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Published on 30/08/2026 – 8:55 GMT+2•Updated 15:54 One person was killed after shots were fired at an event attended by around 3,500 people in the Swiss town of Aarau in the early hours of Sunday, Aargau cantonal police said in a post on X. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Police said the person killed was a 22-year-old woman who died at the scene. Another woman and four men, aged between 24 and 27, suffered injuries ranging from minor to serious. All of the victims were from Switzerland, according to police. The incident occurred at around 3 am during a rave in Aarau, a…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 14:45 GMT+2 Spain’s government plans to allocate €165 million to Ceuta’s recovery, an emergency package of measures that will be approved this Tuesday by the Council of Ministers, one month after the mass arrival of migrants in the autonomous city. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The sum will be added to the medium-term recovery plan worth €180 million, according to local media, in a move previously announced by First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo. The new package aims to revive the local economy and strengthen public services after a crisis that has disrupted activity in the…

Iceland has said no to reopening negotiations on joining the European Union, and the blow is a painful one. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By a narrow margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, Icelandic voters rejected the idea of restarting the accession process that was put on hold in 2013. While the referendum was not a direct vote on EU membership itself, Icelanders have essentially closed the door, at least for the foreseeable future, depriving the bloc of a promising potential new member with a relatively easy path to joining. And even though Iceland is already deeply integrated with the EU through the European…

Iceland says “Nei”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a closely watched referendum that came down to the wire, the Nordic country rejected the reopening of accession negotiations with the European Union. A “yes” would have restarted the process that was abandoned in 2015. Back then, Reykjavík managed to close 11 chapters of the long-winded process. The wealthy nation was all but guaranteed to become a frontrunner in the race. But Icelanders instead chose to maintain what they have: a closely aligned partnership with the 27-strong bloc that is one step short of full-fledged membership. Here are the four takeaways. Fish trumps it…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 11:58 GMT+2 Russia’s defence ministry says it is preparing large-scale strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, framing the move as retaliation for Kyiv’s attacks on Russian territory, as the death toll from a Russian strike on an ammunition depot near the Ukrainian capital climbed to 38. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The Russian Armed Forces have begun preparations for massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in response to what Moscow describes as ongoing attacks by the Kyiv regime on Russia’s civilian infrastructure and fuel and energy facilities,” the defence ministry in Moscow said on Telegram. The warning revives fears of…

Iceland’s ‘No’ camp has narrowly won a referendum on whether to resume the country’s suspended European Union membership negotiations, according to local broadcaster RUV. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One constituency still has to confirm its results but RUV said: “It is now clear that Iceland has voted to reject the resumption of accession talks with the European Union.” As it stands 52.5% voted “No” with 47.5% voting “Yes” when asked “Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?” The votes in order of the announcements were divided as follows: Reykjavík North: Yes 57.5% – No 42.5% Reykjavík South: Yes 54.5% -…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 Nearly one thousand people took the plunge in Budapest on Saturday along one of the Danube’s usually busiest stretches — between Corvinus University and the University of Technology — for the Generali OWT Danube Swim. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It was the first time in six years the event had been held, since organising it requires serious preparation, organiser Balázs Mezős told Euronews. “This is a very big event: almost 40 paramedics watch over the swimmers, 12 motorboats look after them, and the entire Danube is closed for four hours, so no one can enter or…

Can you not go five minutes without checking your phone? Do you open Instagram “just for a second” and find that half an hour later you are still there? Do you wake up during the night and the first thing you do is check your notifications? Or do you keep scrolling through bad news even though you know perfectly well it is making you anxious? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Welcome to the age of new digital addictions. Experts stress that the point is not to demonise smartphones, social networks or video games. The digital world is now part of our lives and…

Published on 30/08/2026 – 0:19 GMT+2 Polling stations closed at 10:00 pm local time on Saturday for Iceland’s high-stakes EU referendum. Vote counting is expected to begin shortly, with results due overnight. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Saturday, Icelanders were called to vote on whether to resume accession negotiations with the European Union or abandon any prospect of joining the bloc for the foreseeable future. According to preliminary figures, voter turnout was higher than, or at least comparable to, the 2024 parliamentary elections, when it reached 80%, according to local media. Until a few days before the vote, polls suggested a neck-and-neck…

Before France knows who its next president will be, it must first adopt a budget for the year 2027. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT That is the main task facing the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, he told French daily Le Parisien in an interview. With less than eight months to go before the first round of the presidential election and no majority in the National Assembly, Lecornu said he hopes to avoid a political stalemate by promising a budget”with measures that, for the most part, can be reversed by the new majority that emerges from the ballot box.” Lecornu is not planning…