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From children solving Rubik’s Cubes in oven gloves to world-class competitors completing blindfolded challenges, the European Speedcubing Championship in Arnhem is showcasing the full range of the sport. The championship, held at Sportcentrum Valkenhuizen until 19 July, is organised under World Cube Association rules and features a wide range of disciplines, from traditional speed solves to one-handed and blindfolded events, alongside novelty challenges such as solving while wearing oven mitts. Behind the scenes, volunteers prepare each round by scrambling cubes before placing them into individual boxes for competitors, while specialist stalls sell lubricants designed to keep the puzzles turning as…
Delivery Hero said Thursday it backs the takeover offer from US ride-hailing giant Uber, which aims to acquire the German food delivery group, which operates in more than 50 markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. The deal gives Uber a much stronger foothold across Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and parts of Europe, including major markets such as South Korea, Italy, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Argentina. Uber has agreed to offer €41.50 a share in cash for all Delivery Hero shares, valuing the German food delivery company at €13 billion ($14.8 billion).…
Merz said the talks would cover economic, energy, security and defense policy. Macron added Ukraine, the Middle East, space, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, trade and the protection of European industry to the extensive agenda. Both governments are presenting the meeting as an effort to build on agreements reached at last year’s meeting in Toulon, France, rather than launch an entirely new program. Two joint declarations covering defense and the broader bilateral relationship are expected Friday. The warmer personal relationship between Merz and Macron has helped revive what officials describe as the “Franco-German reflex” after years of strained ties under former…
Published on 16/07/2026 – 11:57 GMT+2 “She is France’s last hope.” It was with this message posted on X on Wednesday 15 July that Elon Musk expressed his support for Marine Le Pen, the National Rally (RN) candidate in the 2027 presidential election. The owner of Tesla, SpaceX and the social network X was responding to a post claiming that voting intentions for the RN parliamentary group leader “have skyrocketed” in recent weeks. In April 2025, Elon Musk had already voiced his support for Marine Le Pen when she was initially sentenced to five years of ineligibility for the misuse…
The fire, which broke out near Ores in Spain’s northeastern Aragon region on 15 July during an intense heatwave, quickly spread across dry vegetation, prompting the precautionary evacuation of at least five villages. Authorities moved residents to safety as thick smoke blanketed the area and rapidly advancing flames threatened homes, farmland and critical infrastructure. Military emergency units, including Spain’s specialised Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME), were deployed alongside civilian firefighting crews, working around the clock in challenging conditions. Teams on the ground used high-pressure hoses and firebreak techniques, while aerial support from helicopters and water-bombing aircraft carried out repeated drops…
Published on 16/07/2026 – 14:24 GMT+2 TSMC posted a record quarterly profit on Thursday and raised its revenue outlook as booming demand for artificial intelligence chips continued to fuel growth at the world’s largest contract chipmaker. Taiwan-based TSMC reported earnings of $4.31 per share for the April-June quarter, beating analysts’ expectations. Revenue came in at $40.2 billion (€36.8bn), above analysts’ estimates of $39.63 billion (€34.6bn). In local currency, net profit reached a record NT$706.6bn (€19.1bn), up 77% from a year earlier, while revenue climbed 36% to NT$1.27 trillion (€36.8bn), as appetite for the advanced chips TSMC makes for customers such…
Dans un entretien à POLITICO, la directrice générale de YouTube pour la France et l’Europe du Sud, Justine Ryst, considère que ce n’est pas à la plateforme de financer — et de sauver — l’audiovisuel français en crise. Jun 16 6 mins read
European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius said that Ukraine’s recent advances targeting Russian maritime vessels and energy infrastructure is putting Kyiv in a position of strength — and should hopefully force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. “It’s remarkable what Ukraine managed to achieve during the recent half a year with deep strikes,” he said on the Europe Today programme. “Such kind of development should be a clear argument for Putin and his surroundings — that he is not able to achieve any significant development in his war aims, and that is the moment when real negotiations on…
By Greta Ruffino with AP, AFP Published on 16/07/2026 – 21:51 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator has been suspended over allegations of placing bets on the online prediction market Kalshi based on the president’s speeches. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Gabriel Perez was put on unpaid administrative leave on the orders of the president and “will no longer be working at the White House.” “The White House has extremely strict ethical guidelines with respect to issues like this,” Leavitt told reporters. Kalshi’s head of enforcement said the company had contacted federal regulators over bets allegedly placed on what the…
“Once again, investigators uncovered the operating methods of Russian intelligence services, which sought to advance their own interests by instigating conflict between the Polish and Ukrainian peoples,” the agency said in the statement. Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for Poland’s minister for special services, said Thursday: “The young Ukrainian, acting on behalf of Russian services, placed inscriptions on buildings and memorial sites glorifying the UPA [now defunct Ukrainian Insurgent Army] and [late Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan] Bandera. In doing so he desecrated places of particular importance to Poles … including the Monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto and the Volhynia…