Published on 05/22/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2•Updated 3:02 p.m Italian police reportedly shut down a movie wrap party attended by Hollywood stars and rock and roll icon Mick Jagger on the island of Stromboli earlier this week due to a local rule banning music on Wednesdays. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The celebrities had gathered on the volcanic island, […]
Continue ReadingThe rare species of Ebola involved – known as Bundibugyo – kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.
Continue ReadingSince Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Latvia has been providing massive support to war-torn Ukraine. Like Estonia and Lithuania, this small Baltic state is among the European countries hosting the highest number of Ukrainian refugees relative to its population. Our reporters Valentine Patry and Hugo Laridon went to Latvia to meet some of those who are helping Ukrainians.
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2026, 1:12 p.mMay 22, 2026, 1:12 p.m In Poland, registry offices must recognize same-sex marriages concluded abroad. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski announced on the X portal that he had signed a corresponding regulation. “Court judgments are always carried out.” The ECJ has decided that homosexual marriages will be recognized in Poland.Image: www.imago-images.de Just […]
Continue ReadingZelenskyy earlier warned Belarus of “consequences” over possible deeper involvement in Russia’s all-out war amid growing concerns that Moscow is seeking to open a new front against Ukraine from Belarus, as it did in early 2022.
Continue ReadingAna Rosa Romero lives on the 11th floor of the Granma Dos building, an imposing modernist social housing block in the Cuban capital, Havana. A widow in her 70s, she said that when her husband died recently, a blackout in her neighbourhood meant she had to sit with his body for hours before it could […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Italy’s financial police said on Friday they had busted a sophisticated streaming piracy network that caused roughly €300 million ($348 million) in damages to rights holders such as Sky, […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Commissioner for the Economy Valdis Dombrovskis has said in exclusive comments to Euronews that the EU “should not” look to cheap Russian fossil fuels and gas for relief as the energy crisis persists. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “If anything, we need to strengthen sanctions against Russia, not ease, because actually Russia is a country benefiting from […]
Continue ReadingIn response, U.S. President Donald Trump branded NATO a “paper tiger” and warned of reprisals. Earlier this month, he announced a cut of 5,000 troops from Germany over comments criticizing the war by the country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz. A loose coalition of around 40 countries led by France and the U.K. has instead become the […]
Continue ReadingThe India-Africa summit was set to be held next week in Delhi after more than a decade.
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