ByGreta RuffinowithAFP Published on 20/07/2026 – 20:15 GMT+2 Iceland has “nothing to lose” by negotiating with the European Union over membership, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday, as the country prepares for a referendum on restarting talks to join the bloc. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The vote on August 29 does not prejudge anything. Iceland […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 20/07/2026 – 18:17 GMT+2 The number of nationality-motivated attacks in Poland is steadily increasing, according to data provided to the Polish press by the National Police Headquarters. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING This month has already seen widespread coverage of a vulgar attack on teenage girls from Ukraine on a municipal bus in Bielsko-Biała. An adult […]
Continue ReadingByEuronews Published on 20/07/2026 – 14:13 GMT+2 On Monday 20 July, the Republic of Cyprus marked the 52nd anniversary of the 1974 invasion and subsequent occupation of its northern half by the Turkish military. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Sirens have sounded across the country at 5:30 am, the time of the invasion, every year since then. A […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 20/07/2026 – 12:03 GMT+2•Updated 12:05 The European Commission on Monday found AliExpress €550 million for failing to adequately assess and mitigate risks linked to the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The decision comes just days after the EU introduced a €3 flat duty on parcels […]
Continue ReadingByFranziska Müller Published on 20/07/2026 – 8:27 GMT+2 Space exploration sometimes has consequences that are not immediately apparent. According to NASA scientists, a piece of rocket could collide with the Moon in early August. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In January 2025, around a year and a half ago, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched its “Falcon 9” rocket, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/07/2026 – 21:28 GMT+2 Just before take-off, there was time for one last family photo – a few minutes later the head of Siemens’ Spanish division, Agustín Escobarhis wife and their three children aged eleven, seven and four, together with the helicopter pilot, plunged into the icy Hudson River. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING More than […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/07/2026 – 20:21 GMT+2 On Tuesday, 14 July, the government approved in the Council of Ministers a budget transfer of over €309,840 from the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sport to the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with Parliament. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The purpose of the money, as set out in […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/07/2026 – 20:20 GMT+2 Aragon and Castilla-La Mancha could wake up days after Saturday with the same concerns as today. The two major fires ravaging their territories have not been brought under control, and the outlook for the coming hours has given little cause for optimism among those leading the firefighting effort. ADVERTISING […]
Continue ReadingByHarry BlighwithAP and AFP Published on 18/07/2026 – 17:43 GMT+2 The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month has risen to 5,069. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The figure has continued to increase as rescue workers clear debris and search through rubble following the earthquakes on June 24. International rescue teams joined thousands of […]
Continue ReadingJens Spahn, the head of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, has announced his resignation, as pressure built over his decision to have a child through a surrogate mother in the United States. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a letter to members of the Union group, he said that he had already informed German Chancellor and […]
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