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As thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets on Thursday to protest against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, the former minister publicly acknowledged that his conflict with Ukraine’s commander-in-chief had contributed to his removal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at a tense media briefing, Fedorov revealed that Zelenskyy had been forced to choose between him and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. However, he insisted that he had never presented the president with an ultimatum of “either me or Syrskyi”. “I said then we will win with this commander-in-chief.” According to Fedorov, he accepted the president’s decision despite their differences. “When…
By Greta Ruffino with AFP Published on 16/07/2026 – 17:56 GMT+2 The European Union on Thursday ordered Google to share data with rival search engines and open up its Android operating system to competing AI services. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Thanks to these measures we hope to see emerging alternatives to Google Search and Google’s AI services, such as Gemini, and that users in the EU can enjoy greater choice of services,” EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said. However, the US tech giant warned that the measures would put users’ privacy at risk. The order was issued under the EU’s flagship Digital Markets Act (DMA),…
The way people work has changed dramatically over the past decade. Professionals are no longer restricted to traditional offices, while businesses increasingly rely on digital tools to communicate, manage operations and serve customers. For many of today’s workers, the laptop is at the centre of everything. A freelancer may use one to complete client assignments. A programmer may spend the majority of the day working on a computer. An entrepreneur may manage an entire online business through a laptop. A remote employee may need to remain connected to an international company from a home office. This dependence on technology has…
By Greta Ruffino with AFP Published on 16/07/2026 – 16:06 GMT+2 A UK court on Thursday sentenced two young men to prison over a 2024 cyberattack on London’s public transport operator that exposed the personal data of millions of customers in one of Britain’s largest data breaches. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thalha Jubair, 20, from east London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from England’s West Midlands, were each sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison at Woolwich Crown Court in London. The pair pleaded guilty last month to hacking Transport for London’s (TfL) network between 31 August and 3 September 2024, gaining access to the names and…
Storm-1516, a Russia-linked influence operation — which routinely disseminates fabricated claims about Europe and the West — comes in all shapes and sizes. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This time round, researchers say it could be behind a social media video in which alleged militants from Hezbollah — an Iran-backed Lebanese militant group — threatened to carry out attacks on French soil ahead of Bastille Day celebrations on 14 July. In the video, three hooded men wearing military uniforms pose in front of a dummy of a French Foreign Legion soldier, whose face had the French flag painted on. They threaten to “shed…
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens has brought charges against 22 suspects, including four sitting members of the Greek Parliament, several former senior public officials and political figures, as part of an investigation into an alleged organised fraud ring involving the management of agricultural funds. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By contrast, the charges against seven other sitting MPs have been dropped due to a lack of sufficient evidence. It’s part of a series of investigations the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is conducting into an alleged organised fraud scheme in which public officials at the government agency OPEKEPE are believed to…
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, called for a radical overhaul of financial support for Gaza during a closed-door meeting with European and Arab ministers that launched a nearly €900 million recovery package for the Strip, Euronews has learned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Addressing the meeting via video conference, Kushner dismissed the Gaza aid initiatives carried out so far as being “designed step by step by NGOs and terrorists” and called for a fundamental shift in approach to “turn the tide”, according to people familiar with the content of the private talks consulted by Euronews. While he did not mention the…
Published on 16/07/2026 – 13:28 GMT+2 EU foreign ministers delivered a bleak assessment of Beijing’s geostrategic role, saying that China holds “asymmetric advantages” over the EU through its economic and technological dominance, making it a “critical long-term strategic challenge” for the bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tensions have escalated between the EU and China in recent months, with the bloc setting an October deadline to rebalance trade ties with Beijing through dialogue as Chinese overcapacity threatens entire sectors of the European economy. But every recent move by Brussels to protect its market has prompted threats of retaliation from China, which holds significant…
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup enters its final stage, controversies from earlier rounds are still stirring up misleading claims and false images online. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For example, Egypt’s elimination from the tournament on 7 July has triggered a wave of unsupported social media claims targeting French referee François Letexier. It all began after Argentina won 3-2 against Egypt, in a match filled with controversial decisions which saw the former emerge victorious after initially falling two goals behind. Egypt’s Football Association filed a formal complaint with FIFA afterwards, accusing Letexier and his team of making “serious refereeing mistakes”. Among the…
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has given broad backing to Spain’s amnesty law as regards EU law, a decision that has a direct impact on the case of Carles Puigdemont, who is still waiting on a ruling by the Supreme Court. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Luxembourg judges consider the legislation neither to conflict with the European Union’s financial interests nor to run counter to the EU directive on terrorism**.** In response to two separate requests sent by Spain’s Court of Audit and the National High Court for a preliminary ruling, the latter tied to the case in which…