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Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wrapped up his visit to Brussels with a high-profile forum where business leaders and ministers from the largest Central Asian country met European businesses and signed commercial deals worth around €10 billion. The visit came just over a year after the leaders of the EU and Central Asian countries agreed to begin a new era of cooperation in the historic summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. At that summit in April 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she believed the partnership would lead to new opportunities in sectors such as energy, tourism, trade and transport,…
The clock is running down on the most consequential deadline the crypto sector has faced in Europe. From the start of July, the transitional window under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) closes for good, and companies that have not secured authorisation must either stop serving European customers or wind down altogether. MiCA is the EU’s first comprehensive law for the crypto industry, bringing exchanges, brokers and digital wallet providers under the kind of formal oversight that has long applied to banks and other financial firms. It replaces a fragmented mix of national rules with a single rulebook spanning all…
Published on 24/06/2026 – 11:37 GMT+2 Cate Blanchett is pursuing her crusade against unregulated usage of artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, the Australian actor and producer launched a free website allowing anyone to protect their identity from being used by AI systems. The star presented the Human Consent Registry at an event hosted at the European Parliament in Brussels by Bulgarian MEP Eva Maydell, also attended by director Steven Soderbergh. “Your identity is your IP in the age of AI, and every person deserves the right to decide how AI can or cannot use it,” said Blanchett, who co-founded RSL Media,…
PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen sided with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after the latter traded barbs with U.S. President Donald Trump in a public spat. The Italian leader shot back at the American president over the weekend after Trump mocked her for supposedly “begging” him for a photograph at a recent G7 meeting. He also accused her of exploiting their relationship for domestic political gain. Meloni said Trump made up the incident and told him to mind his own business.“He was very insulting, so I fully understand Giorgia Meloni’s reaction, which is one of national pride,”…
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Published on 24/06/2026 – 8:02 GMT+2•Updated 10:35 On today’s show: Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports from Berlin as the leaders of Europe’s five leading military powers meet to coordinate support for Ukraine, strengthen European security and discuss further sanctions against Russia. Euronews’ Méabh McMahon speaks to Wendy Sherman, the chief US negotiator behind the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, about the prospects for a lasting deal between Washington and Tehran. Euronews’ Ekbal Zein reports from Beirut on the fragile ceasefire in southern Lebanon as Israel continues operations against Hezbollah despite ongoing US-Iran negotiations. Euronews’ Christina Thykjaer joins us from Madrid as Spanish…
At Kew Gardens in London, a red oak tree that died during the UK’s 2022 heatwave has been painted bright red and left standing as a public reminder of climate change. The installation comes as London experiences unusually high temperatures for June. According to Kew Gardens, more than 400 trees across the site died during the extreme heat of the summer of 2022. While most were removed, this red oak remains in place to highlight the impact of rising temperatures on the natural environment. Beside it stands the “Tree of Hope,” a climate-resilient Hungarian oak chosen for its ability to…
By Mike Starling & AP Published on 24/06/2026 – 9:12 GMT+2 “I hope they don’t lose belief.” That was the message to England fans from head coach Thomas Tuchel after the misfiring Three Lions were held to a goalless draw by Ghana on Tuesday night. Going into the match on a high after an impressive 4-2 victory over Croatia in their opening group L clash at the World Cup, England were left frustrated by a stubborn Ghana side who defended gallantly at the Boston Stadium. Despite the draw, England remain top of the group, level on four points with Ghana, and will be…
By Una Hajdari with AP Published on 24/06/2026 – 9:43 GMT+2•Updated 9:59 An AI model developed by Anthropic has identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive US government computer systems during a testing exercise, a US official told the Associated Press. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Anthropic had teamed up with US intelligence agencies to conduct the tests using the company’s Mythos model. It identified certain vulnerabilities within hours, though that did not mean the model was able to exploit them within that time, the official said. The testing was carried out through an Anthropic initiative called Project Glasswing, which brought…
Rock in Rio has returned to Lisbon for its 11th edition and drewmore than 200,000 visitors over the festival’s opening weekend. This comes at a time when people can listen to music and watch concerts via digital platforms. The ease of access to music does not appear to be replacing live shows. Many festivalgoers say that being at a concert in person is an incomparable experience. Speaking to Euronews at the Rock in Rio venue, held in Parque Papa Francisco, festivalgoer Pedro Paiva says that “watching a concert in the middle of so many people is a completely different experience”.…