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The alpine resort of Évian-les-Bains, better known for its mineral water than its geopolitics, will become the temporary centre of global diplomacy from Monday as leaders of the world’s seven largest advanced economies gather for their annual summit. The 52nd G7 meeting runs until Wednesday on the French shore of Lake Geneva. By most assessments, it arrives at one of the most fraught moments in recent memory. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Donald Trump is expected to fly to France late Sunday, immediately after watching a mixed-martial arts bout on the White House South Lawn — a fight that falls on his 80th…

Thousands of citizens took to the streets for the 14th consecutive day in Tirana, Albania’s capital, on Saturday evening, protesting against a luxury tourism project worth around 4.6 billion dollars (nearly 4 billion euros) that’s planned in a protected coastal area on the Adriatic. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The project, which is linked to an investment vehicle of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US president Donald Trump, involves developing a hotel complex on an abandoned island and the adjacent shoreline, an area of particular ecological importance due to its nearby lagoon and migratory birds, including flamingos. The now nightly demonstrations have seen protesters…

Published on 14/06/2026 – 18:12 GMT+2 The US government’s decision to impose export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI models is drawing scrutiny from the European Commission, which is assessing the implications for EU users. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Friday, the Trump administration issued a directive banning foreign nationals from using Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, citing national security concerns, and forcing the company to cut off access for all non-US users, including Europeans. Fable 5 and Mythos 5 are considered state-of-the-art models. Access had initially been restricted to a select group of users to assess their potential…

Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the hard-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP) to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to early results by the federal government, nearly 53% of voters rejected the proposal, with nationwide turnout exceeding 57%. Results were still pending from many of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. Recent polling from the gfs.bern agency had suggested the poll could be a close contest. A “yes” vote would have required the Swiss government to take action to cap the population by 2050, including limiting immigration. The…

French President Emmanuel Macron met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at the Palais des Expositions in Nice, where the “Bharat Innovates” Indian tech showcase opened. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The three-day event, backed by the Indian Ministry of Education and staged abroad for the first time, brings together 120 Indian deep-tech startups, 15 Indian higher education institutions and investors. It is designed to help build links between India’s innovation ecosystem and global stakeholders. Speaking at the opening of the event, Macron hailed India as a “major innovation nation,” adding that he wanted to “convince” the investors present of “what France…

After three days reserved for trade visitors, the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin opened its doors to the public at the weekend. Fighter jets, transport aircraft and helicopters attracted large numbers of visitors. The Bundeswehr was particularly visible, using large parts of the site as the fair’s biggest single exhibitor. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Besides flight displays and static exhibitions, recruiting young talent was also visibly an important priority. At numerous stands, careers advisers provided information on entry routes, while soldiers offered an insight into their everyday working lives. Visitors could look into cockpits, talk to pilots and learn about the…

Delegates of the new Russian opposition party Peaceful Russia gathered in Berlin on June 12 and 13 for a party congress to adopt the party program. A total of 126 delegates were invited. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT There was heated debate over who should become the party leader. Russian opposition politician and former political prisoner Ilya Yashin was elected chairman with around 60 percent of the vote, Igor Kachetkov, a human rights activist and member of the organizing committee, told Euronews. The party congress lasted about twelve hours. During the meeting, the party changed its name from Peaceful Forces of Russia to…

Published on 14/06/2026 – 13:06 GMT+2 Romanian President Nicusor Dan has nominated a new prime minister after Eugen Tomac dropped out on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Eugen Tomac resigned this morning, and under these circumstances, I am appointing Adrian Vestea as Prime Minister,” Dan announced in a post on X. “Neither Mr. Tomac nor I have been playing at governing,” he added. “We moved in this direction following consultations with the political parties. At this point, however, it is clear that a political solution is the right one”. Romania has been embroiled in a renewed political crisis since its government collapsed…

Published on 14/06/2026 – 9:14 GMT+2 The British government announced on Sunday that its forces had intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, in what it said was the “first UK-led operation of its kind”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a press release, Westminster said Royal Marine Commandos and law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) had boarded the Russian vessel Smyrtos early on Sunday morning in an operation that lasted six hours. The marines and NCA officers were supported by Chinook, Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, a Royal Air Force P-8 and the Royal Navy ships…

Ahead of attending the long-awaited G7 summit in Évian, US President Donald Trump has announced a peace deal with Iran could be finalised on Sunday, paving the way for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. Donald Trump also says the US will take Iran’s enriched uranium ‘dust’ when ‘all is calm’. Trump’s statement, however, ran counter to Iran’s foreign ministry which indicated earlier in…