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Feijóo noted that the 2030 World Cup was originally a Spanish-Portuguese bid, until Morocco was invited at a later stage. Despite that chronology, Moroccan officials have been pushing vigorously to stage the final, which is the world’s most prestigious sports event. Rafael Louzán, Spain’s football chief, told POLITICO in June that he was confident either Madrid or Barcelona would host the final, despite Morocco pouring vast amounts of cash into football infrastructure. Tensions have flared between the two countries in recent months. Spanish political parties this summer accused Morocco of stoking a migrant crisis in Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta,…
Around 100 demonstrators entered the site in the Sloterdijk district, although organisers claimed several hundred had taken part. Activists used ladders to scale the perimeter fence and cut an opening to allow others inside. Some climbed a construction crane, displaying a banner reading “Fuck AI”, while others waved Palestinian flags and held signs accusing Microsoft of supporting genocide. Police surrounded the protesters before the mayor ordered the demonstration to end. Riot officers subsequently intervened, with several arrests reported. The protest was organised by Dutch activist collective Geef Tegengas, alongside a separate mobilisation by environmental campaign group Fossielvrij NL. Campaigners oppose…
Uzbekistan says it harvested more than five million tonnes of raw cotton in 2026, its largest crop since gaining independence in 1991. Officials put the increase at around a quarter from last year. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has set a higher yield target for 2027. Agriculture Minister Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov told journalists that the 2025 harvest stood at around four million tonnes. This year’s crop also exceeded the government’s initial target of 4.5 million tonnes. Uzbekistan attributes the increase to new cotton varieties, revised planting methods and wider use of harvesting machines. The government says the area planted with cotton has fallen…
Published on 6 November 2026 – 14:48 GMT+1 The EU warned TikTok on Friday that it must change the “harmful” design of its personalised For You feed or risk large fines under the bloc’s digital rules, after finding preliminary evidence of violations. The European Commission has accused the social media platform of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) over the “harmful ‘rabbit holes’ effect”, where TikTok’s algorithm repeatedly recommends similar videos, potentially exposing children and vulnerable users to increasingly harmful content. “The more a user interacts with a certain type of content, the more TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed algorithm recommends…
An increasing number of polls place Mélenchon in second place in next year’s high-stakes election to replace President Emmanuel Macron. The top two vote-getters go on to a second round, which could see Mélenchon facing off against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who also pledges to take France out of NATO’s integrated command. Unlike Le Pen’s far-right party, France Unbowed does not explicitly say it would stop providing assistance to Ukraine — but it does insist on the need for a diplomatic solution. Any peace agreement would need to lean on “collective security guarantees, between the belligerents and with the…
Around 300,000 energy-efficient LED lights brought the famous shopping street to life, with more than 30 angel-shaped decorations returning for their 11th year. Presenter Harriet Fisher switched on the display at 6.30 pm, coinciding with Britain’s Bonfire Night celebrations. With traffic banned for the evening for the first time since 2019, crowds filled the pedestrianised street to enjoy live bands, a Christmas choir, LED dancers, stilt walkers and playful Hamleys elves. This year’s decorations feature glowing words including “Joy”, “Smile” and “Hope”, as well as illuminated hearts, stars and new installations in Princes Arcade. Nearby, visitors to St James’s Market…
“We will immediately implement our program at the national level. This will therefore require a confrontation with European institutions,” according to the manifesto from Mélenchon’s France Unbowed. “This also means disobeying rules blocking [us] whenever necessary.” “Our logic is simple. As long as a deal on changing the treaties is not done, we negotiate with our partners and disobey […] blocking rules in parallel. If we get to an agreement, it will be put to a referendum,” the manifesto added. The proposals, which echo Mélenchon’s earlier statements, would likely face tough opposition from France’s partners in the European Council, which…
One-year-old Nagi and two-year-old Pokke arrived in October at a 900-square-metre vacant plot in the bustling Shinjuku district, where they have been steadily grazing on weeds as part of an environmentally friendly initiative launched by East Japan Railway (JR East). The trial, which began on 9 October, offers an alternative to conventional grass cutting and herbicides and is expected to continue until around December, unless the animals finish the job sooner. Although JR East has previously experimented with goat grazing, this is its first such project within Tokyo’s central Yamanote railway loop. The unusual sight has attracted schoolchildren, office workers…
Published on 6 November 2026 – 13:15 GMT+1 A rebound in car production helped lift German industrial output more than expected in September, official data showed on Friday. In September, industrial production rose by 0.7% month-on-month, following a revised 1% increase in August, and was 0.4% higher than a year earlier, according to Germany’s federal statistics agency, Destatis. Economists polled by Reuters had expected output to be flat on the month. Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING, said supply chain disruptions linked to the Iran war and low river levels over the summer had so far done less…
By Greta Ruffino & AFP Published on 6 November 2026 – 12:19 GMT+1 The parents of a 13-year-old girl have filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that their daughter used its AI technology on a school-issued computer to plan a possible suicide and her funeral. Filed on Monday 2 November in a court in the US state of California, the lawsuit is believed to be the first to accuse Google of negligence over AI-powered search features accessed through a school-issued Chromebook, one of the company’s low-cost laptops widely used in schools. The girl, identified as Emma, was unable to access Google’s Gemini app…