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Published on 27/07/2026 – 13:31 GMT+2 Police authorities seized more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine and arrested four people in a major international operation in the Atlantic Ocean, Italian officials said Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Four people were arrested, two Spaniards, one Albanian man living in Italy and a Gibraltar resident. The street value of the cargo is approximately €500 million euros, Italian police said. “The wholesale value of the cocaine is estimated at approximately €78 million. Once delivered to their destination and diluted for retail distribution, the narcotics could have generated total revenues of around €500 million”, a statement said.…
Published on 27/07/2026 – 12:30 GMT+2•Updated 12:59 Iran has issued a fresh warning to Bulgaria after the Balkan country allowed the United States to use its military bases, escalating diplomatic tensions between Tehran and Sofia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement posted on social media, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that “those making decisions in Bulgaria must bear responsibility for the dangerous decision to host a US aerial refuelling aircraft at their military bases.” The statement added that Tehran believes this is not an isolated case, claiming that similar decisions have been taken before to “support US military operations…
It’s been a week since the World Cup ended, but misleading claims and conspiracies surrounding the tournament have continued in full force. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The vast majority concern Spain’s victory over Argentina in the final, in which La Roja won 1-0, and the controversies that have cast a shadow over the South American side during and after the competition. One post that has racked up almost 4 million views alleges that global football governing body FIFA “needed a European champion”. It says that FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a deal with UEFA, Europe’s football governing body, to ensure Spain won…
In recent weeks, Ukraine has made slow progress on its path to EU membership, opening two of the six negotiating clusters while still facing resistance to speeding up the process. But now it faces another complication: Serbia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s progress in opening more clusters, in tandem with Moldova, became possible only after Viktor Orbán’s crushing electoral defeat in April. Hungary’s new prime minister, Péter Magyar, initiated work to resolve bilateral issues with Kyiv over the treatment of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, but has agreed to open the clusters on the rule of law and foreign policy. At the…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Léa Becquet Published on 27/07/2026 – 9:45 GMT+2 Sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial shipping lane between Iran and Oman, remains a highly dangerous venture. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In recent days, there have been several reports of attacks on oil tankers by both Iran and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi Rebels. The United States insists that the passageway is open, but, at the same time, it threatens to target Iran’s bridges and power plants if the attacks continue. Experts say the latest strikes have mainly targeted large, international merchant vessels rather than ships trading locally, but they are…
Published on 27/07/2026 – 8:15 GMT+2 The EU is debating how far platforms should go in scanning private digital messages and conversations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Earlier this month, MEPs approved extending the “Chat Control 1.0” regulation until April 2028. The measure, in force since 2021, allows platforms to voluntarily scan digital private messages and emails. This doesn’t apply to end-to-end encrypted services, including WhatsApp and Signal, where only senders and receivers can read messages. Chat control is an exception to Europe’s e-Privacy Directive, which protects private online activity and communication. It requires users’ consent before any access, monitoring, or use. The…
Mainstream large language models (LLMs) such as Google Gemini have reportedly cited pro-Russian propaganda from an EU-sanctioned propaganda outlet when generating responses, including claims that Ukraine is using the bodies of dead soldiers in meat products. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT There are also signs that foreign actors engaged in hybrid information warfare activities, such as Russia, could make use of the growing industry of GEO (generative engine optimisation), which aims to influence the information received by LLMs, according to a new reportpublished by researchers from UK-based cross-party think tank Demos, shared exclusively with Euronews. Researchers selected 50 propaganda narratives from ten articles…
By Wolfgang Kubicki is a lawyer and leader of Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP). He is a former member of the German Bundestag and former Vice President of the Bundestag. Published on 26/07/2026 – 22:04 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Almost exactly ten years ago, on 12 June 2016, Orlando, Florida, was the scene of the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since 11 September 2001. A gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub, killing 49 people and injuring 58 others.…
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) confirmed today that a woman was killed in Saturday evening’s attack on Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) and 29 people were injured, some seriously, a number of them critically. On the fringes of the event, a car ploughed into a crowd of people in the so-called Tiergarten park. The Pride event was then called off. According to Dobrindt, the attack has been classified as an “Islamist terrorist attack”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT As the minister explained in a statement at the scene at midday on Sunday, the suspected attacker not only used the van as a weapon,…
By René Powilleit, Berliner Landesvorsitzender des Verbandes “Lesben und Schwule in der Union” (LSU), einer politischen Sonderorganisation innerhalb der Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschlands (CDU) Published on 26/07/2026 – 16:30 GMT+2•Updated 16:36 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. What began as a day of joy, freedom and love in the heart of the German capital turned into an unimaginable tragedy in the evening. Hundreds of thousands were celebrating Berlin’s Christopher Street Day until a suspected Islamist attack using a delivery vehicle cut a trail of…