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Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visited Tehran on Thursday as Doha stepped up efforts to revive diplomacy and ease tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Sheikh Mohammed, who also serves as Qatar’s foreign minister, held talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the first high-level Qatari visit to Tehran since the war began on 28 February. The talks focused on efforts to reduce tensions and create conditions for renewed dialogue between Iran and the US, according to Qatar’s state news agency QNA. The two officials also discussed ongoing talks on a proposed phased plan for…
A group of four countries have relaunched the push to unlock immobilised Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s budgetary and military needs before European Union member states become distracted by their own domestic elections. The EU holds €210 billion of these assets, most of it in Belgium. “Ukraine needs more financial support in both the short and long term. The EU, in dialogue with its partners, should continue to provide comprehensive, predictable and structured financial support to Ukraine in line with its need,” the letter reads. The letter was led by Sweden and co-signed by the Netherlands, Spain and Poland, a…
Norway’s King Harald V, 89, is in an “extremely serious” condition after his health deteriorated while he was being treated at Oslo University Hospital. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch has been in hospital since 17 August with haemolytic anaemia, later complicated by a bacterial bloodstream infection. The worsening condition prompted Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon, who is serving as regent, to cancel their official engagements and go to the King’s bedside, alongside other members of the royal family. The news also prompted an outpouring of public support in Oslo. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Royal Palace, where they laid…
Published on 27/08/2026 – 16:22 GMT+2•Updated 16:53 UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. UEFA said on Thursday it filed documents in a Manhattan court requesting discovery of potential evidence from the New York investment fund, Thrive Capital Management, founded by Joshua Kushner. Thrive and Kushner were to be the anchor investors intending to pay FIFA $4.2 billion (€3.6 billion) for a 20% stake in a subsidiary that would run the soccer body’s commercial events, including…
Nuwakot district in central Nepal is facing widespread destruction after catastrophic flash floods and landslides swept through the region on 26 August, following the glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border a day before. Communities along the Trishuli River basin, including Bidur, Devighat and Trishuli Bazaar, were hit by torrents of mud and debris. Images from the area show buildings partly buried, vehicles submerged in sludge and major infrastructure badly damaged. Nuwakot is among the worst-affected districts, alongside neighbouring Rasuwa, with hundreds of residents, tourists and security personnel still unaccounted for as rescue operations continue. The Nepal Army has deployed MI-17…
Published on 27/08/2026 – 20:18 GMT+2 Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with drones on Thursday, the latest in a series of increasingly frequent daytime assaults, killing one person and wounding many more, authorities said. More than four years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has recently intensified its attacks on cities, including during the day. A Russian drone attack on a shopping centre in Kharkiv killed one person and wounded others, local prosecutors said. The regional governor, Oleg Synegoubov, posted photos on Telegram showing the charred interior of a department store, with part of a roof and a wall torn…
Euronews speaks to Rhine Group’s Executive Director Luis Garicano about the group’s mission, members and why now, as calls grow for the European Commission to implement the Draghi Report faster. The launch of the platform also marks the return of the former ECB central banker to the forefront of Europe’s economic debate. Garicano tells Euronews the goal remains the same: to stop a trajectory of slow decline. “We want Europe to be an innovation superpower.”
Mélenchon said that if elected, France would “disobey” EU rules on trade and economic policy. He also doubled down on his calls to rewrite the treaties that underpin the bloc. The famously Euroskeptic Le Pen, who previously wanted France to leave the EU, said as president she would slash Paris’ contribution to Brussels by €5 billion. Le Pen’s economic plan takes shape A burning question heading into the campaign season has been the extent to which Le Pen and her far-right party, the National Rally, would tweak its populist economic platform to broaden its appeal to a wider base of…
Published on 27/08/2026 – 22:25 GMT+2 Switzerland announced its intention to build a military drone battalion on Thursday, amid a rearmament trend across Europe. “From 2028, the army will deploy its own drone battalion for reconnaissance, operations and defence,” the defence ministry said in a statement. The battalion will be backed up by a specialised recruitment and training programme. The ministry outlined plans for a civilian-military centre for drones and robotics, consisting of a tech hub and a military command. “New solutions are to be jointly developed, tested and quickly made usable for military use,” it said. The defence ministry…
Rescue teams waded through mud on Thursday searching for more than 1,400 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border, as the death toll rose again to 392, with entire villages swept away. Experts warned of the risk of further floods a day after the devastating tsunami-like wall of freezing water and mud wiped out towns under a torrent of sludge, engulfing homes, smashing bridges and dams and sweeping vehicles away like toys. Many of the missing are foreign tourists, including trekkers in the Himalayan nation, as well as scores of Hindu pilgrims to Tibet’s sacred snow-capped…