago to the top of my to-visit list, and I’m sure it’s the same for many. I, too, want to be immediately enchanted, even if people clap when the plane lands. How could I say no to leaving the tourist hot spots behind in favour of a visit to Caguas, with its slot machines in the bus station? I hear it’s a wild place to vacation… Hundreds of…
Published on 01/07/2026 – 8:48 GMT+2 “There’s no earthly way of knowing / Which direction we are going / There’s no knowing where we’re rowing / Or which way the river’s flowing (…) Not a speck of light is showing / So the danger must be growing…” When Roald Dahl wrote those words for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” – a ditty delivered by the incomparable Gene Wilder in the 1971 adaptation Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory – the author did not have AI in mind. Still, his nightmarish little poem seems fitting considering the way artificial intelligence is…
Team Burnham have been properly triggered over the defence investment plan now they’ve found out £4.7bn of it is still to be funded. For the first time in the transition, they’re feeling furious. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy have news that the scale of the black hole is even bigger than that. Also – is a former Conservative mayor in the running to chair Great British Railways? And can you have more Milibands than women in the great offices of state?