Brazil’s government says deforestation rates in the country’s Amazon and savanna regions have fallen to record lows ahead of a presidential election run-off where the rainforest’s future is a key issue. Left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, when he assumed office three years ago, pledged to end deforestation by 2030 in the Amazon. It […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned to his European allies on Friday, asking Brussels for an additional €70 billion to fund the war against Russia next year. Zelensky’s relationship with US President Donald Trump deteriorated after the US eased sanctions on Moscow as part of a diesel-supply deal.
Continue ReadingAlbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday blamed the involvement of “foreign hands” for escalating protests, which he said are aimed at hindering Albania’s bid to join the European Union. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Albania’s capital since Tuesday, demanding Rama’s resignation and denouncing university conditions and high tuition fees.
Continue ReadingPhoto. X / @vonderleyen European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared on Friday that the European Union will not lift any sanctions until Russia ends the war. She added that work is already underway on the 22nd package of sanctions against Russia in connection with its war against Ukraine. Von der Leyen made the […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV has been pictured celebrating Mass from hospital, in the first images of him released by the Vatican since he underwent lung surgery. The 71-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after the surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, which the Vatican said had been “successful” and proceeded without complications. The […]
Continue ReadingThe bloc’s 27 leaders were due to discuss migration during a special session on Thursday requested by Meloni and Frederiksen following a tense back-and-forth with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in June. Tensions have risen further after Spain’s Ceuta exclave was overwhelmed by migrants during the summer and as far-right parties have made gains around […]
Continue ReadingAs the international context becomes more challenging for the European Union, the bloc is looking to boost its ties with like-minded allies. Canada is part of that architecture that the EU says it wants to build. The big news of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech in September was […]
Continue ReadingBy Serguei Doubine & Euronews Russian Published on 16/10/2026 – 14:25 GMT+2 Ukrainian drones forced all four of Moscow’s main airports to close overnight, with Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo suspended for up to seven hours and more than 160 flights cancelled. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 94 drones heading towards the capital had been shot […]
Continue ReadingThe opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Currently, negotiations are under way on the European Union’s new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028 to 2034. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Commission’s proposal one year ago charted a new course. In the […]
Continue ReadingBy Serguei Doubine & Euronews Russian Published on 16/10/2026 – 12:18 GMT+2 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the compulsory seizure of Russian assets belonging to French flooring manufacturer Tarkett and four other European companies, whose combined annual revenue exceeds 50 billion roubles (€532 million). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The assets have been placed under the interim […]
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