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While France has managed to contain its wildfires in the Bordeaux region and in the southeast, Greece struggles to stop the multiple fires in the greater Athens region and on the Cephalonia island. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Strong winds have been spreading the fires across the country for days, which have dramatically increased the damage toll. Blazes are sparking back up in Spain’s Zamora region and in the eastern region of Castellón, but most of the fires are contained or extinguished. Winds fueling Greek wildfires Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece had faced “extreme weather conditions and winds” that often reached 100…
By Gael Camba & AFP Published on 02/08/2026 – 7:55 GMT+2•Updated 7:55 An explosion Saturday at a Moscow restaurant that killed three people and wounded 21 others was a bombing, Russia’s national anti-terrorism committee said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “A homemade explosive device blew up at a restaurant in Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, killing three people,” said the committee, quoted by the Tass state news agency. The three people killed were a woman carrying the device into the restaurant, a security agent who stopped her and a customer. Telegram channel Baza, known for its ties with Russian security forces, first talked about a gas explosion…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 10:49 GMT+2•Updated 10:54 A fire broke out at a Wildberries warehouse in Russia’s Samara region on Sunday following an attack, the company’s press service has said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a post on Telegram, the Russian online retailer said there were currently no reported casualties and that “logistics chains have been reorganised.” “The receipt of deliveries and dispatch of orders are now being handled at other facilities,” it added. Video footage circulating on social media appears to show a large blaze at the warehouse, with flames engulfing the building and huge plumes of black smoke billowing into…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 10:21 GMT+2 Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labelled from Sunday, as the European Union’s sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The goal? To make sure Europeans immediately know whether the online content they see is real or fake. The EU’s comprehensive AI law enters into force in stages. From Sunday, companies must ensure their AI systems like chatbots make it clear to users they are AI, or when an image or text has been created using AI, there must be a label saying so. This can be done by integrating watermarks…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 9:15 GMT+2 A light aircraft carrying tourists to view Peru’s Nazca Lines crashed on Saturday, killing all 13 people on board, according to authorities and local media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Cessna Caravan C-208 involved in the incident, operated by Peruvian airline Aerodiana, had taken off at around 12:10 pm local time on Saturday from Pisco airport for a sightseeing flight over the world-famous geoglyphs. “At approximately 1 pm, when the aircraft was flying near the town of Socos, the crew reported an emergency to the Nazca airfield control tower, after which all radio contact was lost,”…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 8:25 GMT+2 The migration crisis in Ceuta has sparked a political row between Italy and Spain. After news that thousands of migrants had reached the Spanish enclave, Giorgia Meloni’s government announced tighter border checks on arrivals by sea and air from Spain. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Why people are talking about a suspension of Schengen and what it actually means Several media outlets on Friday reported that Rome had suspended the Schengen agreement in relation to Spain, because in a post on X Prime Minister Meloni wrote that “the government has decided to temporarily suspend the free movement…
As of 2 August, the EU’s rules on AI models become enforceable, cementing the European Commission’s role as the world’s most prominent regulator of this disruptive technology. Euronews takes a deep dive into what the rules mean for Europe and beyond. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The AI Act is the first comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence. Passed in 2024, some of its most significant provisions — notably those regulating large language models — become applicable this August. As the law introduces first-of-its-kind rules, enforcing them presents a unique set of challenges, not least because new generations of AI technology emerge every few…
Published on 01/08/2026 – 21:20 GMT+2 The autonomous city of Ceuta is trying to regain a sense of calm. Authorities have begun installing protective barriers along the breakwater where at least 60,000 people crossed irregularly. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Yet, the effects of the crisis remain palpable. An undetermined number of migrants are still wandering the streets, and authorities suspect that some are hiding in the homes of friends and relatives. One resident told me: “Honestly, It was scary. When, when that whole that stampede came in, that whole crowd came rushing in. Yes, we were scared, to be honest. The truth…
Published on 01/08/2026 – 17:10 GMT+2 Hamburg celebrated its annual Pride event, one of Germany’s biggest, with increased security on Saturday, one week after a deadly attack near Berlin’s pride parade that shocked the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Organisers expected around 250,000 people to attend the parade, which this year has the motto “Queer in solidarity. Take a stand — for a future without fear.” A late addition to the trucks taking part was one representing the Berlin Pride event — or Christopher Street Day, CSD for short, as the parades are known in Germany. People on that truck were asked…
A wildfire in France’s Provence region continued spreading on Saturday as overnight efforts successfully stopped the blazes from reaching the nearby towns of Correns and Montfort-sur-Argens. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Some 1,300 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze, which has flared up again in the Gros Bessillon area, burning approximately 1,250 more hectares since Friday. By the end of the week, authorities said a total of 4,500 hectares had been burnt. Despite the difficulties, 2,500 people were still unable to return home. Meanwhile, authorities say France’s largest wildfire in 70 years has been brought under control near the southwestern city…