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A civilian aircraft crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, killing 11 people on board. It was reportedly carrying skydivers on a training flight. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to franceinfo (source in French), the aircraft was carrying people as part of a first-time parachute jump session. Emergency services, including medical teams and a large number of firefighters, have been deployed to the scene. Police urged the public to stay away from the area. The prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Yves Séguy, has brought together all the relevant services to ensure real-time monitoring of the situation. France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez,…
By Nela Heidner Published on 28/06/2026 – 11:08 GMT+2•Updated 11:14 Water cannon? Yes, please! Berlin police resorted to an unusual measure: they quickly deployed two water cannon to cool down the public. Of course, the jets were far gentler than at demonstrations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The water-spraying vehicles toured the capital, delighting locals and tourists alike. Among the locations they targeted were the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and the Reichstag building. Cool spots were in great demand overall. Germany has been in the grip of a heatwave for several days, with temperatures rising to near the 40-degree mark or even above it.…
By Nela Heidner Published on 28/06/2026 – 11:08 GMT+2 Water cannons? Yes, please! Berlin’s police resorted to an unusual measure, briefly bringing in two water cannon trucks to help cool down the public. The jets were, of course, far gentler than those used at demonstrations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The water cannon vehicles did the rounds in the capital, to the delight of both locals and tourists. Among the stops were the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and the Reichstag building. Cool spots were in great demand overall. Germany has been in the grip of a heatwave for several days, with temperatures climbing to…
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on Saturday that he will resign in the coming weeks and called for early presidential and parliamentary elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I will be president for only a few weeks, and then I will resign,” Vučić told supporters at a rally in Belgrade. His second and final term was due to expire in mid-2027. The announcement comes after a year and a half of student-led protests, sparked by the collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad in northern Serbia, which killed 16 people. The protesters have been demanding early elections. Vučić’s announcement echoed recent…
Published on 27/06/2026 – 14:58 GMT+2 Porsche is apparently working on a far-reaching overhaul of its production operations. According to a report first carried by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), production of the successful Cayenne model is to be moved entirely from Bratislava in Slovakia to Leipzig. The plan is for the SUV to roll off the line there in future in all powertrain variants. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Porsche aims to secure Leipzig plant For the plant in Saxony, this would provide an important long-term perspective. The backdrop is the current overcapacity at Porsche. Both the Leipzig SUV plant and the…
By Laura Fleischmann Published on 27/06/2026 – 14:22 GMT+2 Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) recorded a total of 54 violent offences in 2025 in which the primary target was the media, including attacks on journalist. Of these, 41 were cases of bodily harm and 13 cases classified as resistance offences, a spokesperson for the Federal Criminal Police Office told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the statistics, perpetrators classified as having “foreign ideology” accounted for the largest share of these violent acts, with 26 cases in total, comprising all 13 resistance offences and 13 cases of bodily harm. Within the left-wing…
Published on 27/06/2026 – 11:46 GMT+2 A brutal heatwave is set to continue to grip Europe this weekend, as searing temperatures persist across the continent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Record-breaking temperatures have already been recorded across the UK, France and Germany in recent days, with events cancelled and alcohol sales restricted as emergency services battle to attend to a surge in callouts. In France, Paris banned drinking alcohol in public over the weekend, while the city’s Pride March, which had been scheduled to take place on Saturday, has been postponed due to the heatwave. The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum will…
By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 26/06/2026 – 9:45 GMT+2•Updated 11:07 On 1 July 2026, Cyprus will hand over the presidency of the Council of the EU to Ireland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For the following six months, Dublin will be at the heart of the EU decision-making process and diplomacy, setting priorities and shaping strategies in Brussels. But did Cyprus deliver on its ambitions? And what points will Ireland bring to the European agenda? To answer these and more questions, Euronews’ weekly podcast Brussels, My Love? sat down with Irene Kostaki, EU correspondent for the Cyprus News Agency, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú,…
France and Italy have expressed scepticism about a plan to ban current and former Russian combatants from entering the bloc, citing legal and technical concerns. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The two countries currently receive the highest number of visa applications from Russia of any EU member states, and according to three diplomatic sources, they are wary of the proposal to bar Russians who served in the military from entering the EU. The ban was introduced as part of the 21st sanctions package targeting Russia over its war of aggression against Ukraine. Officials cited security as the main rationale, drawing a comparison with…
Published on 26/06/2026 – 16:19 GMT+2•Updated 16:58 Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 160 captured soldiers each, both governments confirmed on Friday, in the latest prisoner swap since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion more than four years ago. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the handover on social media. “We continue bringing Ukrainians home from Russian captivity. Today, 160 service members were released,” he wrote, adding that “all of them had been held captive since 2022.” He posted photographs of the returning men draped in blue-and-yellow flags, smiling and embracing one another. Russia’s defence ministry confirmed the figures from the…