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Published on 25/06/2026 – 17:25 GMT+2 Europe is breaking heat records. These extreme events pose a threat to people’s health both at home and at work. The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), a research centre affiliated with the European Trade Union Confederation, presented a report on Thursday laying out solutions aimed at safeguarding workers’ health in the face of climate change. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One of the report’s authors emphasised that the danger is not limited to the south of the continent. “The problem is the worst in the south, of course; that’s where we see most of the accidents. At…
Published on 25/06/2026 – 16:56 GMT+2 During a visit to Washington on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met US President Donald Trump, offering warm words while gently pushing back on his latest criticism of the alliance. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trump reiterated grievances with NATO over its failure to back the US-Israeli war against Iran, saying he had been “let down”. The United States and Israel jointly attacked Iran on 28 February. Trump did not consult NATO ahead of time, and key European allies have voiced scepticism over the need for the war. Trump called on allies to “just be loyal”,…
Updated: 25/06/2026 – 15:22 GMT+2 The French navy boarded a tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s so-called “ghost fleet” in the Mediterranean, the fifth such operation since September 2025, as Paris steps up efforts to enforce sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine. … More
You may have come across a video that has been circulating widely on social media in recent weeks, showing what appears to be a portable military system intercepting a drone and sparking speculation about its origins. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A review of the accompanying captions reveals conflicting claims. Some posts describe the technology as a Ukrainian-made drone interceptor, while others insist it comes from Russia. The claims attributing the system to Ukraine are misleading, as the device shown in the video is the Yolka drone interceptor, an unmanned aerial vehicle developed in Russia to counter small aerial threats. It’s been used…
Published on 25/06/2026 – 11:11 GMT+2 The Barcelona provincial prosecutor’s office has agreed to process a complaint against Pilar Rahola on charges of incitement to hatred and complicity in genocide related to the Gaza war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The legal action was brought by two activists from the Socialist Youth Organisation (OJS) of Catalonia. The activists were already known to Rahola. They threw red paint over her during a lecture organised by the Fundació Martí l’Humà in La Garriga in October 2024. The pair faced their own charges over that incident. The public prosecutor has opened pre-trial investigative proceedings, preliminary steps…
Updated: 25/06/2026 – 12:15 GMT+2 Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy believes Israel’s campaign is “creating the urgency and opportunity” for Lebanon to confront Hezbollah. Levy said that if Lebanon is “capable of dismantling Hezbollah”, it could mark the beginning of “a beautiful peace between Israel and Lebanon. … More
Ukraine has received €3.2 billion as the first disbursement under the European Union’s €90 billion support loan, Ursula von der Leyen has announced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The €3.2 billion will help cover Kyiv’s budgetary gaps and guarantee financial stability. A second disbursement dedicated to drone production and worth about €6 billion is expected to be unveiled in the coming days. The news comes as Ukraine enjoys renewed momentum on the battlefield against Russian troops and Moscow’s war machine shows growing strain. “Today, we are transferring the first tranche under this loan, dear Yulia (Svyrydenko), it is exactly €3.2 billion in macro-financial…
After two years of negotiations, the EU has reached a landmark agreement on the new Child Sexual Abuse Directive, setting much stricter rules against predators. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One of the most significant measures allows victims of child rape and other serious offences to formally file a complaint against their alleged assailant until they turn 50, in all EU member states. It aims to remove what’s been called a cruel geographical “lottery” by giving all victims across the EU at least 32 years to file charges after reaching the age of 18. That’s particularly relevant for countries with shorter limitation periods,…
As diplomatic tensions between Poland and Ukraine show few signs of abating, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s absence from Gdansk could become the conference’s most significant political signal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s president will skip the two-day “Ukraine Recovery Conference” in Gdansk, a high-level gathering on the post-war reconstruction of his country amid a deepening rift with Warsaw over the naming of a military unit after the World War II-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). Relations between Ukraine and Poland are now facing their deepest crisis in years, driven by a sharp resurgence of what is viewed in both countries as one of the most…
Around 80% of Europe’s digital infrastructure and technology comes from outside the EU. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The digital market is dominated by US giants such as Google, Microsoft and Apple, and Chinese conglomerates such as Alibaba and TikTok-owner ByteDance. Yet most EU citizens want European-controlled digital infrastructure, with respondents in Sweden (94%), Finland (93%), and Denmark (92%) believing that the EU should prioritise these investments, according to the latest Eurobarometer report. At the same time, EU citizens overwhelmingly want to see a reduction in dependence on non-EU technologies from countries such as the US and China. This view is most prevalent…