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Published on 10/07/2026 – 7:31 GMT+2•Updated 10:14 At least 11 people have died as a wildfire ripped through southern Spain’s Almería province amid a stifling heatwave that has gripped the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Authorities raised an earlier death toll of six to 12 “after the confirmation of six more deaths in the area of the fire,” the regional government of Andalusia said in a statement. A few hours later, Spains emergency services corrected the number down to 11. Some of the dead in Bedar in Almería were found in burned vehicles, the regional government said in a statement. Officials have…
By Célia Gueuti with AFP Published on 10/07/2026 – 12:24 GMT+2 Celebrations turned into a tragedy in northern France overnight after a 17-year-old girl died after falling from the back of a lorry. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 am as a jubilant crowd soaked up the French national team’s victory over Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals. The teenager fell from the truck as it entered a roundabout and was crushed. Emergency responders tried to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Six minors were present when the accident happened. One of them was taken to Maubeuge…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 15:19 GMT+2 Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party was facing new questions about financial gifts on Friday after a report said police were investigating donations by the mother of a convicted fraudster. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It comes as authorities confirmed that a snap UK vote in which Reform leader Nigel Farage will go up against novelty candidate Count Binface will take place on 13 August. Reform, an anti-immigration group that has led the ruling Labour party in opinion polls for well over a year, is facing intense scrutiny over several alleged undeclared donations. The Times daily reported late…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 15:48 GMT+2 Police in Greece said on Friday they had arrested three people in connection to attacks earlier this month that targeted ruling party politicians, killing a woman in a car explosion. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Three individuals have been arrested” by anti-terror police in Thessaloniki and the island of Crete, the police said in a statement. Police said those arrested were a 29-year-old man in Thessaloniki and a 26-year-old woman on the southern island of Crete on suspicion of involvement in the bombing. Another man was arrested on suspicion of hiding the two in his apartment. The…
The wildfire that broke out on Thursday and is ravaging southern Spain has already left at least 12 people dead and has once again raised the question that almost nobody asks until it is too late: what to do if the flames catch up with you. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The blaze is now the second most serious in the country in terms of loss of life and has forced the preventive evacuation of around 800 people from the municipality of Bédar and several neighbouring hamlets. Civil Protection, the Military Emergency Unit (UME) and the rescue services always stress the same point:…
Europe is not facing an immediate fuel supply crisis despite renewed tensions in the Middle East, but the continent remains dangerously exposed to fossil fuel supply and price shocks and must rapidly electrify its economy while resisting calls to return to Russian energy, top energy leaders told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol insisted that Europe should not interpret any ceasefire in the Middle East as a return to normal, warning that disruption to the Strait of Hormuz could send oil prices sharply higher and reignite inflationary pressures. “We are in…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 21:46 GMT+2•Updated 21:47 Belgium’s three regions announced on Friday that they would introduce a road tax next year that foreign drivers transiting the country would also have to pay. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country does not currently charge drivers to use its highways and the issue of introducing some form of payment has been debated for years. “Everyone who uses our roads must contribute fairly to their maintenance,” said the transport minister for the southern Wallonia region, François Desquesnes. Starting on 1 May 2027 drivers will need to register their vehicle and pay the road tax, with…
The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued a stark warning that while international fuel supplies remain secure for now, the latest attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz show that Europe’s dependence on imported fossil fuels continues to threaten its economy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The entire world should be prepared for the worst case, which we hope will not materialise, but we really need to be prepared for the worst case scenario,” IEA chief Fatih Birol told Euronews, referring to a complete blockade of the strait, through which flows 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas…
As millions of EU citizens plan their summer holidays, the European Parliament this week gave the green light to an overhaul of air passenger rights, which have been in force since 2004 and will now be updated for the first time in 22 years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The rules seek to ensure passengers are sufficiently protected against travel disruption, such as denied boarding and delayed or cancelled flights. An overwhelming majority of 646 members of the European Parliament voted in favour of the new rules during Tuesday’s plenary session, meaning the bloc now has a new rulebook. “It’s the biggest improvement…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 18:54 GMT+2 Ukrainian drone strikes hit southern Russian oil refineries and the port of Taganrog on the Azov Sea on Friday, where authorities declared an emergency and evacuated some residents, officials said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Kyiv has beefed up its efforts in recent months to hinder Moscow’s financial capabilities in its war against Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure in retaliatory strikes and causing a nationwide fuel shortage. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces downed over 370 Ukrainian drones, including over the Moscow region. In the port of Taganrog, near occupied Ukraine, social media videos showed plumes of smoke…