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Twelve of the 13 victims of a deadly wildfire that swept through Andalusia in southern Spain were foreign nationals, authorities have said after completing post-mortem examinations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, officials said seven were from the United Kingdom, three from Belgium, and one each from France and the United States. The last victim was a Spanish citizen. “The 13 people who died are eight women and five men, all adults,” the public body responsible for identifying the victims added. The Integrated Data Centre (CID) has also reported that missing-person complaints have risen to 10, after a new alert was…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 19:56 GMT+2•Updated 20:33 French MPs voted on Wednesday to adopt a law allowing the right to assisted dying for some terminally ill adults under strict rules. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The lower chamber backed the law, with 291 voting for it and 241 against. The country’s highest constitutional authority still has to examine the law. With its adoption, France joins 11 countries that have also adopted assisted dying laws, each with their own rules and criteria. The bill was one of the flagship pledges of French President Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term, which he described as “the French…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 20:30 GMT+2 A Spanish proposal for Brussels to borrow as much as €850 billion each year to fund growth has revived a longstanding debate over common EU debt. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But the prospect of joint borrowing continues to divide member states. A group of southern countries – which also includes France – is advocating for more joint debt to strengthen competitiveness, while another group of frugal, northern countries is vehemently opposed, calling for stricter rules and fiscal discipline. In this episode of The Ring, Euronews’ weekly debate show, two MEPs from these opposing camps go head…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister as part of his latest government reshuffle, Fedorov confirmed on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Since the news broke on Sunday about the cabinet revamp, it was Fedorov’s position at the defence ministry which caused most speculation and criticism of Zelenskyy for considering his dismissal. Fedorov was the first to confirm the dismissal, posting on social media, “It was a great honour to serve the Ukrainian people as Defence Minister.” Fedorov then listed what he considers his team’s main achievements and failures during his six-month tenure. Fedorov included the shutdown of Starlink…
Updated: 15/07/2026 – 20:51 GMT+2 Scientists are using instruments to record data on temperatures, sunlight, rainfall, wind and soil heat to create observations in order to forecast heatwaves. While also helping to predict future extreme weather as hot temperatures become more common. … More
By Greta Ruffino with AFP Published on 15/07/2026 – 19:24 GMT+2 The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, the Arctic island’s leading environmental and natural-resource research centre, is halting new collaboration with US partners to protect its data and scientists. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I can confirm that we… made the decision to only engage in projects with US partners that we already are or have been working with,” Josephine Nymand, director of the institute, told news agency AFP. The decision comes amid tension over US President Donald Trump’s vows to seize the mineral-rich island. In an interview with Greenland’s public broadcaster, KNR, she said the…
Hungary’s former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó has resigned from his seat in parliament and taken an executive position with Chinese electric automaker BYD. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Szijjártó, who served as Hungary’s top diplomat for nearly 12 years under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, wrote on Facebook that he had received “a highly prestigious offer” from the world’s top electric carmaker “to fill an international position”. “BYD is one of the greatest success stories in the automotive industry over the past 20 years,” Szijjártó wrote. “Starting today, I will continue to work as the executive responsible for the group’s external relations and…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 7:59 GMT+2 Former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack,” though the motive is still under investigation, British counterterror police said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and terror crimes remains in custody on an extended detention warrant under the Terrorism Act that allows police to question him for up to another week. “It is clear that this was a targeted attack,” Laurence Taylor, head of National Counter Terrorism Policing told reporters. “We are still working to understand the extent of any planning or…
By Greta Ruffino with AFP Published on 15/07/2026 – 16:42 GMT+2 Russia is planning attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic states or Poland, Lithuanian and Latvian presidents warned on Wednesday, citing intelligence reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We are talking about energy and transport infrastructur, facilities where damage could… disrupt the functioning of the entire energy system,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said at a joint press conference in Vilnius with his Latvian counterpart, Edgars Rinkevics. “This planning is taking place at the highest level, effectively in Moscow,” he added. Rinkevics warned that Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, all EU and NATO members, must be…
The agreement, reached during the Energy Council on June 26, unites the European Commission, energy ministers from 22 member states, storage and renewable developers, energy-intensive industries, and financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Signatories have pledged to deliver 30 to 35 GW of new storage capacity by 2028, 45 GW according to the underlying text. This would push storage’s share of peak electricity demand from around 5 percent today to 10 percent. The EU currently has about 55 GW of storage installed against an estimated need of 200 GW by 2030. Behind the numbers lies a…