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“What a lovely day! Blue sky, a shining sun. It’s a gift!”, exclaims Anne-Marie, as she greets Deborah Warta, a community nurse, starting her daily visits to patients, in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At 88, and despite living with dementia, Anne-Marie Wildbergh delights in the simple pleasures…
By Eduard Wolter Published on 26/06/2026 – 19:56 GMT+2 The German side gets off to a fortunate start. In the second minute, a throw-in from Raum finds its way via Pavlovic and Wirtz to Sané, who fires into the bottom left corner. For most observers, though, it is an illegal goal,…
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a social media post, Trump took aim at European countries, he said, that are discussing the “imminent” implementation of taxes on…
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…
Published on 26/06/2026 – 18:22 GMT+2 Organised crime in the EU evolves rapidly, becomes increasingly sophisticated, transnational and resilient, the EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, stressed on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A staggering 731 criminal networks have been identified as operating within the EU, with over 400,000 members from 118 nationalities.…
European Union energy ministers have secured a greater role in planning Europe’s future electricity system after launching an intense political campaign against the European Commission’s proposal seeking more control over the bloc’s power grid. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Two politically sensitive issues in the bloc’s plan to revamp the electric grid were…
Published on 26/06/2026 – 16:43 GMT+2 Klitschko was among the prominent guests at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) in Gdańsk, taking part in a panel titled “Recovery Despite the War – Future in the Making”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Asked at a press briefing about the atmosphere at the conference – given…
Sweltering temperatures across Western Europe triggered by a heat dome have transformed air conditioning into an increasingly topical — and contentious — debate. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT European countries that have not historically relied on air con are navigating a complex decision: whether to embrace it fully — which experts have warned…
An agreement on the 21st package of European Union sanctions against Russia remains mired in difficulty, with major political obstacles and the public threat of a Bulgarian veto shrinking the chances of securing unanimity. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ambassadors met on Friday to discuss a revised text of the proposal tabled by…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he approved a plan for Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) to launch a 40-day operation aimed at pressuring Russia to end the war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Zelenskyy’s announcement comes after his meeting with SBU chief Major General Yevhenii Khmara, who reported on Kyiv’s “plan for long-range…
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