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Published on 12/07/2026 – 13:34 GMT+2 A deadly wildfire that has killed at least 12 people in Spain’s Almería province has stabilised, local authorities have said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Since Saturday afternoon, calmer weather conditions, including lower winds and higher humidity, have helped firefighting crews as they have worked to bring the blaze under control, allowing them to secure much of the fire’s perimeter. “Good news. After some very tough days,” fire crews have declared the fire to be stabilised, Juan Manuel Moreno, the head of the regional government of Andalusia, wrote in a post on X. “The fire has been…
Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has sparked controversy after saying that France’s football team plays “without Frenchmen.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rajoy made the comment in his latest World Cup column for El Debate, which he has been writing after each Spain match at the tournament. In his column, titled ‘”Hoy llegó el desquite,” or “today was the day for revenge” in English, Rajoy went over Spain’s 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Belgium and looked ahead to La Roja’s semifinal matchup against Didier Deschamps’ France side on Tuesday night at 9 pm CET. It was in that context that the former conservative…
Published on 11/07/2026 – 16:39 GMT+2 Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu nominated businessman Vasile Tofan on Saturday as the country’s next prime minister to replace Alexandru Munteanu, who resigned earlier this month over differences with the ruling majority. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a video posted to social media, Sandu said Tofan’s primary responsibility, after his candidacy is approved by the country’s parliament, would be to move the country further towards its path of “integration” into the European Union. He should also “strengthen the resilience of state institutions and society”, and “revive the economy”, added Sandu. The Moldovan businessman now has two…
Published on 11/07/2026 – 14:57 GMT+2•Updated 15:38 Paris’ Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum will close early this weekend as yet another heatwave grips western Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Eiffel Tower said it would “exceptionally close” at 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday due to high temperatures forecast in the French capital, while the Louvre will shutter at the same time through to Monday. The Musée d’Orsay art gallery also announced that it would be closing from 5 pm from Saturday through to Wednesday. 24 departments across northwestern France are under a red heat alert on Saturday, according to Météo-France, affecting…
Published on 11/07/2026 – 8:57 GMT+2•Updated 9:51 Russian missile strikes on Kyiv overnight have injured at least 11 people and sparked fires across the capital, authorities said on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a series of posts on Telegram, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city was under attack from ballistic missiles and warned residents to remain in bomb shelters. “Early reports indicate a strike on a non-residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district. A transformer substation is on fire in the Darnytskyi district. In the Solomianskyi district, a fire has broken out in a three-story office building,” he wrote. Ukrainian President…
By Sonja Issel Published on 11/07/2026 – 9:25 GMT+2 A large-scale police operation is under way in southwest Berlin after a woman was reportedly taken hostage in a supermarket on Friday evening. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At around 10 p.m., a man is reported to have threatened a woman with a knife in a Rewe store and taken her hostage. The police operation was still ongoing in the early hours of Saturday. At about 7:30 a.m. police confirmed to Die Zeit that the situation remained tense. The supermarket is currently cordoned off, according to a dpa reporter. Officers from a special operations unit…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 7:31 GMT+2•Updated 10:14 At least 11 people have died as a wildfire ripped through southern Spain’s Almería province amid a stifling heatwave that has gripped the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Authorities raised an earlier death toll of six to 12 “after the confirmation of six more deaths in the area of the fire,” the regional government of Andalusia said in a statement. A few hours later, Spains emergency services corrected the number down to 11. Some of the dead in Bedar in Almería were found in burned vehicles, the regional government said in a statement. Officials have…
By Célia Gueuti with AFP Published on 10/07/2026 – 12:24 GMT+2 Celebrations turned into a tragedy in northern France overnight after a 17-year-old girl died after falling from the back of a lorry. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 am as a jubilant crowd soaked up the French national team’s victory over Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals. The teenager fell from the truck as it entered a roundabout and was crushed. Emergency responders tried to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Six minors were present when the accident happened. One of them was taken to Maubeuge…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 15:19 GMT+2 Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party was facing new questions about financial gifts on Friday after a report said police were investigating donations by the mother of a convicted fraudster. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It comes as authorities confirmed that a snap UK vote in which Reform leader Nigel Farage will go up against novelty candidate Count Binface will take place on 13 August. Reform, an anti-immigration group that has led the ruling Labour party in opinion polls for well over a year, is facing intense scrutiny over several alleged undeclared donations. The Times daily reported late…
Published on 10/07/2026 – 15:48 GMT+2 Police in Greece said on Friday they had arrested three people in connection to attacks earlier this month that targeted ruling party politicians, killing a woman in a car explosion. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Three individuals have been arrested” by anti-terror police in Thessaloniki and the island of Crete, the police said in a statement. Police said those arrested were a 29-year-old man in Thessaloniki and a 26-year-old woman on the southern island of Crete on suspicion of involvement in the bombing. Another man was arrested on suspicion of hiding the two in his apartment. The…