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France head coach Didier Deschamps will miss Les Bleus’ final group match against Norway on Friday after returning home following the death of his mother. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement on Tuesday, the French Football Federation (FFF) said: “The national coach had the pain, this morning, of learning of his mother’s death. He is returning to France to attend her funeral”. “In agreement with Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation, who is at the France team’s base camp, Didier Deschamps has entrusted his assistant, Guy Stéphan, with responsibility for leading the squad until he returns,” the statement continued.…

Greece’s Supreme Court of Cassation, the Areios Pagos, has dismissed as inadmissible an appeal lodged by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), headed by Laura Kövesi. The decision, taken in a closed session, was backed by a large majority — 72 members voted to dismiss, with 10 against. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The appeal concerned a ruling by the 11-member Supreme Judicial Council for Civil and Criminal Justice to extend by two years the terms of office of three Greek European Delegated Prosecutors: Popi Papandreou, Charikleia Thanu and Dionysios Mouzakis. The EPPO had sought to have that ruling annulled, arguing that the…

Twelve European Union countries are asking the European Commission to preserve and expand a key fund for lower-income countries investing in the energy transition beyond 2030, arguing that without it, the bloc’s economic competitiveness and energy security may slow down. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a letter addressed to Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra and seen by Euronews, Croatia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia argue that the Modernisation Fund remains a crucial instrument for EU countries facing substantial investment needs in the transition to cleaner energy systems. The Modernisation Fund has been financing…

Published on 24/06/2026 – 12:17 GMT+2 A historic heatwave continues to grip France. On Wednesday 24 June, residents woke to record temperatures once again: 29°C in La Rochelle, 26°C in Dieppe and 27°C in Paris — all by 5am. Fifty-eight départements are on red alert and 31 on orange alert. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Maximum temperatures remain exceptionally high across most of the western half of the country. Météo-France has warned that further records are likely to fall, “including all-time records for any month.” While daytime highs are changing little, overnight minimums continue to rise. Wildfire risk The combination of extreme heat…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to address his resentment with European allies over their refusal to join the Iran war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With the crunch NATO leaders’ summit coming in July, sources tell Euronews Rutte will be on a charm offensive, armed with details of record defence spending across the alliance in response to Trump’s exacting demands that Europeans pay more toward their own security. He’ll also point to positive activity in the US jobs market as defence production increases to meet new demand from Europe and Canada.…

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has given his clearest signal yet that inspectors will gain access to Iran’s uranium enrichment sites, pushing back against contradictory statements from both Washington and Tehran that have muddied the terms of last week’s landmark ceasefire deal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at a press conference at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the memorandum of understanding signed by both presidents leaves no room for ambiguity. “I can understand political statements, they are part of the reality, but the fundamental thing I would…

Published on 24/06/2026 – 9:18 GMT+2 Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says Tehran has emerged from the war in a much stronger position that the US, who initiated the conflict on 28 February with US–Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military and government sites that broguht about the assassination of Iranian officials and its leader Ali Khamenei. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews, the seasoned diplomat who led the team that negotiated the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, welcomed the current talks between Washington and Tehran but warned that major uncertainties remain over any potential deal. “What is really occurring…

Published on 24/06/2026 – 8:02 GMT+2 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports from Berlin as the leaders of Europe’s five leading military powers meet to coordinate support for Ukraine, strengthen European security and discuss further sanctions against Russia. Euronews’ Méabh McMahon speaks to Wendy Sherman, the chief US negotiator behind the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, about the prospects for a lasting deal between Washington and Tehran. Euronews’ Ekbal Zein reports from Beirut on the fragile ceasefire in southern Lebanon as Israel continues operations against Hezbollah despite ongoing US-Iran negotiations. Euronews’ Christina Thykjaer joins us from Madrid as…

Published on 24/06/2026 – 5:30 GMT+2 A problem with a communications system forced Germany’s railway network to halt all trains late on Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded across the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trains were held at stations and would-be travellers stood in long lines at information desks as they tried to figure out how to get to their destinations. The main national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said shortly before 1 am local time — nearly two-and-a-half hours after it first reported the outage — that the problem had been resolved and service was resuming “step by step.” The company said there…

Published on 23/06/2026 – 15:51 GMT+2•Updated 16:36 An intensifying public row between Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy undermines political unity and plays directly into Russia’s hands, the European Commission has warned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “If there’s something we have learned over the past five years (of) facing this unprovoked war in Ukraine is that unity is our strongest tool, and that anything that undermines that unity, including disputes, in this case, between a member state and Ukraine, is not helpful,” Paula Pinho, the Commission’s chief spokesperson, told journalists on Tuesday. “There is only one happy observer in…