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Vehicles equipped with self-driving systems will soon be allowed to be tested on public roads in Portugal. After a decree-law authorising tests with autonomous vehicles on Portuguese roads was approved by the Council of Ministers at the end of April, it was published in the Official Gazette (source in Portuguese) last Monday and will enter into force next July. According to the legislation, autonomous driving will “help democratise mobility by promoting the inclusion of citizens who are unable to drive because of physical or other constraints”. At the same time, it will “enable new and different solutions for individual and…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 12:36 GMT+2 Brussels is putting the brakes on shared e-scooters. After years of complaints over dangerous riding, pavement clutter and even links to organised crime, the Belgian capital has announced that rental e-scooters will disappear from its streets from January 2027 – joining a growing list of European cities turning away from the once-booming mode of transport. The Brussels-Capital Region announced that the licences of the two remaining e-scooter operators in the city, Bolt and Dott, will expire at the end of this year. From 2027, only shared bicycles will be available for hire in Brussels.…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 12:20 GMT+2•Updated 12:22 US President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to seize control of Iran’s Kharg Island, a small coral outcrop off the Iranian coast that is crucial to the country’s crude exports. “At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. If Tehran loses control of Kharg, Iran’s oil exports would not come to a complete stop, but they would be seriously impacted, increasing pressure on Iran’s economy. The…
By Mohamed Elashi & Ahmed Omeira Published on 12/06/2026 – 11:38 GMT+2 GRO’s journey to Qatar began at Web Summit Qatar, where the company first connected with local investors. Founded by Mariia Shevchenko and a team of Ukrainian and German co-founders, the startup later decided to establish its headquarters in Doha. Shevchenko told Euronews she plans to relocate to Qatar full-time as the company enters its next phase of growth. “We came here, met investors and started building relationships,” she said. The move will support the company’s expansion across the Middle East. The investment in GRO was announced on Thursday alongside the launch…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 12:07 GMT+2 Mexico won the match. South Africa won the meme game. The 2026 World Cup opening saw the hosts cruise to a comfortable 2-0 over South Africa. But while Mexico got three points, it was a red-card moment that stole the spotlight. In fact, the match had more dismissals than goals, with Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio sending off not one but three players during the clash at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium. One of those in particular has already secured a top spot in World Cup folklore forever. In the 84th minute, South Africa’s Themba Zwane…
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, is facing a fresh headache after competition regulators opened an investigation into the charges families pay to sit together. The probe will examine whether the airline’s controversial seating fees unfairly penalise parents and children. The UK-based Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says Ryanair’s terms and conditions require at least one parent to sit next to their child – including those with disabilities – and charges them, on average, about £8 (€9.25) a flight to do it. The watchdog is looking into whether the policy is unfair under consumer law, and says the Irish carrier is…
According to Trump, the “great settlement” would lead to the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while also obliging Iran to forgo pursuing nuclear capabilities. “They will not have a nuclear weapon, they’ve agreed to that,” Trump said. “They will not only not have, they will not purchase, develop in any way, any shape, in any way, shape or form a nuclear weapon.” In Iran, however, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei disputed that an agreement to end the war had been reached. Speaking to Iranian state television, Baghaei said that while substantial parts of an agreement had been finalized,…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 11:21 GMT+2 NATO has announced plans to reduce the number of troops stationed in Kosovo over the next year due to the “improved security situation”. Around 4,600 NATO soldiers currently make up the alliance’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, which began in June 1999 following NATO air strikes against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević’s regime, ending the Kosovo war. Known as the Kosovo Force (KFOR), its initial objectives were to prevent conflict from resuming and to maintain public safety and order while demilitarising the Kosovo Liberation Army. “The current conditions provide an opportunity to optimise KFOR’s size and…
On the opening day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the contrasting emotions in Mexico City were palpable – a city torn between celebration and crisis. Mexico is jointly hosting the tournament alongside the United States and Canada, and kicked off the competition with a star-studded event at the Estadio Azteca featuring Shakira, Andrea Bocelli and Burna Boy. But while fans danced to the music inside the stadium, outside the atmosphere was markedly different. The sound of drums echoed in protest, not celebration. More than 1,000 relatives of Mexico’s missing people marched towards the venue carrying candles and photographs of…
Inflation remains stuck at 3.2% for the third month in a row, amid the full impact of the war in Iran. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) ended May with a year-on-year rate of 3.2%, the same as in the previous two months, according to final data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). This is the third consecutive month above 3%, against a backdrop of volatile energy prices stemming from the conflict in Iran. The figures confirm the flash estimate published by the INE at the end of May. Month on month, the CPI rose by 0.1%, three-tenths of a point…