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Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, insisted on Euronews’ flagship Europe Today morning show on Friday that she will not step down from her position following what she described as “ludicrous” accusations from the French foreign minister. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Germany, France and the Czech Republic have been leading calls for Albanese […]

Good Morning. In the Mared Gwyn with the last dispatch from Brussels this week, brought to you with my colleague Martha Pacheco. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Just in: UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese has just responded to recent calls for her resignation on our flagship morning show Europe Today, saying she will not […]

Published on 02/20/2026 – 7:48 GMT+1 On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING An interview with Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Our Maïa de La Baume brings us an update on the inaugural meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace yesterday. Geopolitical expert Tomi Huhtanen elaborates on whether rising tensions in Iran […]

Published on 19/02/2026 – 18:02 GMT+1 The death of French far-right activist Quentin Deranque has reached the European Parliament, with the Patriots for Europe group calling for a minute of silence at next week’s plenary session, sources and MEPs from the group confirmed to Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A demonstration organized by far-right groups is also […]

Paris is demanding an explanation from the European Commission for its decision to send the Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, as an observer to the first formal gathering of United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday, saying she doesn’t have a “mandate”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We are surprised because she doesn’t have […]

ByAlice TideywithAFP Published on 19/02/2026 – 15:18 GMT+1 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday stuck to his position that Europeans should develop a single common fighter jet, despite his German counterpart and Airbus both expressing their willingness to look into a two-fighter solution. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We Europeans, if we understand the direction history is taking […]

Published on 19/02/2026 – 14:56 GMT+1 The head of Italy’s state sports broadcaster Paolo Petrecca resigned, RAI said Thursday, after his commentary during the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony became an international embarrassment. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Petrecca stepped down as director of RaiSport following his live commentary on February 6, during which he confused Italian actress […]

Published on 19/02/2026 – 14:53 GMT+1 The European Commission has called an extraordinary meeting of its Oil Coordination Group to address a growing dispute between Hungary, Slovakia, and Ukraine over the Druzhba oil pipeline. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Wednesday, Hungary and Slovakia halted diesel supplies to Ukraine after a Russian attack on the pipeline in Ukrainian […]

Published on 19/02/2026 – 14:28 GMT+1 The United States would consider dropping out of the International Energy Agency (IEA) if it continues to pursue a climate agenda of achieving emissions neutrality by 2050, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a panel on the sidelines of the IEA’s ministerial meeting on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We’re definitely […]

Georgia’s former President Salomé Zourabichvili said Washington could play a key role in ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with US President Donald Trump potentially forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hand into a peace agreement. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The uncertainty that Putin is experiencing with Trump’s actions is the best ally for forcing him down to a […]