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As far as views go, they don’t get much better than the Dolomites. Whether covered in snow or bathed in shades of pink and orange during summer sunsets, the mountain range is just something you can’t keep your eyes off. And now, you don’t have to if you book a stay at this soon-to-open luxury hotel, as every room and suite has a private balcony overlooking the peaks. Set to open in early December, The First Cortina by The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts is located on Corso Italia. The design by Studio Marincola Architects puts the focus on the vistas,…

STRASBOURG — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not attend Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to the European Parliament on Thursday.  Carney will speak to lawmakers on Thursday at 11.30 a.m. as he seeks closer ties with the EU amid deteriorating relations with Washington. He is expected to set out his wishlist for Brussels ahead of a Canada-EU summit in October. The address comes a day after he will attend von der Leyen’s annual State of the Union speech. During Carney’s speech, the Commission will instead be represented by Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič — one of von…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 14:47 GMT+2 The European Parliament is pushing for tougher EU-wide deadlines and automatic approvals to speed up energy infrastructure, setting the stage for a clash with EU countries seeking more flexibility over how their national permitting systems work, according to an internal document seen by Euronews. The divide is emerging as EU lawmakers negotiate new permitting rules designed to cut years of delays — sometimes up to ten years — that have held back renewable energy, electricity grids, storage and other infrastructure needed for the bloc’s energy transition. The Parliament’s position is more rigid than the…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 11:59 GMT+2•Updated 14:43 Saudi Arabia is relying on stored oil to maintain exports after drone attacks shut its East-West pipeline, threatening deliveries to buyers in Europe and Asia. Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry announced the shutdown on Friday as a precaution, after the pipeline was attacked in the Riyadh and Medina regions last Thursday. It said emergency and technical teams were securing the pipeline and checking its safety. Saudi and Iraqi authorities said the drone attack originated in Iraq. The ministry’s announcement did not say when pumping would resume or give a full account of the damage.…

For nearly 2,000 years, a huge Roman structure lay hidden beneath Budapest. Now archaeologists have uncovered the remains but they’re still trying to work out exactly what it was built for. Dating back to the 3rd or 4th century AD, the building stretches for hundreds of metres and ends in a mysterious polygonal tower. It appears to have been an important public building linked to the Roman military, but due to its thin walls it’s unlikely to be a fortress, and it doesn’t appear on any surviving maps.

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Published on 14/09/2026 – 13:49 GMT+2•Updated 13:50 Greek authorities say one person is dead and 25 are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Gavdos island near Crete on Sunday. The Greek coast guard said they rescued 51 people from the water. A search and rescue operation was launched under the coordination of the Joint Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), in the sea area 38 nautical miles south of the island of Gavdos, after the alarm was raised about a boat carrying migrants. The search mission involved patrol boats, a helicopter and a drone as…

Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis captured more islands in the southern Red Sea, government and Houthi officials said Monday, strengthening their control of a major maritime shipping route. The capture of the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish is the latest in the group’s swift advance around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key passage for oil shipments that has become even more crucial during the Iran war as the Strait of Hormuz remains under US and Iranian blockades. Like Hormuz, located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula —…

A trip to Mars could take months. So what happens if an astronaut develops a serious eye problem halfway there? A team of researchers in the United States sent artificial lenses used in cataract surgery outside the International Space Station to find out whether the implants needed for future operations could survive the journey to places such as Mars. Researchers behind the study believe someone will need cataract surgery on Mars in his lifetime. “A Mars transit can require almost a year, and returning to Earth for a vision-limiting cataract, injury, or other surgical eye problem may not be realistic,”…

Published on 14/09/2026 – 13:11 GMT+2 Céline Dion’s long-awaited return to the stage has taken the world by storm – and the travel industry is following suit. Following last week’s news that flight searches to Paris have been surging ahead of the Canadian icon’s residency in the French capital, a top hotel is going all in on celebrating Céline. At Le Méridien Paris Arc de Triomphe, Marriott Bonvoy has launched a themed room – called the ‘Paris, I’m Ready’ Suite – with fixtures transporting fans backstage to the concert. The suite, which has stays starting from €659 per night, makes…