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An online claim suggesting that Apple Maps, the web mapping service developed by Apple, has removed village names in southern Lebanon has gone viral. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Some posts making the claims have racked up millions of views, triggered explainer videos and sparked a heated debate on whether Apple has intentionally altered its maps to remove the names. Euronews’ fact-checking team, The Cube, found that one of the posts was shared by a pro-Iranian X account based in South Asia, which has repeatedly spread misleading claims about Iran’s military power in the war. The allegations come amid heightened regional tensions, with…
The European Commission dismissed concerns over jet fuel shortages on Friday, a day after the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) leader, Fatih Birol, warned that aviation fuel was enough for roughly another six weeks amid the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen acknowledged that the market is “tight” but said “there are currently no fuel shortages” in the EU, based on information from the oil coordination group, which convenes industry and EU countries and has been meeting weekly with the EU executive to assess the situation. A day earlier, IEA’s…
One leading MEP from the far-right Patriots for Europe (PfE) called it “the end of an era,” underscoring a pivotal moment for the third largest political group in the European Parliament. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Hungary’s elections is beginning to ripple through Brussels, where his political allies are questioning how actively the outgoing prime minister will remain involved in European politics. Orbán is the ‘founding father’ of the so-called “Patriots,” a political alliance he launched alongside Herbert Kickl of Austria’s Freedom Party and Andrej Babiš, now prime minister of Czechia. After a term without a political family, Orbán…
Sweden’s government has faced growing criticism over its plans to require migrants to adhere to “honest living,” with rights groups and legal experts saying the proposed measure is discriminatory. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sweden’s government, which came to power in 2022 on pledges to get tough on immigration and crime, is trying to rapidly push through a slew of reforms ahead of legislative elections in September. If approved by parliament, the “honest living” measure would come into force on 13 July. Under the proposed change, the Migration Agency will consider, when granting or renewing non-EU citizens’ residence permits, whether applicants have at…
Published on 17/04/2026 – 11:25 GMT+2 A former Philippine congressman who fled the country and had his passport cancelled after being charged in a corruption scandal over flood control projects has been detained in the Czech Republic, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The alleged crime, believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars, sparked protests and arrests across the storm-battered archipelago, which was hit by hundreds of floods last year alone according to United Nations data. Elizaldy Co was charged alongside a number of public works officials and construction firm owners in November, accused of violating the…
Germany announced the delivery of Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion four years ago, marking the first heavy weapons of Western design that Berlin supplied from its own stocks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On 26 April 2022, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht confirmed the decision on the sidelines of a meeting of around 40 supporting states at Ramstein airbase. The systems came from industrial stocks and the export had been approved the day before, Lambrecht said at the time. Germany has since delivered at least 55 Gepard systems to Ukraine, where they have become an integral part of…
Published on 17/04/2026 – 9:46 GMT+2 On paper, Bulgaria is a recent European success story, having finally adopted the euro on the first of January and joined Schengen. But there is a big euro hangover. On the ground, citizens feel impoverished and ignored by the political class. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This profound frustration has set the stage for a bitter showdown between two major figures. On one side is Boyko Borissov. He is the veteran centre-right leader of the GERB party. While firmly pro-European, he was plagued by scandals during his decade in power, making him the symbol of the entrenched…
Published on 17/04/2026 – 8:30 GMT+2 Speaking to Euronews’ Europe Today, the European Union’s competition chief Teresa Ribera said the defeat of Viktor Orbán after 16 years in office reflected the limits of anti-EU rhetoric, as Hungarians opted for closer ties with Europe in large numbers. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Hungarians decided that they wanted to be Europeans, that they wanted to fight for their rights,” she said, describing the result as a decisive and “very clear” call for change. Orbán, a key ally of US President Donald Trump in Europe, had long positioned himself as a force for disruption within the…
A Paris court handed a former silverware keeper at France’s presidential palace a two-year prison sentence on Thursday for stealing hundreds of thousands of euros worth of luxury items between 2023 and 2025. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thomas M. was ordered to wear an electronic tag for a year, with the second year suspended, for stealing exclusive tableware and other items worth nearly €400,000, the court ruled. He was also fined €10,000 and barred from working in a similar position and from setting foot in an auction house ever again. His partner, Damien G., was also sentenced to two years. He was…
Rescuers in Germany abandoned an elaborate operation on Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that has been repeatedly stranded off the Baltic Sea coast and has stirred up attention across the country for weeks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The whale, which has been nicknamed Timmy by local media, is lying in shallow waters near the eastern German town of Wismar and has barely moved for days. Many fear it may soon die. Experts came up with a sophisticated plan to use air cushions to lift the animal onto a tarp, which will be secured to two pontoons and attached to a…