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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Thursday to retaliate for Russia’s strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens, as he visited an apartment block partially destroyed in the attack. Asked by reporters whether Ukraine would retaliate, Zelensky replied: “Definitely.” Kyiv’s mayor called it the largest ever barrage on the capital with the air force saying Russia had launched 496 drones and 74 missiles, including hard-to-intercept ballistic projectiles. It said it shot down 48 of the missiles and 476 drones. In Moscow, the Kremlin vowed to further ramp up the “pressure” on Kyiv after the strike,…
By Sertac Aktan with AFP Published on 03/07/2026 – 6:26 GMT+2 A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The tremor occurred at a depth of 120 kilometres, roughly 58 kilometres west of Tobelo in the North Maluku province, at 11:31 local time (02:31 GMT). “I was sitting and having coffee at a roadside stall when suddenly my chair started rocking. I panicked for a moment because I’m still traumatised by past earthquakes,” Umar Abbas, a resident of Ternate, located around 114 kilometres from the epicentre, told…
By Sertac Aktan with AP Published on 03/07/2026 – 6:00 GMT+2•Updated 6:01 FIFA World Cup knockout matches continued on Wednesday into Thursday CET in the round of 32, with first, 2010 champion Spain advancing with a 3-0 victory over Austria, and second, Portugal defeating Croatia 2-1, both teams reaching the World Cup last 16. Spain’s victory came at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, just outside Los Angeles. Two goals from Mikel Oyarzabal either side of a Pedro Porro header sent the Spaniards into a meeting with Portugal. Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo in his sixth World Cup tournament, took on 2018 finalist Croatia…
Am Wochenende wird es draußen gegen den AfD-Bundesparteitag in Erfurt massive Proteste geben. Drinnen treten Alice Weidel und Tino Chrupalla ohne Gegenkandidaten wieder als Doppelspitze an, und auch der Bundesvorstand wird neu gewählt. Obwohl Rechtsaußen Björn Höcke selbst nicht kandidiert, spielt er eine wichtige Rolle. Einer seiner engsten Vertrauten soll in den Vorstand gewählt werden, und mit einem Antrag zur Unvereinbarkeitsliste bereitet der Vorsitzende der thüringischen AfD zusammen mit anderen der Spitze bereits Sorgen. Mit Pauline von Pezold von „Inside AfD“ analysiert Rixa Fürsen, wie sehr Höcke den Parteitag prägen will und wo er scheitern könnte. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview bezieht Bundestagsvizepräsident…
Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:59 GMT+2•Updated 8:31 On today’s show: Euronews’ Angela Skujins reports on today’s Annual EU Budget Conference, the debate taking place there over the EU’s long-term budget, and the fight for cash between member states. Euronews’ Méabh McMahon speaks to Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov. Euronews’ Jorge Liboreiro reports from Dublin on Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Euronews’ Lauren Walker speaks to João Almeida da Silva, the EU’s head of aid operations in Venezuela, about the humanitarian situation following the devastating earthquakes in the country. Explainer by Jakub Janas: the latest Eurobarometer…
Despite all the backslapping and glad-handing, transatlantic tensions are never far from the surface at the annual gathering of NATO leaders. It’s unlikely to be any different when they gather in Ankara next week. Sharp differences over burden-sharing and defense spending, and U.S. complaints about its allies’ lack of involvement in re-opening the Strait of Hormuz, are likely to come to the fore. EU leaders hope the summit will help steady transatlantic relations, but will President Trump be in listening mode when he arrives in Turkey? On this week’s Brussels Playbook Week Ender podcast, Peter Snowdon talks to Estonia’s Defense…
EU redistributes Western Balkans funding: First this morning, a scoop by my colleague Luca Bertuzzi. The European Commission is set to redistribute funding it has allocated to Western Balkan candidate countries, with frontrunners Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia poised to receive cash at the expense of other countries in the region, two EU officials told Euronews. The Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, set up in 2024, provides €6 billion in financial incentives for EU candidate countries in the region to implement the reforms needed to advance in their bids to join the bloc. The tool covers the…
Playwright James Graham, creator of the hit play and BBC TV series Dear England, argues politicians often underestimate football’s deeper social importance. He says that football matters not just every two or four years during major tournaments, but every single week, shaping people’s routines, their communities and even their identities. Amid the “hollowing out” of British civic life — declining high streets, weakened public spaces and fractured communities — the football stadium is one of the few places left where people still gather physically and collectively, he says. When people support their club, they are investing in something bigger than…
The EU buys roughly 4.5 million tonnes of fast-fashion textiles each year. Over 5.8 million low-value e-commerce parcels enter the bloc every day, with brands like Shein, Temu and AliExpress attracting more than 400 million monthly shoppers. More than 90 per cent of these e-commerce clothing items are made from cheap synthetic polymers such as polyester, elastane and nylon. These garments are essentially soft plastics that do not biodegrade and eventually become microplastics. Until now, these products were shipped directly from overseas factories to consumers, bypassing EU controls on harmful chemicals and components. The EU’s new customs directive will require…
Published on 02/07/2026 – 14:21 GMT+2 Kyiv has urged its Western partners to take immediate decisions on air defence and sanctions after a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital killed at least 20 people, with the death toll expected to rise. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were hit in what is described as one of the most intense assaults on Kyiv in recent months. Emergency services were continuing rescue operations on Thursday. “War criminal Putin can only wage a vile and terroristic war against civilians, women and children,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.…