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Diplomatic balance Montreal’s historic Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel was a hub of summit activity on Thursday, beginning with a morning spectacle of von der Leyen heading out of the hotel in runners, taking staff out for a walking meeting. EU commissioners and Canadian Cabinet ministers sailed in and out of the hotel’s perfumed lobby, greeting colleagues. Jet-lagged Europeans, along with Canadian officials and lobbyists, commiserated over what they saw as poor summit organization, spread across multiple locations. The debate over membership semantics became a luncheon laugh line when European Council President António Costa endorsed Von der Leyen’s offer to…
Opposition People’s Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo visited the scene, while King Felipe VI travelled to a hospital in Toledo treating survivors of the disaster. The monarch was greeted by hospital staff and other people waiting outside before entering the building. Meanwhile, rescue teams continued searching the wreckage with sniffer dogs, as cranes lifted damaged carriages and emergency workers combed through debris scattered down a gravel embankment. One more body was recovered overnight, bringing the death toll to 69, according to Castilla-La Mancha regional president Emiliano García-Page, who said 50 people remained in hospital. The collision occurred on Wednesday morning…
“Just how many terrorist strikes has Russia carried out against our people since sanctions were lifted on certain Russian oligarchs and the Russian energy sector, rather than de-escalating?” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Facebook post after the strikes. “This is precisely why Ukraine has always said that just and decisive action by America and Europe is needed in response to Russian escalation … It is time for new, stronger sanctions steps by the EU, the United States, and the G7,” Zelenskyy added. Czech President Petr Pavel condemned the attack as “inexcusable,” while French President Emmanuel Macron said the…
Firefighters rushed to extinguish burning cars and tackle flames and smoke pouring from damaged buildings, while emergency crews attended to victims amid scattered debris. Footage shows rescuers carrying a person into an ambulance and a body lying under a blanket near the scene. The local military administration said the attack involved a Banderol cruise missile, a relatively inexpensive jet-powered weapon capable of loitering before striking its target. Businesses, homes and vehicles were damaged in the attack. The strike came as a separate, US-brokered ceasefire in southern Ukraine was reported to be holding around the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, in the…
In a video to staff, seen by POLITICO, the outgoing ECB president says her coverings are due to “a little skin cancer that had to go.” Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Personnel from Spain’s Military Emergency Unit (UME) remained at the scene, working among derailed carriages and scattered debris while heavy cranes lifted sections of wreckage from the tracks. Images released on Thursday show emergency workers examining the damaged trains and coordinating operations at the crash site in the Castilla-La Mancha region. The disaster occurred when a high-speed service operated by state-owned Renfe struck the rear of a stationary train belonging to private operator Iryo. The collision left carriages derailed and badly damaged, with rescue teams continuing their work into the following day. Meanwhile, authorities established a temporary morgue at the…
He noted that the devices “may contain IPA-related data” — which has a high level of sensitivity. IPA-related data refers to information collected or held under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. That could include intercepted communications such as emails, texts and telephone calls, as well as information extracted from people’s computers or phones. The report added that GCHQ currently estimates the number of devices “to be in the thousands” and is currently undergoing work so it can report how many of the devices have been confirmed as lost. “We remain very concerned about this issue and are disappointed with the…
US Vice President JD Vance has reached out to Iran’s security chief in an effort to restart peace negotiations and avert another US attack on the Islamic republic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Vance sent a letter to Mohsen Rezaei, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reportedly at the direction of US President Donald Trump, according to one of the newspaper’s sources. The outreach aims to establish whether Washington and Tehran can find enough common ground to persuade Trump to hold off on ordering what officials have described as a “short but intense” military campaign against Iran…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 29 October 2026 – 21:24 GMT+1 Fresh off the World Championships, the World Judo Tour returned to the Mubadala Arena for the prestigious Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. In the -48kg final Turkiye’s Merve AZAK took on Azerbaijan’s Konul ALIYEVA. ALIYEVA got the historic win, achieving the first ever women’s Grand Slam gold medal for Azerbaijan. Mr Marius Vizer, President of the International Judo Federation, awarded the medals. At -60kg top seed Azerbaijan’s Balabay AGHAYEV. took on 18 year old Loiq KUDBUDINOV. Showcasing why he was the favourite Aghayev showed speed and skill to score a dynamic ippon!…
Published on 29 October 2026 – 21:08 GMT+1•Updated 21:09 Actor Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86. Stewart died in Los Angeles on Wednesday following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia, according to spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak. Best known for portraying Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” films and Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” series and films, Stewart spent much of his career on stage. His theatrical roles ranged from Claudius to Macbeth. He also frequently performed a one-man adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” and appeared alongside…