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The Royal Moroccan Air Force’s first F-16 Block 72 carried out its maiden flight on 6 October in Greenville, South Carolina, Lockheed Martin has announced. It is now progressing through pre-delivery testing after some delays in the programme. It is the most eye-catching piece of a rearmament drive that is being closely watched in Spain. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But, with the numbers in front of us, how much military weight does Morocco actually have today compared with Spain? Spain is still far ahead in terms of budget and easily dominates at sea. Rabat, by contrast, has more soldiers and rocket artillery,…
The DANA weather system Storm Adam began to ease on Tuesday after leaving at least five people dead and causing severe flooding in eastern Spain. In the Valencia region, the Civil Guard evacuated more than 2,100 people and rescued almost 500 since the start of the storm, according to the latest update released by the force. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will visit Valencia on Tuesday to see the impact of the storm. The visit is scheduled for around 12:30, after which the premier is expected to speak to the media. The Valencian town of Oliva is among…
Negotiations are at an advanced stage on a deal worth around €150 million between Israeli defence companies Israel Shipyards and Rafael and the Republic of Cyprus, for the supply of naval vessels equipped with advanced weapons systems, according to a report in the Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The agreement is expected to be signed in the coming weeks, once the terms have been finalised between the defence ministries of Israel and Cyprus. The agreement currently taking shape is expected to give a substantial boost to defence cooperation between Israel and Cyprus, while at the same time expanding the…
Published on 20/10/2026 – 9:40 GMT+2 Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen “useless”, accusing her of talking about competitiveness while doing nothing to deliver it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In an interview with Euronews, O’Leary said “You have that ship of fools in the European parliament, redesigning more regulations designed to increase the cost of air travel when consumers want lower fares.” O’Leary attacked EU environmental taxes that apply only to flights within the bloc. American, Asian and Chinese carriers are exempt, even though he says they produce more than half of Europe’s aviation…
Euro-area inflation climbed to 3.8% in September, up from 3.2% in August, according to Eurostat’s flash estimate. Energy prices rose 18.8% year on year, with Lithuania (6.1%), Bulgaria (5.6%) and Spain (5%) recording the highest rates. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Protests followed across the continent. Unions marched in Brussels and Paris, students camped outside Greece’s parliament, and thousands rallied in Lisbon and Porto over rents. In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election for November 29 after Congress rejected two housing decrees. Brussels says it is coordinating oil stock releases and urging targeted aid instead of blanket subsidies, after governments…
The European Union is scrambling to find an additional €70 billion for Ukraine next year, after Russia’s escalating assault on the country and its economy rendered the bloc’s existing financial support plans insufficient. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At the end of a two-day summit last week, EU leaders heard directly from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the scale of the shortfall. “The war will cost €155 billion next year. And we need at least €70 billion more from you: for defence, for weapons, and for our resilience. This is a realistic amount. And I ask you to find this support. It will…
Published on 19/10/2026 – 16:13 GMT+2•Updated 16:37 Slovakia and Hungary called on Brussels on Monday for greater flexibility in phasing out Russian gas, arguing that their landlocked position and reliance on existing supply routes make diversification more difficult and costly. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Bratislava said it had historically served as an entry point for Russian oil and gas but now risks becoming the end of the line, alongside Hungary, as Russian energy supplies to Central Europe are due to end in 2027 under the EU’s plan to phase out imports from Moscow. “We would like to discuss with the European Commission…
Euronews reviews France’s leading newspapers after a weekend of unrest, with protests over student living conditions turning violent and riots and looting reported in major cities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Libération: Police fiasco In its Monday 19 October edition, Libération questions the authorities’ handling of the demonstrations, noting that turnout far exceeded expectations. “There were five times more of them than the 150,000 demonstrators anticipated by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez,” the newspaper writes. It asks whether the government and security forces took the calls for demonstrations seriously enough, describing the events as “the anatomy of a fiasco”. The paper draws on the…
Published on 19/10/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2 As France continues to reel from the unprecedented violence that engulfed parts of the country over the weekend, the stories of those who fought back against rioters have sparked a wave of public support. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Millions of social media users have watched the now iconic scene of a gaming shop employee in Nice, identified as Pierre, confronting looters who tried to enter his store – even after one hooded individual kicked him in the back and another person hurled objects at him. Pierre, who works at a Micromania store, told French TV network…
France is reeling after violent clashes and looting during nationwide protests over the cost of living and school conditions. In Paris, Lille, Lyon, Marseille and other cities, damaged shops, smashed windows and burnt debris marked the aftermath. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Shopkeepers condemned the destruction, saying it traumatised staff and threatened family-run businesses, while others stressed that violence undermined the protesters’ cause. Cleanup crews and residents worked to clear the streets as the country assessed the damage from one of its worst episodes of unrest in recent years. Watch the video for more.