France’s ‘French Response’ uses memes and sarcasm to fight disinformation on X

France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ramped up its fight against disinformation with “French Response”, an official X account which replies to trolls and fake news with humor, irony and provocation. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The account has amassed more than 180,000 followers since its creation in September, taking aim at disinformation peddled by pro-Russian users and […]

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European Commissioner for Sport says he ‘respects’ IOC’s decision to ban Ukrainian Olympian

European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef said he respected the International Olympic Committee’s decision to disqualify a Ukrainian skeleton racer over his custom helmet featuring portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, while expressing sadness that “the situation could not be resolved.” ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Vladyslav Heaskevych was disqualified before his first run at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter […]

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Italian court convicts 12 CasaPound members for attempting to revive fascist party

ByIlaria Cicinelli&Euronews Published on 13/02/2026 – 12:40 GMT+1 A court in Bari convicted 12 members of Italy’s neo-fascist CasaPound group on Thursday for attempting to reorganize the banned Fascist Party in the first judicial ruling to recognize the movement’s fascist nature. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Five defendants received 18 months in prison, and seven others were sentenced […]

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Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar files police report about ‘honey trap sex tape’ scandal

Published on 13/02/2026 – 10:39 GMT+1 Péter Magyar filed a police report on Thursday concerning a video allegedly recorded without his knowledge during a sexual encounter with his ex-girlfriend, accusing the Hungarian government of orchestrating the incident to undermine his political campaign. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The opposition leader claimed his former girlfriend lured him to a […]

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Two-speed Europe could be ‘pathway to unity,’ European Parliament president Metsola tells Euronews

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola defended the concept of allowing some member states to pursue deeper integration ahead of others, calling it “a pathway to unity” rather than an obstacle. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We have never been against member states going further,” Metsola told Euronews’ Europe Today morning show on Friday, commenting on discussions about further […]

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