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By Gregoire Lory & Amandine Hess Published on 09/06/2026 – 10:00 GMT+2 New health risks, rapidly evolving and increasingly complex drug markets – this is the warning issued on Tuesday by the European Union Drugs Agency. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Its annual report, based on data from 27 EU member states as well as Turkey and Norway, highlights concerns not only about the availability of substances but also their growing variety, unpredictability and potency. This is particularly the case with new synthetic opioids. “New synthetic opioids are very highly potent substances,” Lorraine Nolan, Executive Director of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), told Euronews. “One…
Published on 09/06/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2 Around France there is grief and outrage. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The murder of Lyhanna, an 11-year-old girl from Fleurance in south-west France, sent a shockwave across the country. Hundreds and thousands of people gatherings in front of courthouses in more than 150 towns and cities to send a deliberate message. This tragedy is seen as a failure of a system that could have protected Lyhanna and many other victims but did not. “It’s not a failure of one court, one judge or one prosecutor – it’s the entire system that needs to be reconsidered,” says…
Published on 09/06/2026 – 5:27 GMT+2 Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, was suspended from his duties late on Monday after the court’s oversight body referred him for disciplinary proceedings over allegations of sexual misconduct. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Khan is facing allegations of sexual misconduct with a female aide, in a scandal that has dragged on for more than two years, while he has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing. He had already temporarily stepped down in May 2025 pending the outcome of the investigation. The process is unprecedented for the ICC, and the Assembly of States Parties (ASP)…
France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was launched in 2017 to replace France’s Rafale jets and the Eurofighter planes used by Germany and Spain. It was to be complemented by drones, sensors and digital communications systems designed to operate together in a networked battlespace. The project was seen as a key test of European efforts to work more closely on defence as they seek…
Published on 08/06/2026 – 19:03 GMT+2 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned major technology companies they must introduce safeguards to stop children from sending or receiving explicit images, or face new legislation within months. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at London Tech Week on Monday, Starmer said firms operating in the UK would be required to implement device-level controls to block nude content involving minors. “Today I’m calling on tech companies operating in this country to introduce device controls that prevent children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images,” he said. “This is not an impossible challenge.” Under the proposals, companies…
Published on 08/06/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2•Updated 11:27 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports on the meeting between the leaders of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ukraine. Euronews’ Jane Witherspoon reports live from Yerevan on Armenia’s elections. Interviews with Edi Rama, Albanian Prime Minister, and Hervé Lecoq, UNIFIL’s Deputy Head of Mission and Director of Division for Political and Civil Affairs. Euronews’ María Muñoz Morillo reports from Madrid on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain. Explainer by Jakub Janas: The FIFA World Cup and the fascinating numbers behind it. When and where to watch Europe Today?…
Published on 08/06/2026 – 17:49 GMT+2 Former France international football player Lassana Diarra has agreed a settlement with FIFA and the Belgian Football Association, ending a protracted legal dispute over football transfer rules, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The deal concludes proceedings tied to Diarra’s €65 million damages claim, which followed a landmark judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that found elements of FIFA’s regulations incompatible with EU law. FIFA told AFP that “following the comprehensive agreement they reached, Mr. Lassana Diarra and FIFA have settled all legal proceedings between…
Published on 08/06/2026 – 16:29 GMT+2 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticised an open letter that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, labelling it rude and saying guns will do the talking. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sergey Lavrov specifically pointed out on Monday that Moscow is unhappy that the letter was “circulated around the world”, claiming that “polite people do not behave this way”. Lavrov also claimed that for the Kremlin it “indicates that Ukraine has no interest in negotiation,” despite Kyiv’s numerous attempts to initiate talks with Moscow. Russia’s foreign minister echoed Putin’s earlier statement that…
Published on 08/06/2026 – 15:39 GMT+2 Seven EU countries have urged Brussels to resist any rollback of CO2 standards for cars and vans, arguing that weakening emissions rules would endanger Europe’s climate objectives, economic competitiveness and energy security, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The plea from Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden comes after EU leaders, last December, eased a proposed European Commission ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines by 2035 in response to pressure from several governments and automakers. Instead, the EU executive proposed a 90% reduction…
Hervé Lecoq, UNIFIL’s deputy head of mission, believes a peace process between Israel and Hezbollah is “very complicated”. Yet he insists UNIFIL cannot “force an agreement”, saying any breakthrough depends on the political will of both parties.