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Andy Burnham is returning to Westminster. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Greater Manchester mayor stormed to victory in the Makerfield by-election on Thursday night, winning 55% of the vote and comfortably seeing off Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain parties. His return to parliament means he is now free to launch a challenge to […]

Published on 19/06/2026 – 16:34 GMT+2 A diplomatic row between the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, and Israel over allegations that she compared the country to apartheid-era South Africa drew mixed reactions from European leaders at the EU summit in Brussels. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “I don’t share this characterization. We need to talk about this at […]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said now is the right time to be prepared and consider a mandate to negotiate with Russia, speaking at a closed-door meeting with EU leaders on Thursday ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The head of the Commission said the EU should start considering a negotiating mandate for the peace talks on […]

Published on 19/06/2026 – 14:40 GMT+2 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has fired back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that she “begged” for a photo with him at the recent G7 meeting in France. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a video posted to social media, Meloni said she was “shocked” at what she called Trump’s “completely […]

Published on 19/06/2026 – 13:48 GMT+2 In an interview on Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today, Cyprus’ Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna described the opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova during Cyprus’ rotating EU presidency as a “milestone”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Following this step, Raouna says the presidency will remain “ambitious until […]

Updated: 19/06/2026 – 13:48 GMT+2 Tomi Huhtanen, Executive Director of the Wilfried Martens Center, believes the EU should be “involved” in the peace deal. Huhtanen said the bloc needed to be “in the same group chat” discussing when potential contacts with Russia, arguing that coordination among European countries “has not worked”. …More

ByGregory Lory&Diego Giuliani Published on 19/06/2026 – 12:30 GMT+2 Every year, millions of tourists from around the world visit Pompeii. They admire its frescoes and archaeological ruins, but few of them will ever notice the solar panels installed on the roof of the ancient Roman Villa of the Mysteries. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On one side, “it […]

ByJacqueline Mahon, UNFPA Representative to Ukraine Published on 19/06/2026 – 11:57 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. This article contains references to and descriptions of sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know […]

Published on 19/06/2026 – 11:28 GMT+2 Russian drones struck two foreign-flagged civilian ships in the Black Sea on Thursday night, Ukrainian authorities said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, the drones hit one vessel flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis and one Panamanian-flagged ship, leaving one person […]

With the heatwave settling over much of France for several days, some wine estates are bringing forward the working hours of their seasonal staff to avoid the hottest part of the day, especially in physically intensive and laborious jobs. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING This is the case in La Sauve, a commune in the southwest of France, […]