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The Spanish parliament passed the promised amnesty bill last year, but its full application has since been halted by the courts. Spain’s Supreme Court has specifically blocked Puigdemont — who fled Spain following the failed 2017 Catalan independence referendum and has since lived in exile in Waterloo, Belgium — from benefiting from the law, citing pending embezzlement charges. Carles Puigdemont said the Socialists no longer “have the capacity to govern.” | Gloria Sanchez/Getty Images The lack of change in his status quo is a source of deep frustration for the separatist leader, who in a 2024 interview with POLITICO said his…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 25/07/2025 – 18:41 GMT+2 The IJF World Judo Tour has arrived in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In the -48kg, Mitsuki KONDO faced Marina VOROBEVA. KONDO claimed her second Grand Slam gold medal after holding VOROBEVA down for ippon. A dominant display from the Japanese judoka. IJF Education & Coaching Director Mr Mohammed MERIDJA awarded the medals. Hiroto SHIRAKANE faced teammate Hayato KONDO at -60kg. A waza-ari in golden score took SHIRAKANE to the top of the podium in his first ever World Judo Tour event. It was a dream debut for the young Japanese judoka on the…
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By Euronews with IJF Published on 26/07/2025 – 17:49 GMT+2 In the heart of Mongolia, it’s day 2 of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam. Another thrilling day of judo. Opening speeches from Mongolia Judo Association President His Excellency Mr Battulga KHALTMAA and IJF General Treasurer Mr Naser AL TAMIMI came before. The crowd were treated to an impressive show of local Mongolian culture as the opening ceremony kicked off the medal matches. Where in the -63kg, Gankhaich BOLD faced Kirari YAMAGUCHI. After a tough contest that went deep into Golden Score, BOLD managed to secure a hold down and claim her second…
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The strike marks the second consecutive night of deadly attacks on the Ukrainian capital as Russian forces continue targeting residential areas. Ukraine’s Interior Minister said the victims included a 19-year-old woman and her 46-year-old mother. The drones sparked fires in two apartment buildings in the Desnianskyi district, forcing emergency crews to evacuate residents from a nine-storey and a 16-storey high-rise. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that Russia deployed 101 drones across the country during the night. Ukrainian air defenses shot down most of them, but five strike drones hit four locations, and falling debris caused additional damage in several areas. The…
Published on 27/10/2025 – 16:25 GMT+1 Turkey’s football federation revealed that 371 of 571 referees working in professional leagues hold betting accounts, with 152 actively placing bets, prompting prosecutors to launch an investigation into match-fixing allegations. Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu announced Monday that investigations with state authorities had uncovered widespread betting among officials, including seven top-class referees and 15 assistant referees. One referee placed 18,227 bets, while 42 referees wagered on over 1,000 football matches. “Starting from today, our disciplinary committee will take the necessary actions,” Hacıosmanoğlu said, adding that referees will be referred to the disciplinary board…
Lithuanian authorities shut down airspace over Vilnius four times last week and three times over the weekend due to balloons from Belarus violating the country’s airspace. More than 170 flights were disrupted, affecting more than 30,000 passengers. The National Crisis Management Center reported that radar systems tracking Lithuanian airspace detected 66 objects traveling from Belarus into Lithuania Sunday night, about double the number recorded the previous night.The balloons, used by smugglers to transport contraband cigarettes from Belarus, are suspected to be hybrid operations. As a result, Lithuania is considering harsher penalties for smuggling, including imprisonment. Ruginienė also said Lithuania will push…
By Euronews Published on 27/10/2025 – 15:21 GMT+1 OpenAI is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI) music tool. A report from The Informationsaid that the company is working with The Juilliard School in the United States to come up with a tool that can generate music using text and audio prompts. Students at the school are reportedly annotating musical scores so that OpenAI can create a database to train its eventual music tool. Euronews Next has reached out to both OpenAI and the Juilliard School for comment but did not receive immediate replies. This wouldn’t be the first time that…